Transatlantic repositioning season is coming up fast and so
are the deals. With Celebrity Eclipse, the 13 night cruise leaving Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida on April 19 is an especially great deal for Military,
Police and Fire, as well as seniors 55 and older.
The Cruise
The 13 night transatlantic repositioning cruise onboard
Celebrity Eclipse embarks from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida at 4:30pm on Saturday,
April 19, 2014. Eclipse arrives in Southampton in the United Kingdom at 5:30am
on Friday, May 2. Along the way, she makes three port calls, one of which is an
overnight stay.
On Sunday, April 20, Eclipse doesn’t go too far from her
winter home port, stopping at Nassau in the Bahamas from 7am until 3pm. She
follows that up by a full day at sea, moving northeast over the Atlantic Ocean.
Eclipse docks at King’s Wharf in Bermuda on Tuesday, April
22 at 1pm. She doesn’t leave port until the following day at 5pm. This allows
guests plenty of time to move about on land before four full days at sea before
the next port of call.
On Monday, April 28, Eclipse stops at Ponta Delgada, the
largest city in the Azores Islands, belonging to Portugal. She is docked in the
Azores from 7am until 5pm before heading out on the last leg of the trip before
reaching Southampton.
The Price
For the regular Joe, the price for an inside stateroom
starts at $689 per person, based on double occupancy. With $129 in government
taxes and fees tacked on, the total price for an inside cabin for two can be
had for as low as $1,636, including taxes.
Other levels of stateroom are reasonable with ocean view
cabins starting at $849 per person, balcony staterooms starting at $959 per
person and suites from $2,699 per person.
The discount for former and current members of the Canadian
and American armed forces is deep. The same inside cabin that starts at $689
can be had for $542 per person if just one guest in the room qualifies as military.
This same discount is also available for those employed as policemen or
firefighters.
Seniors get not quite the same discount but it’s still
pretty deep. If one guest in the stateroom is 55 or older, each guest pays $599
each. All discounted prices are still subject to the same $129 in government
fees and taxes.
The Ship
Celebrity Eclipse was built by Meyer Werft in Papenburg,
Germany and made her maiden voyage for Celebrity Cruises on April 29, 2010. The
Solstice Class ship is large with a gross tonnage of 121,878. The ship is 317
metres or 1,041 feet in length. There are 13 decks accessible to the capacity
2,850 passengers. Generally, there are 1,271 crew members onboard.
The Small Print
·Because of the nature of last minute deals, the pricing printed here is fleeting and could change at any time.
·Prices are in Canadian dollars.
·Most meals are included in a typical cruise price but DRINKS ARE NOT!
·Also not included are gratuities.
·Cruise pricing does not include air fare, ground transfers and hotel accommodations before and after the cruise.
