Celebrity Cruises is showcasing the bow to stern upgrades of its four Solstice Series ships in a $250-million modernization program.
Guests on Celebrity Solstice will find eight new experiences, including four completely new public spaces, and many redesigned favorites. Bold, bow-to-stern innovations include reinvented outdoor spaces with enhanced views, new restaurants and entertainment. All staterooms are upgraded, with several new categories.
“Celebrity Solstice launched our Solstice Series ships and defined a generation of Celebrity Cruises travel,” said Laura Hodges Bethge, president of Celebrity. “This reimagination honors that heritage while setting a new standard for what an elevated vacation can be. Every new experience was designed around how our guests want to spend their time, backed by the unmatched hospitality that defines every Celebrity Cruises sailing.”
Celebrity Solstice which set sail from Singapore on March 2, 2026 features an additional 54 staterooms and four new stateroom categories, bringing the total guest capacity 1,479 cabins.
Additions include: the Panoramic Infinite Veranda Suite, two Panoramic Ocean View Suite categories, and the Deluxe Panoramic Ocean View. Guests of The Retreat, Celebrity Solstice’s exclusive suite-class, will find a brand-new sundeck with an oversized hot tub, dedicated outdoor seating, and a redesigned private lounge.
Sunset Park reimagines the top deck, featuring open-air social space for activities from yoga, lawn games to live music. New private cabanas offer shaded space designed specifically to maximize views. A new Sunset Park Café offers casual bistro dining for breakfast and lunch and an expanded Sunset Bar offers handcrafted cocktails..
Boulevard Lounge, cabaret-inspired lounge is a new take on showtime, with always-on programming, from interactive daytime activities like new game shows and trivia to elevated evenings of candlelit concerts and dueling pianos, The adjacent Boulevard Bar offers a menu of handcrafted cocktails..
Celebrity Barcade is a new, elevated sports bar to both watch and play games. Guests can catch their favorite sports teams from multiple screens or challenge their friends to a round of billiards, darts, or their favorite retro board game.
There are two new restaurants:
Trattoria Rossa is an Italian restaurant serving Roman and Southern Italian cuisine. Guests can savor seafood, classic meat dishes and pastas made in-house daily, as well as tableside preparations that include Chicken Parmesan and Caesar Salad.
Fine Cut Steakhouse, a guest favorite on Celebrity’s Edge Series offers 30-day dry-aged steaks, fresh seafood,
Bow to stern enhancements also include a design refresh to other venues: Café Al Bacio , Cellar Masters , World Class Bar , Martini Bar , Pool Bar, Passport Bar, Blu – exclusive to AquaClass guests, Luminae – exclusive to guests of The Retreat, the Fitness Center, and Camp at Sea .
In The Theatre, two production shows are making their Celebrity Solstice debut. Smoke and Ivories celebrates the iconic sound of the 1950s with piano entertainment, high-flying acrobatics and world class vocals; and Rockumentary, a live concert experience recreates landmark rock performances across the decades.
Guests will enjoy all of these enhancements on Celebrity Solstice in 2026 with unforgettable Asia and Australia itineraries, followed by summer sailings in Alaska. Other Celebrity ships will receive the upgrades when they go into drydocks in 2027.
In September 2026, Celebrity Solstice will also bring guests on a 110-night Grand Voyage from Canada to Southeast Asia, providing the ultimate way for guests to indulge their sense of wanderlust. Sailing across more than 55 unrepeated ports spanning Alaska, the South Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Asia, it concludes with a New Year’s Eve arrival in Hong Kong.
Story by Wallace Immen, The Cruisington Times
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