Celebrity Cruises announces fleet wide $500m upgrade

Celebrity Cruises is to upgrade its entire fleet, with the assistance of South African designer Kelly Hoppen.

Celebrity Millennium will be the first ship to be refitted in 2019, and the improvements will be made until 2023. They will bring Celebrity Cruises’ 12 ships up to the standard of the new Celebrity Edge.

Hoppen has designed The Retreat Sundeck and The Retreat Lounge – formerly known as Michael’s Club – which will both feature across the fleet alongside the Qsine restaurant. The main restaurant will also be redesigned, while the Oceanview Cafe will be given a new marketplace-inspired design.

“Our dedication to improving the way guests experience the world knows no bounds,” said Celebrity Cruises president and chief executive Lisa Lutoff-Perlo. “We are taking our entire award-winning fleet to the edge and giving people the holiday they truly deserve.”