To say this 18-year-old ship has had a facelift is an understatement. I stepped aboard Celebrity Summit in Puerto Rico, following a month-long refit in a shipyard in the Bahamas where it had been stripped down to the steel hull.
Such is the pace of change and innovation that many ships can quickly look out of date, even if they’re only a few years old, which is why several cruise companies are pumping millions of pounds into upgrading their older craft.Ĭelebrity Cruises is one of those breathing new life into its fleet with a massive $500 million investment designed to bring some of the coolest features of its most modern ground-breaking flagship Celebrity Edge – which launched in a fanfare of glory last December – to its sister ships.Īs part of the so-called “Celebrity Revolution” nine ships are being transformed over the next few years, with the first two – Celebrity Millennium and Celebrity Summit – already emerging with a completely new look.
With so many gleaming new cruise ships lining up to be launched this year and next, it’s easy to forget about older vessels still sailing across the world’s oceans.
