Celebrity Xcel is the fifth Edge-class cruise ship built by Celebrity Cruises. She is sister ship of Celebrity Edge, Celebrity Apex, Celebrity Beyond, and Celebrity Ascent. The ship was constructed at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard and delivered in October 2025.
Design and construction
The ship was ordered in April 2019, and was originally intended to be the fifth and final Edge-class ship.[2] On 7 November 2023, construction began with the first steel cut at Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard.[3] At the steel cutting ceremony the name of the ship was announced as Celebrity Xcel.[4]
On 13 June 2024 the keel was laid, with the first 739-ton steel block for the new ship was lowered into the dry dock. This event was attended by Royal Caribbean Group CEO Jason Liberty, Celebrity Cruises President Laura Hodges Bethge and Laurent Castaing, GM of Chantiers de l'Atlantique.