Celebrity Constellation Closes Out Its European Summer, Heads for Puerto Rico
If you want to sail the Constellation this winter, look at the 11-night Southern Caribbean cruise from Puerto Rico, which visits the British Virgin Islands, St. Lucia, Grenada, Dominica and Martinique. Weeklong sailings from Puerto Rico begin in late November and call at St. Kitts, Antigua and Barbados. If you prefer a transatlantic crossing, check the 15-night Civitavecchia-to-Puerto Rico voyage via Spain, Morocco and St. Maarten. Confirm exact dates with Celebrity before booking.
My read is that this is routine seasonal choreography: Constellation finishes in Civitavecchia, then crosses to Puerto Rico on a 15-night voyage that also works as a cruise product in its own right, with Spain, Morocco and St. Maarten along the way. The article gives no reason for the timing, so I won't invent one, but it does say most of Celebrity's European ships will reposition over the next few weeks. The winners are Caribbean travelers, who get a 2002-built, 2,190-passenger ship sailing from Puerto Rico, first on an 11-night Southern Caribbean itinerary and then on weeklong cruises starting in late November. The losers are anyone hoping for more Europe in late autumn. The wry footnote is the Celebrity Infinity, which has stayed in the region year-round since 2023 and is only moving to the Canary Islands for winter. If I were booking, I would go for the weeklong Puerto Rico sailings to Basseterre, St. Johns and Bridgetown for a lower-commitment trip.