Celebrity Xcel - IMO 9884136

 

 

 

Name: Celebrity Xcel
Owner: Royal Caribbean Group / Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Operator: Celebrity Cruises
Port of registry: Valletta, Malta
Flag: Malta
Builder: Chantiers de l’Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, France
Cost: Not officially confirmed; reported around €770 million / US$900 million
Yard number: N34
Laid down / keel laid: 13 June 2024
Launched / floated out: 18 January 2025
Delivered / completed: 23 October 2025
Entered service: November 2025
Christened: 16 November 2025, Fort Lauderdale / Port Everglades
Godmother: Chef Janaína Torres
Status: In service

Identification
IMO number: 9884136
MMSI number: 249457000
Call sign: 9HA6265

General characteristics

Class & type: Edge-class cruise ship
Series: Fifth ship of Celebrity Cruises’ Edge Series
Sister ships: Celebrity Edge, Celebrity Apex, Celebrity Beyond, Celebrity Ascent; later sister ship Celebrity Xcite under construction
Tonnage: Around 140,600 GT in travel/ship profile sources; VesselFinder lists 141,262 GT
Deadweight: 13,991 DWT listed by VesselFinder
Length: 326.5–327 m / 1,073 ft
Beam: 39 m / 128 ft
Decks: About 16 decks; 15 passenger-accessible decks commonly listed
Speed: About 22 knots
Capacity: 3,260 passengers double occupancy; about 3,950 maximum
Staterooms: Around 1,640 total staterooms
Suites: 228 suites listed in Celebrity’s press/fact sheet material
Crew: Around 1,400 crew; delivery announcement mentioned more than 1,600 crew present at the handover celebration
Propulsion / machinery: Edge-series diesel-electric propulsion with ABB Azipods; Celebrity Xcel is also noted as the first Celebrity ship with a tri-fuel-capable engine prepared for methanol use