Celebrity Cruises 2009 Alaska Season

Guests on three Celebrity Cruises ships in 2009 will have the opportunity to see Hubbard Glacier, the reigning beauty spot in Alaska, where the breathtaking rugged splendor of the natural world meets the comfortable sophistication of a premium cruise. Hubbard Glacier is the only advancing glacier in Alaska and is one of the countless must see sights in the region. Celebrity’s 2009 season features much of Alaska’s coastal magnificence with unique cruise tours affording guests the opportunity to experience inland Alaska, the Canadian Rockies, Whistler and British Columbia.

Celebrity Infinity, Celebrity Mercury, and Celebrity Millennium will sail Alaska in 2009, from a total of five ports. Celebrity Mercury is offering a 14 night Ultimate Alaska sailing, taking in five Alaska ports as well as Seattle, Washington and Victoria and British Columbia. Celebrity Millennium will sail the lines first 10 night round trip from Vancouver, visiting six Alaska ports and one Canadian port. Celebrity Millennium will cruise between Seward, Alaska and Vancouver, British Columbia, calling at Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway, and cruising the Inside Passage.

Combining a cruise with a multi-night, land-based journey enhances the Alaska experience. In 2009, Celebrity is increasing its cruise tour offerings.

There will be a total of 21 Alaska cruise tours available to guests sailing seven-night voyages on Celebrity Millennium out of Seward and Vancouver. In 2009, these offerings include a new seven-night post-cruise tour through Seward, Anchorage, Talkeetna, Denali National Park and Fairbanks, Alaska.

Three Canadian cruise tour journeys (two Canadian Rockies and one Whistler) are available to guests sailing seven-night voyages on Celebrity Mercury out of Vancouver. A five-night Canadian Rockies package featuring rail travel on Rocky Mountaineers’ RedLeaf will visit Calgary, Banff and Vancouver. A three-night Whistler package features rail travel on Rocky Mountaineers’ Whistler Mountaineer Coast Classic and visits the 2010 Winter Olympics sites of Vancouver and Whistler.