Celebrity Summit Swaps Key West for Cozumel Amid Berthing Issues at Multiple Ports
If you're booked on Celebrity Summit's November 1, 2026 Tampa departure, your Key West stop is now Cozumel (Day 3, 7 a.m.-5 p.m.), with a new sea day added on November 4. Check whether you pre-purchased Key West excursions through Celebrity for an automatic refund, or contact your independent excursion provider directly. Cozumel bookings may be delayed up to 10 business days. If you're on the November 8 or November 22 sailings, review the separate port changes affecting Belize City, Cozumel, Costa Maya, and Grand Cayman.
Berthing availability is the stated reason here, and it's hitting Celebrity Summit three times this fall — November 1, 8, and 22 sailings all get reshuffled. My read: this isn't one-off bad luck, it's a Key West and Costa Maya capacity crunch that's forcing lines to lean harder on reliable ports like Cozumel, which shows up in two of the three revised itineraries. Winners are travelers who wanted a beach-and-shopping day in Cozumel anyway; losers are the Duval Street and Southernmost Point crowd who booked specifically for Key West's novelty. If I had excursions booked independently rather than through Celebrity, I'd be emailing my provider today rather than waiting on the 10-business-day booking freeze for new Cozumel options. The dry twist: Celebrity's apology language is identical across all three notices — this is clearly a template, not a one-time scramble.