Celebrity Constellation swaps Dubrovnik for Brindisi on the 12 Oct sailing
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Celebrity Constellation drops Dubrovnik on the sailing that leaves Rome on 12 Oct. Celebrity’s guest letter says a berth scheduling conflict in Dubrovnik is the reason. Brindisi, Italy, takes that day. Deep Arrival, dated 11 Oct 2026, matches the letter on the swap, the hours, and the refund.
What does the letter change?
The ship still leaves Civitavecchia at 5:00 PM on Monday 12 Oct. It still ends in Ravenna at 6:00 AM on Friday 23 Oct. That is an 11-night cruise. Dubrovnik is the port that comes off.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12 Oct | Rome (Civitavecchia) | 5:00 PM | |
| Tue 13 Oct | Florence/Pisa (Livorno) | 7:00 AM | |
| Wed 14 Oct | Florence/Pisa (Livorno) | 7:00 PM | |
| Thu 15 Oct | At sea | ||
| Fri 16 Oct | Amalfi Cost | 7:00 AM | 6:00 PM |
| Sat 17 Oct | Sicily (Messina) | 8:00 AM | 8:00 PM |
| Sun 18 Oct | At sea | ||
| Mon 19 Oct | Kotor | 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| Tue 20 Oct | Brindisi | 7:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| Wed 21 Oct | Split | 8:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| Thu 22 Oct | Zadar | 8:00 AM | 6:00 PM |
| Fri 23 Oct | Ravenna | 6:00 AM |
Livorno is an overnight, Tuesday morning through Wednesday 7:00 PM. Kotor stays on Monday 19 Oct, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Brindisi is Tuesday 20 Oct, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Friday 16 Oct is printed in the letter as “Amalfi Cost, Italy,” 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Deep Arrival reads that line as Salerno.
The letter does not name the other ship in the Dubrovnik berth conflict.
The 21 Sep Constellation letter swapped Kotor for Bar. This 12 Oct letter keeps Kotor and replaces Dubrovnik. Open the PDF that matches your embarkation date.
What gets refunded?
Celebrity’s words: if you pre-purchased Celebrity shore excursions, there is nothing you need to do. The line will automatically refund any excursions booked for Dubrovnik, back to the original form of payment.
The letter does not give a number of days for that refund. It also does not offer a fare credit or onboard credit for the port change. Watch the card you used. If the credit is missing, ask Celebrity.
That automatic refund is for excursions booked with Celebrity. A walking tour, driver, restaurant, or transfer you bought from someone else needs a call to that company. Give them the 12 Oct sailing and the lost Dubrovnik day. Ask for the cancellation terms in writing.
The letter points guests to Brindisi excursions in the Celebrity app or on My Celebrity Cruises. A Dubrovnik tour does not turn into a Brindisi tour by itself.
What can you do in Brindisi?
The call is 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. That is the ship’s window. It is shorter once you leave the gangway and come back.
The letter suggests the waterfront near the Roman Columns at the end of the Appian Way, a trip inland to the trulli at Alberobello, or a boat along the Apulian coast. Alberobello needs a transfer and a margin before the 5:00 PM departure. The letter does not promise a shuttle.
What this means for you
If you are on this sailing, treat Tuesday 20 Oct as Brindisi, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Leave Dubrovnik plans off this cruise. Wait for the Celebrity refund if the tour was bought from Celebrity. Call any private Dubrovnik vendor before 20 Oct. If someone is meeting you in Croatia, tell them the ship calls Kotor, Split, and Zadar, and the Dubrovnik day is now Brindisi. Kotor is still Monday 19 Oct. Facts above follow Celebrity’s guest letter for this sailing, read 12 Oct 2026, with Deep Arrival’s 11 Oct report for the Salerno reading of the Friday line.
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Tier 1 = the cruise line’s own published material · Tier 2 = an established cruise-news outlet- TIER 1Celebrity guest letter for the 12 Oct 2026 Celebrity Constellation sailing: a berth scheduling conflict in Dubrovnik, Croatia, replaces that call with Brindisi, Italy, docked 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM; the revised table is Rome (Civitavecchia) Mon 12 Oct depart 5:00 PM, Florence/Pisa (Livorno) Tue 13 Oct arrive 7:00 AM, Livorno Wed 14 Oct depart 7:00 PM, at sea Thu 15 Oct, Amalfi Cost Fri 16 Oct 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Sicily (Messina) Sat 17 Oct 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, at sea Sun 18 Oct, Kotor Mon 19 Oct 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Brindisi Tue 20 Oct 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Split Wed 21 Oct 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Zadar Thu 22 Oct 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Ravenna Fri 23 Oct arrive 6:00 AM; guests who pre-purchased Celebrity shore excursions need do nothing, and Dubrovnik excursions refund automatically to the original form of payment; Brindisi excursions can be browsed in the Celebrity app or My Celebrity Cruises; the letter describes Brindisi's waterfront Roman Columns at the end of the Appian Way, Alberobello's trulli, and a boat day on the Apulian coast; the letter does not name another ship, a refund timeline, or a fare credit for the port change
Celebrity Cruises, checked 12 Oct 2026 · Read 12 Oct 2026. The PDF prints no issue date and no photograph. The hero is Wolfgang Fricke's 4 Oct 2024 photo of the ship in Dubrovnik, CC BY 3.0 on Wikimedia Commons. - TIER 2Deep Arrival, Rolando Herrera, 11 Oct 2026: Celebrity Constellation's 12 Oct cruise skips Dubrovnik and calls Brindisi on 20 Oct, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, because of a berth scheduling conflict; the 11-night sailing leaves Civitavecchia on 12 Oct and finishes in Ravenna on 23 Oct; prepaid Celebrity Dubrovnik excursions refund automatically to the original payment method, and independent Dubrovnik tours do not; the letter's Friday line is printed Amalfi Cost, which Deep Arrival reads as Salerno; Kotor, Split, and Zadar remain
Deep Arrival, checked 11 Oct 2026 · Agrees with the letter on the swap, the Brindisi window, and the automatic refund. The Salerno reading of Amalfi Cost is Deep Arrival's.
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