- Celestyal unveiled 190 shore excursions for winter Eastern and Western Mediterranean deployments
- The Celestyal Discovery offered 118 excursions for Western Mediterranean itineraries in winter 2026-27 and 2027-28
- The Celestyal Journey featured 72 excursions for winter 2027-28 Eastern Mediterranean itineraries
- A 15pc discount was available on all excursions for the Celestyal Discovery’s 2026 Western Mediterranean itineraries booked before September 30, 2026
- Seven-night winter Mediterranean cruises started at $549 per person and included meals, soft drinks, Wi-Fi, port fees and gratuities
Celestyal has unveiled its shore excursions for its new winter Eastern and Western Mediterranean deployments, with 190 experiences now available for booking. The new offerings include 118 excursions for the Celestyal Discovery’s new Western Mediterranean itineraries sailing winter 2026-27 and 2027-28, and 72 excursions for the Celestyal Journey’s winter 2027-28 Eastern Mediterranean itineraries.
John Diorio, managing director and vice president for Celestyal North America, shared that an authentically Mediterranean experience has always been about much more than simply arriving in a destination and seeing its most famous sights. He shared that winter is a rewarding time to explore the Mediterranean with a more relaxed pace and more space for guests to experience destinations. He shared that through the new shore excursions and Community Connections offering, the company can help guests get closer to local life and traditions while ensuring tourism delivers real, meaningful value to the people and businesses they meet along the way.
The company confirmed in a press release that a range of half-day, full-day, and two-day options were available, along with 27 new Authentic Encounters that offered immersive experiences with local people and attractions and smaller group sizes. The excursions introduced a new Community Connections offering, designed to take guests beyond traditional sightseeing by connecting them with the local people, producers and communities that bring each destination to life. To mark the introduction of the new excursions, Celestyal offered a 15pc discount on all excursions for the Celestyal Discovery’s new 2026 Western Mediterranean itineraries booked before September 30, 2026.
Highlights included Mamas and Tapas, a full-day Authentic Encounter tour, an Artisan Cheese Tour and Workshop, a Carcaixent Citrus Plantation and Spirit Tasting, a hands-on tagine cooking class in Tangier, a private flamenco and tapas experience in Cádiz, Valencia’s Fallas festival workshops, a gastronomic tour of Palma’s Mercat de l’Olivar, a Taste of Istanbul experience, and a journey on the historic mountain railway from Volos. As part of Celestyal’s current Uncrowded, Unforgettable, Authentically Med campaign, which ran until November 2, 2026, seven-night winter Mediterranean cruises started at $549 per person and included meals, soft drinks, Wi-Fi, port fees and gratuities.
