Celebrity Cruises, the Miami-based cruise line offering a fleet of Relaxed Luxury resorts at sea, became the first ocean cruise line to earn the prestigious Forbes Travel Guide (FTG) Star Awards. The honor features an exclusive group of fewer than 20 land-based properties with over 1,000 rooms worldwide to ever receive the coveted recognition.
FTG is the global authority on luxury hospitality and the only global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants, spas, and the new ocean cruise category. The ratings are generated by professional inspectors who travel the world to anonymously evaluate the finest hotels, restaurants, spas, and ocean cruise ships based on hundreds of standards that determine their annual Star Ratings.
โForbes Travel Guide is thrilled to announce Celebrity ships as the worldโs first Star-Rated resorts at sea in the new ocean cruise category,โ Hermann Elger says, CEO of Forbes Travel Guide. โCelebrity has delivered on Forbes Travel Guideโs standards time and time again during meticulous incognito inspections โ offering guests experiences that rival those at the very best land-based properties. We congratulate Celebrity Cruises on this spectacular and historic accomplishment.โ
Celebrity Apex, Celebrity Edge, Celebrity Flora, Celebrity Millenniumย andย Celebrity Summitย are the five celebrity ships to receive the inaugural Star-Rated recognition. The remainder of the lineโs 15-ship fleet will be evaluated in the year ahead, except for the smaller Galapagos ships.
โWe always reach for the stars at Celebrity Cruises, whether itโs in our exceptional level of service, our innovative ship design, or the highest quality of relaxed luxury experiences we provide onboard,โ Lisa Lutoff-Perlo says, Celebrity Cruises president and CEO. โTo now be Star-rated multiple times over is such an incredible honor from the Forbes Travel Guide team. Itโs confirmation that with our resorts at sea, our guests truly sail on the worldโs best places to the worldโs best places.โ โIโd like to congratulate the entire Celebrity family, both at sea and shoreside, for this special recognition. I celebrate each and every one of you and thank you for your dedication and commitment to delivering the best vacations at sea.โย
