12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Travel Weekly
Celebrity Xcel to have a cooler pool and a game room for grownups
Celebrity Cruises provided additional plans about the Celebrity Xcel, including an upgraded pool experience and an adult game room.
The pool experience, which the line is calling the Celebrity Pool Club, will include attendants at the Xcel's primary pool deck who will offer chilled towels, sunscreen and other poolside items, and dedicated storage space for personal belongings. The pool will also have more shade than other Celebrity ships, the line said.
The poolside cabanas will be "enhanced" for guests who, Celebrity said, "choose to go VIP for the day."
An all-day party on the final day of the Caribbean sailings called Poolest Day Ever will include music, pop-up shows, pool games and drinks. Celebrity is also introducing the party to the rest of its fleet during Caribbean sailings this year.
The Xcel's game lounge for grownups
The game lounge will be called Attic at The Club and will offer arcade games, billiards, darts, shuffleboard and foosball. Private spaces for group activities like golf simulators and karaoke will also be available to book.
Celebrity said Attic was designed with adults in mind but will be open to all ages.
The ship will also have what Celebrity said is the fleet's largest spa, with features like a Hydra Room, a pool with heated lounge chairs and jets, and a sundeck, dubbed the Vitamin D Deck, which will only be available to guests booking the spa's thermal suite.
Another new space on the Xcel will be the Celebrity Flagship store, which will serve as both a gift shop and an interactive exhibition space with Celebrity trivia and artifacts.
Other previously announced venues aboard Celebrity Xcel include a specialty brunch restaurant and the Bazaar, which will host crafts, festivals and entertainment that pay homage to the destinations the ship visits.
