Prepare yourself for eight nights of exciting sailing through the sea when you embark on the Celebrity Xcel from Barcelona to Athens.
This trip is particularly interesting because you'll exclusively spend time at rare ports like Santorini. This route is an interesting one for the Xcel, As it sails it only once.
We include all all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in this price, so that you can compare sailings easily. With a cost of less than $190 per day, this represents a value. This price just dropped, so book right now to secure your cabin before the price moves upwards again!
The Xcel Celebrity, the flagship of Celebrity's class, is a top-rated class ship based in Barcelona and Miami that can accomodate comfortably more than 3,200 passengers.
The Xcel Celebrity is home to an escape room, an exclusive of Celebrity.
The Xcel Celebrity also offers a solarium, a casino, a jacuzzi, and a spa.
This cruise spends five port days and two sea days. Highlights include long stops in Santorini, Mykonos, and Kuşadası.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 5 | Barcelona, Spain | 5:00pm | |
| Sun, Sep 6 | At Sea | ||
| Mon, Sep 7 | Valletta, Malta | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Sep 8 | At Sea | ||
| Wed, Sep 9 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 8:00am | 7:00pm |
| Thu, Sep 10 | Rhodes, Greece | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Fri, Sep 11 | Santorini, Greece | 7:00am | 10:00pm |
| Sat, Sep 12 | Mykonos, Greece | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Sun, Sep 13 | Athens, Greece | 5:00am |
The Xcel sails this route once this year. This is the only ship that sails this exact route. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price.
Since being listed a year or so ago, The cost of a cabin on this sailing has varied between $1,329 and $3,178 inclusive of $0 in taxes and port charges. This graph indicates the cost over time for the different classes of cabin. At only $165 more than the all time low of $1,329 now is a great time to secure your cabin
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026