40% offMediterranean
- Next sails Oct 2, 2026 · 10 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Barcelona · roundtrip
Ocean view $2,629 · Balcony $3,888 per person
Celebrity Xcel
Ship profile · flagged in Malta. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.
Image via Wikimedia Commons- Tonnage
- 141,420
- Capacity
- 3,937
- Built
- 2,025
- Length
- 326.5 m
- Upcoming
- 94
Reviewer read
One of the fleet's best ships. No category rates below the middle of the fleet.
Celebrity Xcel rates higher overall than 95% of the ships we track. Embarkation and dining are exceptional.
Why reviewers choose it
- Embarkation9.7
Higher than 99% of ships · 110 ratings
- Dining9.1
Higher than 98% of ships · 110 ratings
- Service9.4
Higher than 97% of ships · 109 ratings
- Entertainment8.9
Higher than 97% of ships · 109 ratings
Nothing to warn you about
No category on this ship rates below the middle of the fleet, and reviewers named no consistent complaint.
That is what the reviews show, not a guarantee — see what we can’t tell you below.
Everything else, in three lines
Four categories rate in the top tenth of the fleet — embarkation, dining, entertainment and service.
Ship quality, Activities, Disembarkation, Public areas and Value rate that highly too, on 72, 72, 72, 37 and 37 ratings — too few to lean on.
One is good without being remarkable: cabins (higher than 84% of ships).
Family falls below the fleet too, but only 32 people scored it, so treat it as a hint.
Fitness has too few ratings on this ship to compare with the fleet, so it is shown without a comparison.
What we can’t tell you
- How it suits older travelers
- Too few reviewers on this ship described traveling as seniors.
- How it handles mobility needs
- Too few reviewers mentioned accessibility here.
- Whether it's good value today
- Reviews describe the fare people paid, not the one you'll be quoted.
Every category, compared
The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.
| Category | Rating | Compared with other ships | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ship quality | 9.8 | Higher than 99% | 72 ratings · limited |
| Embarkation | 9.7 | Higher than 99% | 110 ratings · useful |
| Disembarkation | 9.5 | Higher than 98% | 72 ratings · limited |
| Service | 9.4 | Higher than 97% | 109 ratings · useful |
| Public areas | 9.3 | Higher than 98% | 37 ratings · limited |
| Dining | 9.1 | Higher than 98% | 110 ratings · useful |
| Fitness | 9.0 | Too few ratings to compare | 25 ratings · too little |
| Activities | 9.0 | Higher than 98% | 72 ratings · limited |
| Entertainment | 8.9 | Higher than 97% | 109 ratings · useful |
| Cabins | 8.9 | Higher than 84% | 112 ratings · useful |
| Value | 8.1 | Higher than 96% | 37 ratings · limited |
| Family | 6.6 | Higher than only 35% | 32 ratings · limited |
113 published reviews · 113 from the last three years · 897 individual comments read.
On the chart
Upcoming sailings on Celebrity Xcel
41% offMediterranean
- Next sails Oct 12, 2026 · 11 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Barcelona · roundtrip
Balcony $3,242 · Suite $8,634 per person
40% offMediterranean
- Sails Oct 23, 2026 · 16 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Barcelona → Miami
Inside $2,103 · Ocean view $2,702 · Balcony $2,688 per person
41% offCaribbean
- Next sails Nov 8, 2026 · 7 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Miami · roundtrip
Balcony $1,816 per person
41% offBahamas
- Sails Nov 15, 2026 · 6 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Miami · roundtrip
Inside $989 · Ocean view $1,039 · Balcony $1,400 · Suite $4,718 per person
40% offCaribbean
- Next sails Nov 21, 2026 · 7 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Miami · roundtrip
Balcony $1,877 · Suite $6,689 per person
40% offCaribbean
- Sails Nov 28, 2026 · 8 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Miami · roundtrip
Inside $1,672 · Ocean view $1,866 · Balcony $2,852 · Suite $7,359 per person
42% offBahamas
- Next sails Dec 6, 2026 · 7 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Miami · roundtrip
Inside $1,106 · Ocean view $1,074 · Balcony $1,504 · Suite $4,047 per person
43% offBahamas
- Next sails Dec 13, 2026 · 7 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Miami · roundtrip
Inside $1,134 · Ocean view $1,118 · Balcony $1,370 · Suite $3,388 per person
41% offCaribbean
- Next sails Jan 31, 2027 · 7 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Miami · roundtrip
Inside $1,010 · Ocean view $1,069 · Balcony $1,994 · Suite $5,873 per person
39% offMediterranean
- Sails Apr 11, 2027 · 15 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Miami → Barcelona
Inside $2,011 · Ocean view $2,421 · Balcony $2,451 per person
41% offMediterranean
- Sails Jun 7, 2027 · 12 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Barcelona · roundtrip
Inside $1,552 · Ocean view $1,973 · Balcony $2,522 · Suite $7,531 per person
42% offMediterranean
- Next sails Jun 19, 2027 · 7 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Barcelona → Athens (Piraeus)
Inside $1,261 · Ocean view $1,546 · Balcony $1,991 · Suite $4,296 per person
43% offMediterranean
- Next sails Jun 26, 2027 · 7 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Athens (Piraeus) → Barcelona
Inside $1,167 · Ocean view $1,452 · Balcony $1,650 · Suite $4,073 per person
43% offMediterranean
- Next sails Jul 3, 2027 · 7 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Barcelona · roundtrip
Inside $1,117 · Ocean view $1,377 · Balcony $1,500 · Suite $3,637 per person
43% offMediterranean
- Sails Jul 17, 2027 · 7 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Barcelona → Athens (Piraeus)
Inside $1,005 · Ocean view $1,324 · Balcony $1,725 · Suite $4,161 per person
39% offMediterranean
- Sails Jul 31, 2027 · 7 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Barcelona · roundtrip
Inside $4,779 · Balcony $5,132 · Suite $13,283 per person
43% offMediterranean
- Next sails Aug 21, 2027 · 7 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Athens (Piraeus) → Barcelona
Inside $1,185 · Ocean view $1,275 · Balcony $1,455 · Suite $3,903 per person
41% offMediterranean
- Sails Sep 18, 2027 · 9 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Athens (Piraeus) → Barcelona
Inside $1,667 · Ocean view $2,091 · Balcony $2,472 · Suite $5,612 per person
40% offMediterranean
- Sails Oct 29, 2027 · 16 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Barcelona → Fort Lauderdale
Inside $1,742 · Ocean view $2,304 · Balcony $2,526 · Suite $9,275 per person
43% offCaribbean
- Sails Nov 14, 2027 · 6 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Fort Lauderdale · roundtrip
Inside $895 · Ocean view $895 · Balcony $1,110 · Suite $3,364 per person
41% offCaribbean
- Next sails Nov 20, 2027 · 8 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Fort Lauderdale · roundtrip
Inside $1,401 · Ocean view $1,551 · Balcony $1,650 · Suite $5,351 per person
44% offBahamas
- Sails Nov 28, 2027 · 6 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Fort Lauderdale · roundtrip
Inside $880 · Ocean view $958 · Balcony $1,175 · Suite $2,838 per person
43% offBahamas
- Next sails Dec 12, 2027 · 7 nights
- Celebrity Xcel
- From Fort Lauderdale · roundtrip
Inside $999 · Ocean view $1,040 · Balcony $1,298 · Suite $3,240 per person