Celebrity Xcel

Celebrity Cruises · Edge class · 2025

Celebrity Xcel measures 141,262 gross tons, with room for 2,918 guests. Celebrity Xcel sails 7-night cruises from Barcelona and moves to Miami in Nov 2026.

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Celebrity Xcel on the Loire at Saint-Nazaire around her October 2025 delivery, three-quarter bow view of her navy hull with the orange X name
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BuiltYear built
2025
TonnageGross tonnage
141,262
Decks
15
Cabins
1,467
Guests
2,918
3,373 at full occupancy
Crew
1,377

Celebrity Xcel cruise schedule

44 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 44 cruises

Where Celebrity Xcel sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Mediterranean, Black Sea, with more in the Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda. Celebrity Xcel sails from Barcelona (Oct 2026 – Sep 2027), Miami (Nov 2026 – Apr 2027) and Piraeus (from Jun 2027).

BarcelonaMiamiPiraeusNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Celebrity Xcel visits

35 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Celebrity Xcel sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

44sailings

  • Up to 5 nights0–
  • 7 nights3375%
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights37%
  • 10–14 nights614%
  • 15+ nights25%

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
10 h
median · 6 – 33 h
Port days
61%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
4
staying past midnight
Late departures
9
after 20:00 · latest 23:00

Cruise patterns

  • 3 ports · 3 sea days7 nights7 cruises
  • 3 ports · 3 sea days7 nights6 cruises
  • 4 ports · 2 sea days7 nights5 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights5 cruises
  • 4 ports · 2 sea days7 nights4 cruises

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

Celebrity Xcel specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Celebrity Cruises
Class
Edge class
Year built
2025
Status
In service
IMO
9884136
MMSI
249457000

Size

Gross tonnage
141,262 GT
Length
326.5 m
Beam
39 m
Decks
15
Cruising speed
22 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
2,918
Guests, full occupancy
3,373
Cabins
1,467
Crew
1,377
Guests per crew member
2.1
Space per guest
48.4 GT

How it compares

76th largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • Celebrity Xcel141,262
  • Celebrity Cruises average112,380
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Celebrity Xcel2,918
  • Celebrity Cruises average2,617
  • All ships in service2,189

Edge class sister ships

Same design and size as Celebrity Xcel

See the Celebrity Cruises fleet

Also from Celebrity Cruises: Celebrity Edge, Celebrity Reflection, Celebrity Silhouette, Celebrity Eclipse, Celebrity Equinox, Celebrity Solstice

About Celebrity Xcel

Celebrity Xcel is a 141,262 GT Celebrity Cruises ship delivered by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire in October 2025. She was christened at Port Everglades in November 2025 by Brazilian chef Janaina Torres. She is methanol-ready and has the Magic Carpet, a moving platform on the ship's side.