Celestyal, the boutique cruise line providing a extra intimate expertise and immersive journeys, is freely giving a free cruise to all athletes from Staff USA who gained a medal on the current Paris 2024 Olympics.
The cruise line – which is headquartered in Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Video games – has launched the unique supply to rejoice Staff USA’s success throughout a number of sports activities and its file as incomes probably the most medals and having probably the most medalists on the Paris Olympics.
The U.S. led all nations with 257 medalists and 126 medals, probably the most ever for a U.S. group in a non-boycotted Video games outdoors the U.S., topping the earlier excessive of 121 from Rio in 2016. Staff USA participated in 47 of the 48 Olympic competitions and picked up 40 golds, 44 silvers, and 42 bronzes. As spectacular, 65% of athletes had been first-time medalists, and Staff USA achieved gender parity amongst Olympians.
All medal winners can select from a choice of complimentary cruises together with:
- A seven-night ‘Steps of Paul’ voyage, departing Athens on October 12, 2024, onboard Celestyal Journey, calling at Thessaloniki, Kavala, Istanbul, Dikili, Kusadasi and Patmos.
- A choice of seven-night ‘Desert Days’ voyages departing Doha on Celestyal Journey. Eight choices can be found crusing between December 2024 and March 2025, calling at Khalifa Bin Salman, Dubai, Khasab, Sir Bani Yas Island and Abu Dhabi.
- A choice of seven–evening ‘Idyllic Aegean’ voyages departing Athens on Celestyal Journey. With 14 choices accessible crusing between Might and October 2025, calling at Thessaloniki, Kusadasi, Heraklion (Crete), Santorini, Mykonos, and Milos.
- A choice of seven-night ‘Heavenly Adriatic’ departing Athens in 2025 on Celestyal Journey. With 4 choices accessible for crusing between April and August 2025, calling at Kotor, Break up, Venice, or Bari and Katakolo for visits to close by Historic Olympia.
Celestyal’s Greece itineraries additionally supply the ‘Nationwide Geographic Day Tour – The historical past of the Olympic video games in Athens’ shore tour, led by Nationwide Geographic-trained guides.
Throughout this tour company can hint the evolution of the Olympic Video games on an in-depth tour of Olympic websites and uncover how historic Greek athletes proceed to encourage the nation right now. The tour contains a chance to fulfill a former Olympic athlete for an unique viewing of the Olympic Sports activities Complicated.
All voyages are onboard Celestyal’s 1,260-passenger Celestyal Journey, which joined the fleet in September 2023. Onboard the ship athletes will be capable to profit from the Sozo Spa expertise, which incorporates a collection of Ayurvedic remedies, a completely geared up health club, thermal beds, and steam rooms. Eating choices embrace the Taverna and Thalassa eating places, Grill Seekers, fashionable Asian fusion at Pink Moon, and poolside Mediterranean road meals on the Greek Deli.
Lee Haslett, chief industrial officer at Celestyal mentioned: “Following years of exceptionally exhausting coaching and the pressures of competing at an Olympic Video games, each mentally and bodily, there’s no higher method for heroes from Staff USA to unwind and loosen up than on a Celestyal cruise. Onboard, they will get pleasure from our in depth wellness program, bask in genuine and contemporary delicacies, and discover fantastic ports of name. We sit up for welcoming group USA medallists and their company onboard with our famend heat hospitality – congratulations to all of our cherished Olympians.”
To e book their crusing, Olympic medalists must contact Celestyal by way of e-mail at medalist@celestyal.com by September 30, 2024.