By
Alex Smith |
Celebrity Cruises has relaunched Celebrity Solstice following a comprehensive refurbishment, introducing eight new experiences, including four venues new to the brand: Trattoria Rossa, Sunset Park, The Parlor and Boulevard Lounge.
“Celebrity Solstice launched our Solstice Series ships and defined a generation of Celebrity Cruises travel,” said Laura Hodges Bethge, president of Celebrity Cruises. “This reimagination honours 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.”
Sunset Deck will host yoga, lawn games and live music (Photo: Celebrity Cruises)
Sunset Park is a new open-air, top-deck destination designed as a social hub with panoramic ocean views. The space hosts yoga sessions, lawn games and live music, and features private cabanas with dedicated attendants. The adjacent Sunset Park Café serves breakfast sandwiches, quiches, pastries and other morning options, followed by salads, wraps and charcuterie boards throughout the day. An expanded Sunset Bar offers handcrafted cocktails positioned around the concept of extending the traditional ‘happy hour’ experience.
Dining has been expanded with the addition of Trattoria Rossa, new to Celebrity Cruises, focusing on Roman and Southern Italian cuisine. The restaurant serves seafood, classic meat dishes and house-made pasta prepared daily, alongside tableside presentations including chicken parmesan and Caesar salad. Fine Cut Steakhouse joins the vessel’s culinary line-up with 30-day dry-aged steaks, fresh seafood and personalised service aligned with the brand’s fleet-wide standards.
Trattoria Rossa will offer Roman and Southern Italian cuisine (Photo: Celebrity Cruises)
Two new entertainment venues debut onboard. Boulevard Lounge is a 125-seat space offering all-day programming, from piano bar singalongs and karaoke to newly developed game shows, supported by the adjacent Boulevard Bar serving handcrafted cocktails. The Parlor is positioned as an elevated sports and gaming lounge, combining billiards, darts and retro board games with big-screen sports coverage. The venue’s drinks list includes craft cocktails such as the Red Basil Smash, alongside a curated selection of wines and whiskies. Dining in The Parlor features shareable plates and elevated comfort dishes including Shrimp Mac N’ Cheese and the brand’s Signature Burger, complemented by desserts such as caramel bread pudding, house-made beignets and milkshakes.
In the theatre, two new production shows make their debut. ‘Smoke and Ivories’ celebrates the sound of the 1950s through piano-led entertainment, acrobatics and vocal performances, while ‘Rockumentary’ recreates landmark rock concerts across multiple decades in a live concert format. Additional programming across the ship includes a candlelit concert experience featuring live string renditions of rock music performed under ambient lighting.
Accommodation enhancements include a full upgrade of all existing staterooms, the addition of 54 new cabins and the introduction of four new stateroom categories: the Panoramic Infinite Veranda Suite, two Panoramic Ocean View Suite categories and the Deluxe Panoramic Ocean View.
The Retreat’s new sundeck will feature dedicated outdoor seating and an oversized hot tub (Photo: Celebrity Cruises)
Guests staying in The Retreat, the ship’s suite-class offering, now have access to a newly designed sundeck with an oversized hot tub, dedicated outdoor seating and a redesigned private lounge. AquaClass staterooms have been refreshed with spa-inspired amenities including massaging shower heads, aromatherapy diffusers, in-room yoga mats, premium robes and slippers, and a pillow menu. AquaClass guests receive complimentary access to the exclusive restaurant Blu and The Spa’s Persian Garden as part of the onboard wellness programme.
Ship-wide enhancements also extend to a range of returning venues, including Café Al Bacio, Cellar Masters, World Class Bar, Martini Bar, Pool Bar, Passport Bar, the Fitness Center, Camp at Sea and Luminae, which remains exclusive to guests of The Retreat. Together, the upgrades mark the first major step in the broader revitalisation of the Solstice-series fleet.
Celebrity Solstice departed Singapore on 2 March 2026 and will operate itineraries across Asia and Australia before beginning its Alaska season in summer 2026. The 2026 programme culminates in ‘The Grand Voyage’, a 110-night sailing departing 13 September 2026, calling at more than 55 unrepeated ports across Alaska, the South Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Asia, and concluding with a New Year’s Eve arrival in Hong Kong.