Celestyal Discovery

Celestyal Cruises · 2003

Celestyal Discovery measures 42,957 gross tons, with room for 1,266 guests. Celestyal Discovery sails 3-night cruises from Lavrion and moves to Tarragona in Dec 2026.

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Celestyal Discovery sailing in bright sunshine in Celestyal's white and blue livery, seen from its port side with a boat wake in the foreground
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Built
2003
Tonnage
42,957
Decks
12
Cabins
680
Guests
1,266
1,300 at full occupancy
Crew
492

Celestyal Discovery cruise schedule

80 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 80 cruises

Where Celestyal Discovery sails

Homeport and departures by month · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027

All of its sailings are in the Mediterranean. Celestyal Discovery sails from Lavrion (Nov 2026 – Oct 2027), Piraeus (Nov 2026) and Tarragona (Dec 2026 – Jan 2027).

LavrionPiraeusTarragonaLisbonNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Celestyal Discovery visits

20 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Celestyal Discovery sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

79sailings

  • Up to 5 nights7392%
  • 7 nights23%
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights11%
  • 10–14 nights23%
  • 15+ nights11%

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
5 h
median · 5 – 32.5 h
Port days
96%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
4
staying past midnight
Late departures
211
after 8:00 pm · latest 11:30 pm

Cruise patterns

  • 4 ports · 0 sea days3 nights37 cruises
  • 5 ports · 0 sea days4 nights36 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights1 cruise
  • 9 ports · 2 sea days13 nights1 cruise
  • 9 ports · 2 sea days13 nights1 cruise

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 8:00 pm, local time.

Celestyal Discovery specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Celestyal Cruises
Class
Not yet published
Year built
2003
Status
In service
IMO
9221566
MMSI
310872000

Size

Gross tonnage
42,957 GT
Length
202.85 m
Beam
28.1 m
Decks
12
Cruising speed
19 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
1,266
Guests, full occupancy
1,300
Cabins
680
Crew
492
Guests per crew member
2.6
Space per guest
33.9 GT

How it compares

269th largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • Celestyal Discovery42,957
  • Celestyal Cruises average49,417
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Celestyal Discovery1,266
  • Celestyal Cruises average1,262
  • All ships in service2,189

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About Celestyal Discovery

Celestyal Discovery is a mid-size Celestyal Cruises ship of 42,957 gross tons, built in 2003, that sailed for AIDA as AIDAaura until 2023 and has sailed for Celestyal since March 2024. It has 680 cabins and sails short 3- and 4-night Greek Islands and Aegean cruises from Lavrion.