Celebrity Infinity to Resume Cruising Following Te...

Celeb Infinity is again in enterprise! After ending one cruise early and cancelling another due to technical problems, the Celeb Cruises’ ship is able to resume service.

Cruise Hive has obtained an email that was despatched to the as much as 2,170 visitors booked on the upcoming February 27, 2026, departure confirming that their crusing would be capable to go forward as deliberate.

“We’re wanting ahead to welcoming you aboard Celeb Infinity on your upcoming February 27, 2026 crusing,” the letter begins.

“Our group is getting ready an unforgettable trip expertise for you, and we’re comfortable to verify that your crusing will proceed as deliberate,” Celeb Cruises wrote.

The primary crusing again, which will probably be based mostly out of Piraeus-Athens, Greece, will probably be a 10-night voyage to locations all through Greece and Turkey. The itinerary requires stops in Nafplio, Heraklion, Rhodes Island, Kavala, Thessaloniki, and Kusadasi.

What Went Improper?

At roughly 3 a.m. on February 15, the 90,940-gross ton vessel suddenly lost power whereas the ship was approaching Athens.

As Cruise Hive realized from visitors who have been onboard on the time, there was no electrical energy, no air-con, no Wi-Fi, and no working bathrooms – which was beginning to sound paying homage to Carnival Triumph’s infamous “poop cruise” in 2013.

Fortunately, the Celeb ship was already alongside the Greek coast and tug boats have been capable of carry her into port rapidly.

Visitors disembarked in the future early and have been reimbursed for last-minute resort rooms, lunch on land, and transportation. In the meantime, the next February 16 crusing was cancelled to permit for repairs to be accomplished.

Celeb Cruises by no means confirmed the reason for the technical points, however a translated assertion from the Hellenic Coast Guard advised a malfunction within the electrical distribution panels was guilty.

“The Port Authorities of Piraeus and Keratsini have been knowledgeable by the Joint Search and Rescue Coordination Heart (EKSED) of the Hellenic Coast Guard-El.AKT, of the lack of management of a cruise ship… on account of a malfunction within the electrical distribution panels,” the statement read.

Electrical distribution panels act because the central hubs for safely managing, monitoring, and distributing electrical energy all through the ship, so shedding these is a giant deal.

Ought to Future Visitors be Frightened?

Relaxation assured that security is the highest precedence for Celeb Cruises, and the Royal Caribbean-owned model wouldn’t permit Celeb Infinity to renew cruising if it was not secure to take action.

Nevertheless, some are nervous contemplating the 2001-launched ship has had fairly a number of points with energy loss and propulsion over time.

The latest incident occurred lower than a 12 months in the past in July 2025, through which a small hearth resulted in a blackout. Celebrity Infinity was stuck in Kusadasi, Turkey, for a number of days as repairs have been made.

Points with propulsion and energy have additionally been reported for the Millennium-class ship in 2025, 2018, 2012, 2010, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001.

And whereas Celeb Infinity is an older ship at 25-years-old, Celeb Cruises does its greatest to take care of the vessel. The ship was in dry dock as lately as January 2-11, 2026, for routine technical work, upkeep, and certification work.