Celestyal Olympia
Sailed from Piraeus, Greece · Fly into ATH
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Celestyal Olympia at Rhodes, August 2023 · Photo: Pjotr Mahhonin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Celestyal Olympia no longer sails for Celestyal Cruises: she left Celestyal Cruises' fleet in November 2023. Celestyal Cruises' fleet today · Retired and departing ships
About Celestyal Olympia
Celestyal Olympia is a former Celestyal Cruises cruise ship, which sailed 1982 to 2023. She measured 37,584 gross tons and carried 1,575 guests with a crew of 540. She sailed Mediterranean itineraries.
Celestyal Olympia was built by Wärtsilä in Helsinki and entered service in December 1982 as Royal Caribbean's Song of America, later sailing as Sunbird and Thomson Destiny. She returned to the Louis group in 2012 as Louis Olympia, sailing short Greek island and Turkey cruises from Piraeus, and took the Celestyal name in 2014; a 2015 refit refurbished more than 250 of her cabins and suites. She was taken out of service and laid up at Lavrion in late 2023, when Celestyal bought the former AIDAaura to replace her. Sold and renamed Bella Fortuna in January 2024, she was scrapped at Alang, India, in 2025.
Ship facts
- Gross tons
- 37,584
- Guests
- 1,575
- Crew 540 · 1:2.9
- Space ratio
- 23.9
- Busy
- Sailed
- 1982–2023
- Left the fleet November 2023
- Length
- 215 m
- Decks
- 11
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Celestyal Olympia at Rhodes, August 2023Photo: Pjotr Mahhonin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Where she sailed
Home port: Piraeus, Greece.
Quick answers
Which cruise line operates Celestyal Olympia?
Celestyal Olympia sailed for Celestyal Cruises.
Is Celestyal Olympia still sailing for Celestyal Cruises?
Celestyal Olympia no longer sails for Celestyal Cruises: she left Celestyal Cruises' fleet in November 2023.
How big is Celestyal Olympia?
Celestyal Olympia measures 37,584 gross tons and 215 metres in length, with 11 decks.
How crowded does Celestyal Olympia feel?
Celestyal Olympia has a passenger space ratio of 23.9: 37,584 gross tons for 1,575 guests. Ratios over 50 feel spacious and under 30 busy, so Celestyal Olympia feels busy for her size.
How many passengers does Celestyal Olympia carry?
Celestyal Olympia carried 1,575 guests at double occupancy, with a crew of 540 (about 2.9 guests per crew member).
When did Celestyal Olympia enter service?
Celestyal Olympia entered service in 1982 and was last refurbished in 2015.
Where does Celestyal Olympia sail?
Celestyal Olympia sailed Mediterranean itineraries. Her home port was Piraeus, Greece.
Which airport should I fly into for Celestyal Olympia?
Celestyal Olympia sails from Piraeus, Greece. Fly into Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), which has 9 airport lounges listed on Lounge Frog.
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