Deal watch: Celebrity Cruises launches Europe promotion

Celebrity Cruises is offering $1,000 per cabin discounts on 2013 cruises in Europe.

The line's new "Air Today, Relax Tomorrow" promotion — designed to offer customers relief from rising airfares to the region -- is available to those who book a balcony cabin or suite on any Celebrity sailing in Europe taking place between April and September.

The offer is available this week to members of Celebrity's frequent cruiser program, the Captain's Club, and becomes available to the general public on Nov. 8. The promotion will continue through Dec. 2.

To qualify for the discount, customers must provide Celebrity with proof of a reservation for flights to Europe from a North American gateway city. The flight does not have to be booked through the line.

Cruise executives have said rising airfares from North America to Europe over the past two years have left some customers on the fence about a voyage in the region, and a number of lines have responded with promotions that involved free or discounted airfare.

Celebrity will have six ships sailing in Europe in 2013 that collectively will visit 25 countries from seven departure ports. The season will include Celebrity's first visits to Liverpool, England; Waterford, Ireland; Torshavn, Faroe Islands; Varna, Bulgaria; Sevastopol and Odessa in Ukraine; and Kristiansand, Norway.