The BEST Celebrity Cruise Ship in 2025? Ascent vs Brand New Xcel
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It's currently the Celebrity Ascent. Yes, I am team Ascent all the way. I love this ship so much.
I have cruised all over the world just on the Beyond ship. I spent over a month on that ship.
I'm lowkey kind of scared that it's going to take the crown of Ascent, but we'll just have to see.
I will be on the Celebrity Excel for two weeks. It's 14 days backtoback cruises.
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Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.
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Is Celebrity Ascent still the BEST ship in the fleet… or is the brand-new Celebrity Xcel about to take the crown? I’ve sailed Ascent multiple times and it’s been my undisputed #1 favorite cruise ship… until now. In this video I explain exactly why I love Ascent so much AND show you all the new features on Xcel that have me seriously questioning everything. I board Celebrity Xcel in 2 days — will it beat Ascent and become my new favorite? Watch to find out what I think is going to happen!] What’s YOUR favorite Celebrity ship right now? Drop it in the comments ⬇️ Subscribe for my full Celebrity Xcel review the second I get off the ship! ➡️ #CelebrityAscent #CelebrityXcel #BestCruiseShip #CelebrityCruises