Celebrity Cruises' Ships Retain Role as "World's Best"

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CELEBRITY CRUISES’ SHIPS RETAIN ROLE AS “WORLD’S BEST”[/size]

Line marks fifth consecutive year of top rankings in Condé Nast Traveler’s annual survey

Source: Celebrity Cruises

In the large-ship category, Celebrity’s entire Millennium-class fleet – Constellation, Summit, Infinity and Millennium – ranked first through fourth, respectively, marking the second consecutive year the line has held every spot from one through four.

Celebrity’s Galaxy (ranked eighth) rounded out the top 10. Century, which completed a $55-million revitalization in May 2006 – one month after the annual survey was conducted – earned a 16th-place ranking, followed by sister ship, Mercury – which will receive an extensive series of upgrades in April. Full survey results are published in the February edition of Condé Nast Traveler.

Celebrity also is celebrating a “three-peat” in its sweep of the survey’s rankings in the category of food/dining, capturing all four top spots. The line also earned the top rating for best crew/service, and the highest marks in design/layout.

More than 33,000 discerning Condé Nast Traveler subscribers evaluated cruise lines on seven criteria: crew/service, food/dining, design/layout, itineraries, shore excursions, cabins and activities/facilities.

“Condé Nast Traveler’s annual readers’ survey is one of the most meaningful polls in the business, and comes at a time when Celebrity is embarking on a particularly exciting period of growth and momentum,” said Celebrity’s President Dan Hanrahan. “We’re thrilled with this recognition, and committed to continuing to offer our guests an experience that inspires them to honor our brand in this way.”