Travelbiz E-Zine
11
July
2025

Wine at sea – Celebrity Cruises sweeps awards for 13th year running

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Celebrity Cruise’s beverage program continues to push boundaries with the most awarded wine collection at sea, taking home 21 honours at the 2025 Wine Spectator Awards.

Celebrity Cruises continues to offer an unmatched wine program at sea, earning 21 honours at the 2025 Wine Spectator Awards. The brand pours the most recognised wine program at sea having now achieved 161 awards over 13 consecutive years. Recognitions include eight coveted “Best Of” Awards of Excellence for Celebrity Cruises Edge Series, Solstice Series, and Millennium Series ships, including recognition for Le Voyage, the only restaurant at sea by chef Daniel Boulud – Celebrity’s global culinary ambassador. Celebrity’s ongoing recognition demonstrates its unwavering dedication to delivering excellent wine service and setting new benchmarks for excellence in the cruise industry.

Celebrity Apex

“We are honoured to receive continued recognition for the elevated wine program Celebrity Cruises offers across our fleet of ships from the experts at Wine Spectator,” said Jan Sorensen, Celebrity Cruises’ vice president food and beverage operations. “We look forward to continuing to pour the world’s most sought-after regions and most acclaimed labels for guests.”

Celebrity Equinox

Celebrity Cruises received eight 2025 “Best Of” Awards of Excellence:

  • 2025 ‘Best Of’ Award of Excellence – Trellis on Celebrity Infinity®
  • 2025 ‘Best Of’ Award of Excellence – Le Voyage on Celebrity Beyond®
  • 2025 ‘Best Of’ Award of Excellence – Le Voyage on Celebrity Xcel®
  • 2025 ‘Best Of’ Award of Excellence – Le Voyage on Celebrity Ascent®
  • 2025 ‘Best Of’ Award of Excellence – Tuscan on Celebrity Xcel®
  • 2025 ‘Best Of’ Award of Excellence – Cyprus on Celebrity Apex®
  • 2025 ‘Best Of’ Award of Excellence – Tuscan on Celebrity Ascent®
  • 2025 ‘Best Of’ Award of Excellence – Tuscan on Celebrity Beyond®
Celebrity Edge

Celebrity Cruises received thirteen 2025 Awards of Excellence:

  • 2025 of Award of Excellence – Grand Cuvée, Celebrity Silhouette
  • 2025 of Award of Excellence – Normandie, Celebrity Edge
  • 2025 of Award of Excellence – Moonlight Sonata, Celebrity Eclipse
  • 2025 of Award of Excellence – Grand Epernay, Celebrity Solstice
  • 2025 of Award of Excellence – San Marco, Celebrity Constellation
  • 2025 of Award of Excellence – Opus, Celebrity Reflection
  • 2025 of Award of Excellence – Silhouette, Celebrity Equinox
  • 2025 of Award of Excellence – Metropolitan, Celebrity Millennium
  • 2025 Best of Award of Excellence – Cosmopolitan, Celebrity Summit
  • 2025 Best of Award of Excellence – Fine Cut, Celebrity Ascent
  • 2025 Best of Award of Excellence – Fine Cut, Celebrity Apex
  • 2025 Best of Award of Excellence – Fine Cut, Celebrity Xcel
  • 2025 Best of Award of Excellence – Fine Cut, Celebrity Beyond

Celebrity Cruises guests delight in more than 500 wine selections on board, representing the world’s most sought-after regions and most acclaimed labels. Celebrity sails with a trained sommelier in every restaurant, eager to help guide guests through the extensive choices from around the world, including a wide selection from Celebrity’s own private labels.

Celebrity Ascent

In addition to the robust, award-winning wine offering and venues, guests can indulge in a variety of wine-focused programs to satisfy their every curiosity, including:

  • World Wine Tours, offering opportunities to sample different wines from across the globe and learn about regional and varietal technicalities.
  • Food and Wine Pairing Workshops, featuring samples of contrasting pairings to educate on the fundamentals of food and wine chemistry, and, how food and wine interact.
  • Destination Wine Tours, which immerse guests in beautiful regional wine-producing areas around the world, including winery tours and tastings.
  • Cellar Masters, allowing guests to try a bold collection of handpicked wines, from the familiar to the unknown, from around the world. Cellar Masters is currently offered aboard seven Celebrity ships: Celebrity Constellation, Celebrity Eclipse, Celebrity Infinity, Celebrity Millennium, Celebrity Reflection, Celebrity Solstice, and Celebrity Summit.

For more information and to book a cruise with Celebrity Cruises, visit https://www.celebritycruises.com/gb.

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