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With just a short flight to London or Southampton, our round-trip sailings departing from Southampton’s City Cruise Terminal can’t be beaten. Follow the sun south to Spain, the Mediterranean, Canaries and Azores. Or set sail for the tempting northern delights of Scandinavia, the Baltic, Russia and Norwegian Fjords. All this aboard the incredible Celebrity Eclipse, a ship that’s worlds apart from anything else at sea today. VOTED ‘BEST SHIP FROM THE UK’ FOR THREE YEARS RUNNING AT UK CRUISE CRITIC CRUISER’S CHOICE AWARDS 1
OVERNIGHT STAYS IN EUROPEAN PORTS Almost all of our Southampton sailings feature an overnight stay in one of the ports below, and there’s even a double overnight in St. Petersburg, Russia. So take your time to explore further afield by day, then join in the local nightlife. St. Petersburg, Russia – built from nothing by Peter the Great, this dazzling city is packed full of treasures like the Hermitage Museum and the Peterhof imperial palace. Your overnight stay means you could enjoy some world-class ballet too. Stockholm, Sweden – this stylish Scandinavian capital comprising 14 islands linked by 50 bridges offers no end of things to see and do. Designer shops and cafés, museums, palaces, parks and scenic waterfronts – to name just a few.
WINE AFICIONADO OZ CLARKE RECOMMENDS Oz Clarke is the reigning World Wine Tasting Champion, and regularly collaborates with Celebrity Cruises. His top picks for wine lovers include: Vigo, Spain - a picturesque port close to Galicia’s vineyards and their famous Albariño white wines. Shore excursions include • Galician Wine Appreciation • Combarro & Pazo Capitana Cellars Lisbon, Portugal - go wine tasting at JMF wine lodges, a family of winemakers with almost 200 years of history.
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal – experience an island blessed with warm seas and the only surviving pre-Ice Age forests on the planet. With exotic vegetation blossoming in every direction you’ll see why it’s known as the ‘Floating Garden.’
Shore excursion • Majestic Sceneries & Wines
Lisbon, Portugal – One of Europe’s oldest and most beautiful capitals. Browse wide boulevards lined by black and white mosaic sidewalks, or jump aboard one of the many brightly coloured trams. The best for sightseeing is No. 28.
Shore excursion • Novelda and Wine Tasting
Alicante, Spain - the home of big, elegant red wines carrying the same name, perfect with slow cooked beef at a tapas bar. For more information and to book your shore excursion, visit celebritycruises.ie/excursions
1. Celebrity Eclipse® sailing from Southampton 2. Norwegian Fjords 3. Oz Clarke 4. Ben Fogle in Copenhagen