Celebrity Solstice
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Celebrity Solstice |
| Owner: | Celebrity Cruises |
| Operator: | Celebrity Cruises |
| Port of registry: |
 Malta |
| Builder: | Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany |
| Cost: | $750 million (USD) |
| Launched: | 10 August 2008[1] |
| Christened: | 14 November 2008 by Sharon L. Smith[2] |
| Completed: | October 2008[3] |
| Maiden voyage: | 23 November 2008 |
| In service: | November 2008-present |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9362530 |
| Status: | In Active Service as of 2010 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Solstice-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | gross tonnage (GT) of 122,000 tons[4] |
| Length: | 1,033 ft (314.86 m) |
| Beam: | 121 ft (36.88 m) |
| Draft: | 27 ft (8.23 m) |
| Decks: | 19 |
| Installed power: | 4x Wärtsilä diesel engines |
| Propulsion: | 2x 20.5MW Azipod |
| Speed: | 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Capacity: | 2,850 passengers |
| Crew: | 1,500 crew |
Celebrity Solstice is a Solstice-class cruise ship owned and operated by Celebrity Cruises. She is the largest cruise ship built in Germany.[5] In 2009, this record was surpassed by the Disney Dream, a 128,000-GT cruise ship owned by Disney Cruise Line.
Celebrity Solstice is the first ship in the Solstice class, her sister ships being Celebrity Equinox, Celebrity Eclipse, Celebrity Silhouette and one as-of-yet unnamed ship. The sisters will enter service in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively.[6]
Service history
Celebrity Solstice left the Meyer Werft on 28 September 2008, and arrived in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on 3 November 2008. Subsequently she embarked on a series of short preview cruises for travel agents and dignitaries.[5] On 14 November she was officially named by the ocean scientist Sharon L. Smith in a ceremony at Port Everglades.[2] Celebrity Solstice began commercial service on 23 November 2008.[7]
Exterior design
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Externally, Celebrity Solstice looks very different from previous Celebrity Cruises ships. In original exterior renderings, the hull was shown as all-white with powder blue funnels and blue glass upper decks.[8] In a more recent update, the light blue color had been changed to Celebrity's normal dark blue color and the hull was shown having a resemblance to the current fleet's livery, with the promenade deck painted dark blue. Similarly, the large dark blue funnel with a white X that had been the trademark of Celebrity thus far has been replaced by two thin funnels, and it was planned to have the X logo of the company visible in the glass balcony railings on the ship's "hump" (The area of superstructure which extends outward farther than the rest of the balconies). Throughout her fitting out, sea trials, and launch, it was noted that the glass X, unless seen from certain angles, was not visible. Shortly after, the X was refinished to be darker, but still can be hard to see. An afterthought during the sea trials saw the addition of a white X onto the forward funnel, thus bringing Solstice more closely related to her fleetmates.
Amenities
Celebrity Solstice and her sisters offer seven different stateroom categories, including the new AquaClass.
Other onboard amenities include a large theater with a 1,400+ seating capacity, multiple restaurant dining options, The Patio on the Lawn, numerous bars and clubs, Solstice Deck, youth facilities, Online@Celebrity, and many other common and unique features. Some unique features include glass-blowing classes/demonstrations as well as The Lawn Club, a live grass lawn between the ship's funnels on the upper deck.[9] On May 30th, 2010 the Celebrity Solstice will launch the iLounge.[10]
References
- ↑ Undocking of Celebrity Solstice
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Celebrity Solstice named by female scientiest". Cruise Business Review. Cruise Media Oy Ltd. 15 November 2008. http://www.cruisewatch.net/articles/view/4418-15.11.2008-celebrity-solstice-named-by-female-scientiest.html. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
- ↑ Meyerwerft Website
- ↑ Celebrity Solstice Cruise Review - Celebrity Cruises - Cruise Critic
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 NWZonline.de Luxusliner Spezial, retrieved 2008-09-29
- ↑ Celebrity Cruises orders fifth Solstice-Class Ship, retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ↑ "Celebrity Solstice Enters Service with Applause from Press and Trade". Celebrity Cruises. http://www.celebritycruises.com/aboutceleb/pressDetails.do;jsessionid=0000iPSxDx36FULEAqqi-PGR9NL:12h3rnd1c?pagename=press_room_details&event_date=2008-11-23&event_type=press_release&sequence_code=A. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- ↑ Anders Johannessen. "Awaiting the Celebrity Solstice". Cruise Business Review. http://www.cruisebusiness.com/article.php. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ↑ "The grass is really greener on Celebrity Solstice". Cruise Business Review. 2008-01-18. http://www.cruisebusiness.com/news.php?u=20080118160959. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ↑ http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/press-release/rcl_celebrity-cruises-to-present-celebrity-ilounge-on-celebrity-solstice-and-celebrity-summit-891402.html
External links
| Celebrity Solstice
]]- Celebrity Cruises Website
- Celebrity Solstice Class Official Site
- Detailed information about the Lawn Club
- Video Clip of Celebrity Solstice leaving Port Everglades
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