Celebrity Cruises offered their first look at the new Celebrity Xcel under construction in Nantes, France.

The 3,244 passenger ship, currently at Chantiers de l’Atlantique. will feature seven concept spaces not on the other four Edge-class ships, said Celebrity President Laura Hodges Bethge.

Most striking is the Bazaar, which offers samples of regional food and drink, full meals and daily carnival-like celebrations LED walls that change with the mood and theme.

The come-as-you-are lounge is meant to be highly interactive with guests, musicians, dancers, and other performers interacting in a natural, largely unscripted way, Hodges Bethge

“it doesn’t feel like it’s something happening to you but something happening with you,” she said.

The Xcel starts sea trials in mid October with a pr

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