Celebrity Cruises will offer two preview sailings on the Celebrity Ascent before its official maiden voyage in December.  

The two sampler sailings include a four-night Western Caribbean itinerary departing from Port Everglades on Nov. 22 calling in Cozumel, Mexico, over the Thanksgiving holiday. The second sailing will span three nights and cruise to Nassau, Bahamas, on Nov. 26.

The ship’s maiden voyage is scheduled for Dec. 3, sailing through the Eastern Caribbean with stops in St. Maarten, St. Thomas and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. The ship will go on to sail seven-night roundtrip voyages in the western and eastern Caribbean from Fort Lauderdale every Sunday. 

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The Ascent is the fourth ship in the line’s Edge class and was designed by British designer Kelly Hoppen CBE; American designer Nate Berkus; Paris-based design firm Jouin Manku; British architect Tom Wright; and Michelin-starred chef and restaurateur Daniel Boulud. 

Like other ships in the class, the Ascent will include a two-story Edge Villa stateroom with direct access to the Retreat Sun Deck for suite guests only, the Magic Carpet lounge and platform, along with spaces like the Sunset Bar, the Resort Deck with cabanas, plunge pools and two-story martini-shaped hot tubs.

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