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Celebrity Cruises to run six sailings from Abu Dhabi Lucy Huxley
Celebrity Cruises is to offer sailings from Abu Dhabi for the first time in winter 2016. After repositioning to the Middle East from Istanbul, the line will operate six sailings on Celebrity Constellation from November 28 to January 11. Celebrity Cruises president and chief executive Michael Bayley said the decision had been borne out of customer feedback and that he expected the programme to be very popular with British and Irish guests. “We’re always looking at winter destinations. We have a
Celebrity Constellation
lot of ships based in the Caribbean or Australasia, but this is new. “We’re offering destination-rich, genuine quality and authentic experiences that appeal to the affluent traveller. We are not in the mass market offering a seven- night cruise from A to B around the Caribbean for a cheap price.”
Single-team stance pays off for Celebrity
The line will operate two nine- night Arabian Adventures cruises leaving Abu Dhabi on December 10 and January 2, calling at Khasab and Muscat in Oman, an overnight in Oman, then on to Dubai for a double overnight before sailing back to Abu Dhabi. Celebrity will also offer a 12-night itinerary on November 28 called Spice and the City of Gold, taking in Khasab, then on to India, calling at Mumbai, Goa and New Mangalore, then back to Dubai for an overnight before continuing to Abu Dhabi. Prices are yet to be announced.
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Celebrity Cruises president and chief executive Michael Bayley has said he was delighted with the way the UK market’s single- brand approach had worked over the past year. “The UK and Ireland is such an important market for us so we invested in a dedicated team for each of the Royal Caribbean International brands and the trade has really embraced it. We are now significantly up for 2014 as a result.”
Michael Bayley
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travelweekly.co.uk — 4 December 2014
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