Celebrity Cruises

Celebrity Cruises is a premium cruise line owned by Royal Caribbean Group. It operates a fleet of 15+ ships including the Edge Series (Edge, Apex, Beyond, Ascent, Xcel launching 2026) and the Solstice Series, sailing to the Caribbean, Alaska, Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Asia, and Galapagos. Home ports in the US include Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Port Everglades, Cape Liberty (New Jersey), Seattle (Alaska), and Los Angeles. Book via celebritycruises.com or a travel advisor and activate ShopBack via the ShopBack Celebrity Cruises merchant page to earn cashback on eligible bookings at the current published rate.

Captain's Club has six tiers based on Club Points earned (1 point per cruise night in Inside/Outside/Balcony, 2 in Concierge/AquaClass, 3 in Suite): Preview (0 points), Classic (2 to 149), Select (150 to 299), Elite (300 to 749), Elite Plus (750 to 2,999), and Zenith (3,000+). Starting June 11, 2026, Celebrity added two new tiers (Double Zenith and Triple Zenith) plus a sub-tier at 1,500 Club Points for Elite Plus (480 minutes free Premium Wi-Fi, doubled) and at 2,250 points (720 minutes Wi-Fi, 25% specialty dining discount, 2 complimentary photos). Elite unlocks laundry perks and unlimited internet minutes at select tiers.

Celebrity runs Wave Season (January to March), 3 Perks Deals (spring and fall), Black Friday (November 27, 2026) and Cyber Monday (November 30, 2026) fare drops, plus their signature Always Included pricing (drinks package, Wi-Fi, and tips bundled in). Wave Season typically has the deepest onboard-credit stacking and free-upgrade windows for Caribbean and Alaska 2027 sailings. Verify current sale windows and included perks on celebritycruises.com before booking. Cashback via ShopBack tracks on eligible cruise fare at the current published rate.

Celebrity onboard credit can come from up to three sources: (1) booking promotion onboard credit (Always Included, Sail Your Way, 3 Perks); (2) a shareholder benefit for Royal Caribbean Group stock holders, which depends on cruise length; (3) travel advisor group booking perks. Captain's Club Elite and above may add complimentary specialty coffee, laundry, and internet minutes as well. Booking direct on celebritycruises.com keeps the booking eligible for shareholder credit. To earn Cashback on the cruise, start the booking from the Celebrity Cruises page on ShopBack before you pay.

Both are owned by Royal Caribbean Group but serve different traveller profiles. Royal Caribbean is family-first, big-ship, activities-heavy (waterslides, rock walls, ice skating) and typically at a lower per-person price point. Celebrity is premium adult-leaning, modern design (especially Edge series), stronger culinary programme, and cleaner all-included pricing. For families with kids and teens, Royal Caribbean typically wins on entertainment. For couples, retirees, foodies, or first-timers wanting less chaos, Celebrity often wins. See our Royal Caribbean vs Carnival vs Norwegian guide for the broader Caribbean matrix.

Holland America (Carnival Corp) targets a slightly older demographic with longer itineraries, classic Grand Voyages, and strong Alaska programme. Celebrity is more modern-design and Edge-class ships feel newer than most HAL fleet. For a first cruise in an adult-focused environment, Celebrity typically wins on refresh and Always Included clarity. For deep Alaska programme, world cruises, or classic cruise experience, Holland America often wins. Both cashback-eligible via ShopBack when booked on the cruise line's own site.

Celebrity's Always Included pricing bundles the Classic Drinks Package (beer, wine, spirits, soda, specialty coffee up to $10 per drink), basic Wi-Fi (Xcelerate for 1 device), and gratuities. If you want top-shelf spirits, premium wines by the glass, or fresh-squeezed juices, upgrade to Premium Drinks (roughly $18 per person per day differential; verify at booking). Non-drinkers can request a Zero Proof (mocktail) or Coffee & Water package as an alternative or forgo the drinks perk under Cruise Only pricing for a lower fare.

Celebrity home-ports Caribbean sailings out of Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) and Miami; Alaska sailings out of Seattle and Vancouver; Bermuda and Bahamas out of Cape Liberty (Bayonne, New Jersey) near NYC; and Mexican Riviera out of Los Angeles. Additional US embarkation cities include Tampa, Baltimore, and Boston seasonally. Verify current embarkation ports on celebritycruises.com since seasonal ship deployments shift.

Open the ShopBack Celebrity Cruises merchant page, continue to celebritycruises.com and complete the booking there, then keep the reservation email. Go through ShopBack before you pay and the Cashback tracks to your ShopBack account. On your phone, open Celebrity Cruises from the ShopBack app and finish the booking there. The Celebrity Cruises page on ShopBack shows the live rate.

Yes. Cashback is based on the trip you take: if you cancel or change a booking, the Cashback adjusts to match. Celebrity's final-payment and Cruise with Confidence windows decide whether a cancellation gets a refund or a Future Cruise Credit, and a Future Cruise Credit replaces the original fare rather than adding a new one.

Celebrity Cruises offers public promo, sale and member codes through its own channels. No code needed: go through ShopBack before you pay and part of what you spend comes back as Cashback.