MV Celebrity Equinox

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Celebrity Equinox departing Southampton on her maiden voyage
Career
Name: Celebrity Equinox
Owner: Celebrity Cruises
Operator: Celebrity Cruises
Port of registry:  Malta
Builder: Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany
Cost: USD $ 750 million
Completed: 2009
Maiden voyage: July 31, 2009
In service: 2009-present
Identification: IMO number: 9372456
Status: In Service
General characteristics
Class and type: Solstice class cruise ship
Tonnage: gross tonnage (GT) of 122,000 tons
Length: 1,033 ft (315 m)
Beam: 121 ft (37 m)
Draft: 27 ft (8 m)
Decks: 19 decks
Installed power: 4 × Wärtsilä diesels
combined 91,364 kW
Propulsion: pods
Speed: 24-knot (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Capacity: 2,850 passengers
Crew: approx. 1250 crew

Celebrity Equinox is a Solstice-class cruise ship built by Meyer Werft in Germany. Celebrity Equinox is the second of the five Solstice-class vessels, owned and operated by Celebrity Cruises. She is a sister ship of Celebrity Solstice, Celebrity Eclipse, Celebrity Silhouette and an as-of-yet unnamed sister. Celebrity Equinox entered commercial service for Celebrity Cruises on July 31, 2009.[1]

In Summer 2010, Celebrity Equinox will be based in Rome sailing the Mediterranean Sea. In Winter, she will be based in Fort Lauderdale, sailing the Caribbean.

Amenities

Celebrity Equinox and her sisters will offer numerous stateroom categories (Suites, AquaClass, ConciergeClass, Veranda, Oceanview, and Interior), and will feature a new class, AquaClass.

Onboard amenities include a large theater, multiple restaurant dining options including a dedicated restaurant for AquaClass guests, The Patio on the Lawn, numerous bars and clubs, Solstice Deck, youth facilities, Online@Celebrity, and many other common and unique features. Some new innovations that have been revealed include glass-blowing classes/demonstrations as well as The Lawn Club, a live grass lawn between the ship's funnels on the upper deck.[2]

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