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11 nights · 6 ports
round-trip · Fort Lauderdale
CelebrityCelebrity Ascent
Celebrity Ascent Jan 3, 2028
11-Night Panama Canal & Southern Caribbean
4.4 out of 5, Gangwaze Score™
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The Gangwaze Score blends how cruisers rate this ship, how they rate this sailing, the ship’s latest CDC health inspection, the safety of its ports, and how today’s fare compares with its recent average.
- Cruiser satisfaction
- Excellent
- Ship health
- Excellent
- Port safety
- Good
- Value
- Fair
Aboard Celebrity Ascent · Departing January 3, 2028 from the Port of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
You'll depart Fort Lauderdale on Monday, January 3, 2028 for your 11-Night Panama Canal & Southern Caribbean round-trip cruise vacation aboard Celebrity's Celebrity Ascent.
Your itinerary includes visits to Netherlands Antilles, where you'll explore Oranjestad and Willemstad, Panama, where you'll explore Panama Canal Transit and Colon, Cayman Islands, where you'll explore George Town, and Bahamas, where you'll explore Bimini. Your trip has five sea days to enjoy everything the Celebrity Ascent has to offer.
Your ship ranks tied for #2 among Celebrity's 16 ships by size and is newer than the fleet average, having launched in 2023.
Current pricing for this sailing starts at $200 per passenger, per night, up 4% vs. our tracked average.
// 01 · About the ship
Celebrity Ascent
Ship OverviewCelebrity
Celebrity · Edge class
CHRISTENED
2023
STATEROOMS
1,652
TONNAGE
140,600GT
▲ 24.4% ABOVEvs avg 112,986
YEAR BUILT
2023
▲ 10 YRS NEWERvs avg 2013
LENGTH
1,073ft
▲ 9.5% ABOVEvs avg 980 ft
PASSENGERS
3,950cruisers
▲ 42.0% ABOVEvs avg 2,781
Celebrity Ascent is an Edge-class ship launched in 2023, tied for the #2 ship in the Celebrity fleet by size, with 10 passenger decks. Its heart is the Grand Plaza, a multi-level hall modeled on Italian piazzas where The Martini Bar pours beneath a prominent chandelier. Dining runs deep across 18 venues: Daniel Boulud's Le Voyage, the Parisian Le Grand Bistro, Fine Cut Steakhouse and sushi at Raw On 5. Eden blends dining, entertainment and lounging in an immersive space, and The Theater stages Broadway-style shows. Outside, the Magic Carpet is a movable platform that doubles as an open-air restaurant, while the Rooftop Garden shares its deck with the Rooftop Garden Grill and the Sunset Bar. Adults unwind in the glass-enclosed Solarium, and kids head to Camp At Sea or the teen club The Basement.
With five sea days on this sailing, there's time for Pool, The Theater and Eden Bar.
// 02 · Port by Port
Your Itinerary
Celebrity AscentJanuary 3 to January 14, 2028Round-trip Fort Lauderdale
- DAY 2 · TUE, JAN 4
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- DAY 3 · WED, JAN 5
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- 8:00 AM
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- 11:00 PM
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- 5:00 PM
- DAY 6 · SAT, JAN 8
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- DAY 7 · SUN, JAN 9
Panama Canal Transit
Panama- ARRIVES
- 5:00 PM
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- 9:00 PM
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- 5:00 PM
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- 9:00 PM
- DAY 8 · MON, JAN 10
At sea
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- 7:00 AM
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- 4:00 PM
- DAY 10 · WED, JAN 12
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- DAY 11 · THU, JAN 13
Bimini
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- 9:00 AM
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- 5:00 PM
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// 03 · Cruise price
Cruise Price & Tracking
Celebrity AscentJanuary 3, 2028
The most recent price for this sailing starts at $2,190 ($200 per night) for an Inside cabin. Compared to the average price of $2,101 ($191 per night), this represents a 4% increase. That's $141 more than the lowest of the six dates on this route (Nov 22, 2027).
// Price history · inside
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This cabinAvg $2,101
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// 04 · Cruise resources
Cruise Resources
To prepare for your Celebrity Ascent January 3, 2028 cruise, here are some helpful tools to get you prepared and excited for your vacation.
- 01 Ship Tracking Check the Celebrity Ascent's current location. Track where it's coming from and where the ship is headed.
- 02 Roll Call See who else is sailing on the Celebrity Ascent on Jan 3, 2028, and join the roll call.
- 03 Deck Plans Explore every deck of the Celebrity Ascent, with the venues and cabins on each.
// 05 · Other sailings
This itinerary - other options
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More Celebrity Ascent options - 11-Night Panama Canal & Southern Caribbean
Below, you'll find any available dates for this same Panama Canal & Southern Caribbean itinerary on the Celebrity Ascent.
- Celebrity AscentNov 23,2026$2,567 $234/n$377 more
- Celebrity AscentMar 8,2027$3,081 $281/n$891 more
- Celebrity AscentNov 22,2027$2,049 $187/n$141 less
- Celebrity AscentJan 3,2028$2,190 $200/nThis sailing
- Celebrity AscentFeb 14,2028$2,381 $217/n$191 more
- Celebrity AscentMar 27,2028$2,398 $218/n$208 more
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