Celestyal Journey

Wine, Piano Cocktails and Language Lessons on Celestyal Journey

Celestyal Journey’s evenings move between bars with distinct moods: Grapevine for wine, Martini Piano Bar & Lounge for cocktails with a pianist and regular magic acts, and Horizons Lounge & Disco for dancing. At Grapevine the staff help you choose a glass whether you know wine well or are just starting out, and Horizons is a place for the views by day before it turns into an open-air dance floor or karaoke stage at night. Entry to the bars is free, and drinks are charged unless a drinks package covers them.

Days at sea have their own rhythm: quizzes on music, history and cruising, board games and Wii Sports, rotating arts and crafts workshops, and tennis or basketball on the sports courts with rackets from the fitness centre. The language lessons are the touch that suits her itineraries best, preparing you for the next port before you step ashore.

Greek Deli Lunches and Thalassa Dinners

Thalassa Restaurant is where evenings on Celestyal Journey usually end, with à la carte menus and personalised table service included in the fare. The Taverna is the easy choice when you want variety without courses, a generously stocked buffet where you build your plate as you please, and The Greek Deli’s Greek-style bagels are there for a quick bite between excursions. All three are included; her speciality venues, from grilled dishes to a reserved multi-course table with selected wines, carry a charge. On the Celestyal One fare, non-alcoholic drinks are served at stations during meals, and Wi-Fi, port fees and gratuities are covered as well.

Weeks and Fortnights Round-Trip from Piraeus

Her longest voyages are fourteen-night round-trips in the Eastern Mediterranean, leaving and returning to Piraeus in December, March and April, from £1,419pp*. Stops change between departures, but you might see Dubrovnik, Kotor, Bari and Corfu on the same voyage as the Greek islands.

Seven-night round-trips from Piraeus run in March and April, from £859pp*. Typical calls include Santorini, Mykonos, Agios Nikolaos and Kuşadası (Ephesus), so a single week can take in islands and the ruins of Ephesus. Both lengths are on our cruises from Athens search, with dates and fares side by side.

In October and December she also sails six- and seven-night one-ways from Piraeus to Istanbul or back to Athens, from £809pp*; ports vary, and Alexandria, Limassol and Katakolon (Olympia) are among them. Occasional departures start from Istanbul or Kuşadası instead. Wherever she sails from, these departures need a flight from the UK, and we book the flights, the hotel either side and the transfers as one holiday, including the flight home from Istanbul on a voyage that ends there. She sails for Celestyal Cruises alongside Celestyal Discovery.

Celestyal Journey Cabins and Deck Plans

Her top suites come with spaces of their own: The Compass, a concierge lounge, and Rays, a private sun-deck retreat with cabanas. Her cabins and deck plans show which suites open those doors.

At Cruise1st, real cruise experts are on the phone to talk through a week or a fortnight aboard Celestyal Journey before you book. Expert advice is the thing we stand behind. Our Greece cruises show her dates beside other sailings to the islands.