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American Liberty vs Celebrity Flora

The verdict

Which should you choose?

American Liberty is an intimate American Cruise Lines ship carrying 100 passengers, in service since 2024. Celebrity Flora is an intimate Celebrity Cruises ship carrying 100 passengers, in service since 2019. American Liberty has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose American Liberty if you want a newer ship: its maiden voyage was in 2024 (vs 2019).

Choose Celebrity Flora if you want more space per passenger, more crew per passenger or more cruises to choose from: it has 57.4 gross tons per passenger (vs 11.5), it has a crew member for every 1.3 passengers (vs 2.0) and it has 10 cruises on sale (vs none).

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Specifications

marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.

American LibertyCelebrity Flora
Cruise line American Cruise Lines Celebrity Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2024 (better) 2019
Gross tonnage 1,148 5,739
Passengers 100 100
Crew 50 80
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 2.0 1.3 (better)
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 11.5 57.4 (better)
Cabins 56 —
Decks 5 8
Length 241 ft 333 ft
Beam 35 ft 56 ft
Speed — 16 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 — 9 / 10
Cruises on sale — 10
Upcoming sailings — 361
Cruise lengths — 7 to 16 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted — $8,170

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.

American Liberty has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Celebrity Flora: 10.0
  • Adventure & nature Celebrity Flora: 10.0
  • Cultural Celebrity Flora: 7.0
  • Dining Celebrity Flora: 8.0
  • Entertainment Celebrity Flora: 7.0
  • Family friendly Celebrity Flora: 7.0
  • Party Celebrity Flora: 6.0
  • Romantic Celebrity Flora: 10.0
  • Spa & fitness Celebrity Flora: 7.0
  • Staterooms Celebrity Flora: 8.0

American Cruise Lines

American Liberty

The 100-passenger American Liberty launched in August 2024, offering the best qualities of expedition adventure cruising with the refinement and accessibility of river cruising. The design of the ship allows access into small ports.

Questions

American Liberty or Celebrity Flora?

Which is bigger, American Liberty or Celebrity Flora?

Celebrity Flora is bigger at 5,739 gross tons, against 1,148 gross tons for American Liberty. American Liberty carries 100 passengers and Celebrity Flora carries 100.

Which ship is newer, American Liberty or Celebrity Flora?

American Liberty is newer, with a maiden voyage in 2024 against 2019 for Celebrity Flora.

Which has more space per passenger?

Celebrity Flora, with 57.4 gross tons per passenger against 11.5 on American Liberty. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

Which has more crew per passenger?

Celebrity Flora, with one crew member for every 1.3 passengers against one for every 2.0 on American Liberty.

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