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Where is the Celebrity XCel Right Now?

Celebrity XCel — where is it now? Our ship tracking tool shows the current location of Celebrity XCel is at sea, sailing from Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey to Messina, Sicily — 85% of the way across.

Celebrity XCel cruise ship at sea
Status
At sea
Avg pace this leg
16.9 kn
Next port
Messina, Sicily
Arrives
Thu, Aug 20, 7:00 AM
Voyage
67% complete

The Celebrity XCel current location shown above is derived from the ship’s itinerary and charted route, interpolated to the current time. The ship’s positioning is exact at each destination and estimated between ports. This is not an AIS position report. Position last calculated Aug 20, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC.

7 Night Greece Italy & Turkey (Athens To Barcelona)

7 nights · departed Sat, Aug 15 · Celebrity Cruise Line
01
Sat, Aug 15
Dep 5:00 PM
02
Sun, Aug 16
Arr 7:00 AM · Dep 7:00 PM
03
Mon, Aug 17
Arr 7:00 AM · Dep 10:00 PM
04
Tue, Aug 18
Arr 8:00 AM · Dep 6:00 PM
05
Thu, Aug 20
Arr 7:00 AM · Dep 4:30 PM
06
Sat, Aug 22
Arr 5:00 AM

Where does Celebrity XCel go?

Celebrity XCel sails from Piraeus (Athens), Greece, Barcelona, Spain and Miami, Florida. These are the ports the ship is scheduled to call at over the coming months, most frequent first.

Barcelona, Spain · 14Miami, Florida · 13Funchal, Madeira · 5Nassau, Bahamas · 4Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy · 3Cozumel, Mexico · 3George Town, Grand Cayman · 3Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey · 3La Spezia, Italy · 3Mykonos, Greece · 3Naples, Italy · 3Nice, France · 3Piraeus (Athens), Greece · 3Portofino, Italy · 3Santorini, Greece · 3Seville, Spain · 3Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas · 2Lisbon, Portugal · 2

Celebrity XCel tracking questions

Where is Celebrity XCel right now?

Celebrity XCel is currently 67% of the way through its 7 Night Greece Italy & Turkey itinerary. Right now, the ship is at sea, sailing from Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey to Messina, Sicily — about 85% of the way across. It is due to arrive Thu, Aug 20 at 7:00 AM local time.

What is Celebrity XCel's current location?

Celebrity XCel's current location is approximately 37.32° N, 16.99° E. The position updates as the voyage goes on, so the ship moves along its route in step with its schedule.

Which ports does Celebrity XCel visit?

Celebrity XCel sails from Piraeus (Athens), Greece, Barcelona, Spain and Miami, Florida. Its scheduled ports of call over the coming months include Funchal, Madeira, Nassau, Bahamas, Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy, Cozumel, Mexico, George Town, Grand Cayman, Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey, La Spezia, Italy and Mykonos, Greece. That is 8 of 15 ports in all.

Is there a live Celebrity XCel map?

Yes. The Celebrity XCel map on this page plots the ship on its charted route. The distance already sailed is drawn as a solid line, and the distance still to go is dashed. Every port on the itinerary is marked, and the next one is highlighted.

How does this Celebrity XCel ship tracker work?

The tracker works out the ship's position from its published itinerary and the charted route between its ports. It then estimates how far along that route the ship should be right now. So the position is exact at each destination and an estimate in between. It is not an AIS report, and will not show an unplanned diversion or a delay.

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