Cell tray for transporting a plurality of bottles, the cell tray comprising: - a quadrilateral base which has on one side a loading surface adapted to receive bottle bottoms in a matrix-like loading pattern, - holding devices provided to the base on the opposite side to the loading surface, the holding devices being adapted to receive and lock into place bottle mouths of bottles loaded onto a similar cell tray beneath said holding devices in a stack of cell trays, characterized in that - the holding devices are arranged as to align with at least two separate loading patterns (LP 1, LP 2) on the loading surface, wherein: o the first loading pattern (LP 1) is formed by a first plurality of holding devices arranged in a matrix-like formation consisting of a first number of rows (Y 1) and of a first number of columns (X 1), and wherein o the second loading pattern (LP 2) is formed by a second plurality of holding devices arranged in a matrix-like formation consisting of a second number of rows (Y 2) and of a second number of columns (X 2), and wherein the second number of rows (Y 2) is at least one less than the first number of rows (Y 1), and the second number of columns (X 2) is at least one less than the first number of columns (X 1), and in that - the loading surface comprises protruding ridges having a shape inverse to that of a combination of o the first loading pattern (LP 1) of bottle bottoms having a circular profile with a radius (r A) and o second loading pattern (LP 2) of bottle bottoms having a circular profile with a radius (r B) larger than that in the first loading pattern (LP 1). - a quadrilateral base which has on one side a loading surface adapted to receive bottle bottoms in a matrix-like loading pattern, - holding devices provided to the base on the opposite side to the loading surface, the holding devices being adapted to receive and lock into place bottle mouths of bottles loaded onto a similar cell tray beneath said holding devices in a stack of cell trays, - the holding devices are arranged as to align with at least two separate loading patterns (LP 1, LP 2) on the loading surface, wherein: o the first loading pattern (LP 1) is formed by a first plurality of holding devices arranged in a matrix-like formation consisting of a first number of rows (Y 1) and of a first number of columns (X 1), and wherein o the second loading pattern (LP 2) is formed by a second plurality of holding devices arranged in a matrix-like formation consisting of a second number of rows (Y 2) and of a second number of columns (X 2), and wherein the second number of rows (Y 2) is at least one less than the first number of rows (Y 1), and the second number of columns (X 2) is at least one less than the first number of columns (X 1), and in that o the first loading pattern (LP 1) is formed by a first plurality of holding devices arranged in a matrix-like formation consisting of a first number of rows (Y 1) and of a first number of columns (X 1), and wherein o the second loading pattern (LP 2) is formed by a second plurality of holding devices arranged in a matrix-like formation consisting of a second number of rows (Y 2) and of a second number of columns (X 2), and wherein - the loading surface comprises protruding ridges having a shape inverse to that of a combination of o the first loading pattern (LP 1) of bottle bottoms having a circular profile with a radius (r A) and o second loading pattern (LP 2) of bottle bottoms having a circular profile with a radius (r B) larger than that in the first loading pattern (LP 1). o the first loading pattern (LP 1) of bottle bottoms having a circular profile with a radius (r A) and o second loading pattern (LP 2) of bottle bottoms having a circular profile with a radius (r B) larger than that in the first loading pattern (LP 1).