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Celebrity Mercury will start Eastern Caribbean cruises in late 2009 and early 2010 with calls to St Thomas, St Croix, St Kitts, Antigua and St Maarten.

The 2009 itinerary also includes Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, Dominica, St Lucia, Barbados, Tobago, Grenada, Curacao and Aruba. In 2010, the German built Bahamas-registered vessel will set sail from Charlotte, South Carolina, to Puerto Rico, St Thomas, St Maarten, St Kitts and Tortola before returning to South Carolina.
In addition to the Celebrity Mercury, the 2,450-passenger Constellation, the 2,850-passenger Solstice, the 2,281-passenger Galaxy and the 2,450-passenger Summit are scheduled to visit St Kitts during the 2008-2009 cruise ship season.