Celebrity Apex - St. Thomas, St. Kitts & Puerto Plata from Port Canaveral
Celebrity Apex runs a 7-night Eastern Caribbean round-trip from Port Canaveral, blending the Dominican Republic's Amber Coast with the U.S. Virgin Islands and volcanic St. Kitts.
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Ship Details — Celebrity Apex
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Year Built
2020
Tonnage
130,818 GT
Passengers
2,910
Crew
1,320
Decks
16
Class
Edge
Itinerary & Route Map
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Where this cruise calls, day by day
5 ports and 3 sea days over 7 Nights.
- Day 1Port Canaveral, FL port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
Port Canaveral, FL
United StatesDepart Day 2 · At sea
Day 3 · At sea
- Day 4Puerto Plata port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
Puerto Plata
Dominican RepublicPort - Day 5Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
U.S. Virgin IslandsPort - Day 6
Basseterre
St. Kitts and NevisPortThe pier lands you at Port Zante in the middle of Basseterre, a working Caribbean capital rather than a mall. What sets St. Kitts apart is the scenic railway: a narrow-gauge line built to haul sugar cane, now running double-decker cars around the north of the island for about three hours. Expect firm sales pressure from photo vendors with vervet monkeys at the scenic overlooks.
- St. Kitts Scenic Railway
- Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park (UNESCO)
- Timothy Hill overlook across the Narrows
- South Friars Bay and Cockleshell Bay on the southeast peninsula
- Getting ashore
- Docked at Port Zante with Basseterre at the gate; the southeast peninsula beaches are 20-30 minutes by taxi and the Nevis ferry takes about 45 minutes.
- Best months
- Dec-Apr; Aug-Oct is hurricane season
Day 7 · At sea
- Day 8Port Canaveral, FL port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
Port Canaveral, FL
United StatesArrive
Onboard Amenities
Cruise Highlights
About the Ship
What Travelers Say About Celebrity Apex
Reviews of the ship itself — the same for every Celebrity Apex sailing. Distilled from 158 traveler threads, passenger reviews and travel blogs.
Celebrity Apex is the second ship in Celebrity's design-forward Edge Class, debuting in 2020 (with first revenue sailings in 2021 after COVID delays). It's an adults-leaning, premium-contemporary ship best known for the Magic Carpet, the cantilevered movable platform unique to the class, and interiors by marquee designers that give it a chic, couple-oriented feel. Crucially, Apex is the original Edge-class size, essentially a twin of Celebrity Edge, and was not stretched like its later sisters Beyond and Ascent.
What People Love
- Consistently excellent dining across the board, with Fine Cut Steakhouse, Le Petit Chef, and Eden cited as standouts
- The Magic Carpet, a one-of-a-kind 13-story cantilevered platform that moves up the side of the ship for sunset cocktails and special dinners
- Stunning, chic modern design by marquee names like Kelly Hoppen and Nate Berkus that gives the ship a refined, adult feel
Common Complaints
- Premium and rising prices, with reports of drink costs up roughly 60% versus 2023 and add-ons that stack quickly
- Infinite Veranda cabins cut the air conditioning when the window is open, leaving rooms hot and humid in tropical climates
- Not family-friendly, with a design and amenity set that skews strongly toward adults