What is the Celebrity Ascent cruise ship and when does it visit Gibraltar?
Short answer
Celebrity Ascent is the fourth Edge Series ship of Celebrity Cruises, built in France and in service since November 2023. Its upcoming visits to Gibraltar, with times and expected passengers, are listed on this page.
Upcoming visits to Gibraltar
Monday 1 November 2027, in port 09:00–18:00, about 5,303 passengers expected
Plan your shore day in Gibraltar
From the Port of Gibraltar schedule, last checked 6 November 2026.
Detailed answer
Celebrity Ascent was built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique at Saint-Nazaire in France and entered service on Wednesday 22 November 2023. Celebrity gives a gross tonnage of 141,420 and a length of 1,073 feet (about 327 metres). Wikipedia lists 3,260 guests at double occupancy, 3,937 at most and a crew of about 1,416. The ship has 32 restaurants, bars and lounges, including Le Voyage by chef Daniel Boulud. Other features include the multi-deck Sunset Bar designed by Nate Berkus, the open-air Rooftop Garden with two cantilevered pools that extend over the ship's edge, Infinite Veranda staterooms, AquaClass spa staterooms and The Retreat, a private restaurant, lounge and sundeck for suite guests. The port listing expects about 5,303 people for the call, which is more than the ship's maximum guest capacity.
How busy will town be?
The upcoming visits listed on this page show the passengers expected on each call and any other ships in port the same day. Town is busiest when several ships are in at once or a large ship arrives at a weekend. A ship carrying a few hundred passengers makes little difference on its own.
Can you sail on it from nearby?
Not from a port near Gibraltar. The call on Monday 1 November 2027 is part of a 14-night Italy and Portugal transatlantic crossing that leaves Civitavecchia (Rome) on Friday 29 October 2027, calls at Cagliari, Gibraltar, Funchal and King's Wharf in Bermuda, and reaches Fort Lauderdale on Friday 12 November 2027. Over the summer of 2027 the ship sails ten and eleven-night round trips from Civitavecchia, and over the winter it sails Caribbean round trips from Fort Lauderdale. Celebrity sells the ship in the UK and the US, with UK fares and flight offers.