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Celebrity Ascent

4.0· 1,295 votesBuilt 2023 · 140,600 GT · 16 decks56 sailings from $124/night
Guests
3,2763,950
Crew
1,400
Cabins
1,646
Length
327 m
Space ratio
36
Homeport pattern
Fort Lauderdale

Where she is right now

AIS reported 16:49 UTC · 2 Aug 2026
En route · Mykonos Island· 8/2/2026, 4:49:34 PM· Course 58°
Position
41.03°N, 28.99°E
Heading
58° · COG 344°
Speed
0 kn
Destination
Mykonos Island
Our take · opinion

Edge-class polish for design-minded adults

We experience Celebrity Ascent as late-series Edge hardware: Infinite Verandas, The Retreat, and destination-leaning dining for couples who want resort polish without megaship carnival energy. We’d put her ahead of older Solstice ships when cabin tech and outdoor drama matter.

Ascent sails with Edge’s outward-facing rhythm rather than megaship carnival energy. The cantilevered Magic Carpet moves dining and views along the hull, Eden anchors aft evenings across three decks, and the Rooftop Garden keeps daytime soft when the pool deck fills. The default tone is cocktail-and-design, which is why we send couples and design-minded adults here first over louder megaship alternatives.

Cabin choice is the real strategy call on late-series Edge hardware, and that sleep math matters more than brochure photos. Most of the ship is Infinite Veranda Edge staterooms with floor-to-ceiling glass that opens into the room, so buy them only if you like that weather-flexible living-room feel. We’d stretch into AquaClass for Blu and spa access, or into The Retreat suites when private lounge, sun deck, and Luminae dining are the point.

Ask us before you lock a guarantee, because Retreat adjacency and elevator banks still matter for sleep. Dining runs four main rooms plus specialty and casual layers, with spa-leaning menus at Blu and suite service in Luminae. Versus Edge and Apex, Ascent is the refined later sister, so confirm your Fort Lauderdale sailing on this page and ask us whether Infinite Veranda, AquaClass, or Retreat fits how you actually use a cabin

She's for
  • Couples who want modern design and destination-leaning dining
  • AquaClass guests chasing Blu and spa-led days
  • Retreat shoppers who will pay for suite privacy and Luminae
  • Adults upgrading from older premium ships without going luxury-yacht
She's not for
  • Families who need waterparks and high-octane kids neighborhoods
  • Guests who insist on a traditional stepped-out balcony rail
  • Party-seekers chasing megaship nightlife every night
Honest caveat

Most “balconies” are Infinite Verandas: great living-room glass, not a classic outdoor rail. If that cabin style is a dealbreaker, confirm the category with us before you book.

The record · ship background

Celebrity Ascent, on paper

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Celebrity Ascent is the 2023 fourth Edge-class ship from Chantiers de l’Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, following Edge, Apex, and Beyond, with Xcel and Xcite still to come. At roughly 140,600 GT and about 3,276 lower berths, she carries the class’s signature outward-facing architecture, including Infinite Veranda staterooms and the moving Magic Carpet platform.

Onboard programming centers on four main dining rooms, specialty restaurants, the three-deck Eden complex aft, and suite-class spaces under The Retreat, with AquaClass guests dining at Blu. The ship uses modern marine diesel-electric systems and Celebrity’s premium contemporary product positioning between mainstream megaships and true luxury yacht brands.

After a Mediterranean inaugural chapter, Ascent’s program has emphasized Caribbean roundtrips from Fort Lauderdale with seasonal redeployments across the class network. Confirm the exact homeport and sailing dates on the itinerary you want before you commit to a category. Specs and live inventory on this page are the check before you book.

Build record

Keel to delivery
2021 – 2023
Inaugural
Nov 2023, Mediterranean / Caribbean
Fuel
Marine diesel (diesel-electric)
Sisters
Celebrity Edge, Celebrity Apex, Celebrity Beyond, Celebrity Xcel
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Upcoming sailings

30 itineraries · 56 sail dates on Celebrity Ascent. Fares are live and change daily.

SailingDateDepartNights$/nInsideBalconySuite
10-Night 10 Night ItalyRome (Civitavecchia), Italy | Sicily (Messina), Italy | Olympia (Katakolon), Greece | Corfu, Greece | Bar, Montenegro | Split, Croatia | Dubrovnik, Croatia | Naples, Italy | Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy
Aug 28, 2026Rome (Civitavecchia)10$362$3,618$3,618
11-Night 11 Night GreeceRome (Civitavecchia), Italy | Chania (Souda),Crete, Greece | Santorini, Greece | Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey | Istanbul, Turkey | Istanbul, Turkey | Mykonos, Greece | Naples, Italy | Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy · 2 dates
Sep 7, 2026Rome (Civitavecchia)11$741$8,156$8,156
10-Night 10 Night ItalyRome (Civitavecchia), Italy | Sicily (Messina), Italy | Olympia (Katakolon), Greece | Corfu, Greece | Dubrovnik, Croatia | Split, Croatia | Bar, Montenegro | Naples, Italy | Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy
Sep 18, 2026Rome (Civitavecchia)10$261$2,607$10,866
10-Night 10 Night ItalyRome (Civitavecchia), Italy | Sicily (Messina), Italy | Dubrovnik, Croatia | Split, Croatia | Bar, Montenegro | Corfu, Greece | Olympia (Katakolon), Greece | Naples, Italy | Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy
Oct 9, 2026Rome (Civitavecchia)10$215$2,146$3,313$5,871
11-Night 11 Night GreeceRome (Civitavecchia), Italy | Chania (Souda),Crete, Greece | Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey | Istanbul, Turkey | Istanbul, Turkey | Santorini, Greece | Mykonos, Greece | Naples, Italy | Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy · 4 dates
Oct 19, 2026Rome (Civitavecchia)11$197$2,171$2,678$5,584
14 Night Italy & Bermuda TransatlanticRome (Civitavecchia), Italy | Cagliari,Sardinia,Italy | Malaga, Spain | Madeira (Funchal), Portugal | Royal Naval Dockyard,Bermuda | Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Oct 30, 2026Rome (Civitavecchia)14$127$1,783$2,761$16,444
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