Celebrity Eclipse
| 300px Celebrity Eclipse inbound to Southampton on St George's Day, 23 April 2010, with 2200 British tourists stranded by airspace closure following eruption of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull. | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Celebrity Eclipse |
| Owner: | Celebrity Cruises |
| Operator: | Celebrity Cruises |
| Port of registry: |
 Malta[1] |
| Ordered: | July 2006[2] |
| Builder: | Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany[3] |
| Cost: | $750 million (USD) |
| Yard number: | 677[4] |
| Laid down: | 23 January 2009[3] |
| Launched: | 28 February 2010[5] |
| Christened: | 24 April 2010 at Southampton by Emma Pontin[6] |
| Acquired: | 15 April 2010[7] |
| Status: | In Service[8] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Solstice class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | gross tonnage (GT) of 122,000 tons[3] |
| Length: | 314.80 m (1,032 ft 10 in)[4] |
| Beam: | 36.80 m (120 ft 9 in)[4][3] |
| Draft: | 8.30 m (27 ft 3 in)[4] |
| Decks: | 17 decks[9] |
| Installed power: |
4 × Wärtsilä diesels combined 91,364 kW[4] |
| Speed: | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)[3] |
| Capacity: | 2,852 passengers[3] |
| Crew: | approx. 1,271 |
Celebrity Eclipse is a Solstice-class cruise ship, operated by Celebrity Cruises. She is the sister ship of Celebrity Solstice, Celebrity Equinox, and Celebrity Silhouette, which entered service in Summer of 2008, Summer of 2009 respectively. Celebrity Silhouette enters on Fall 2011. She is the third Solstice-class cruise ship. Celebrity Eclipse measures 122,000 gross tons and carries 2,852 passengers (double occupancy) plus crew.[3]
Celebrity Eclipse will sail from Southampton during Summer 2010 offering itineraries in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe.[10]. In Northern Europe the ship will visit ports such as Warnemünde, Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Tallinn, Copenhagen or Zeebrugge.
Celebrity Eclipse will sail from Miami in Winter 2010 [ http://www.celebritycruises.co.uk].
Celebrity Cruises has announced that Celebrity Eclipse will return to sailing from Southampton in Summer 2011 [1].
The ship's godmother is Emma Pontin, a famous yachtswoman.[11]
Contents
Concept and construction
The keel of the Celebrity Eclipse was laid on 23 January 2009 and floated in her drydock in 28 February 2010.[3][5]
Celebrity Eclipse is the third Solstice-class ship, preceded by Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Equinox. Solstice-class ships are considered to be one of the environment-friendly ships in the world, which they are equipped with Photovoltaic System, an optimized hull design, highly-efficient hull coatings and lighting system using LED lights.[12] With these set of innovations, Solstice-class ships save 30% more energy, compared to other ships of its kind.[12]
Amenities
All Celebrity' ships feature a casino, multiple pools, shopping galleries, and other industry-standard amenities. The ship will also have many Celebrity trademarks such as Michael's Club, a Martini Bar, specialty coffee shop, formal main restaurant, and multiple specialty restaurants, including the Continental and European-inspired Murano which is also found on Celebrity Century. On April 26th, 2010 the Celebrity Eclipse will launch the iLounge.[13]
2010 Iceland Volcano Eruption
In response to the shutdown of UK airspace due to the eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano, the newly completed Eclipse was used to rescue 2000 British tourists stranded in Spain as "an act of goodwill" by the owners. The ship departed from Southampton for Bilbao on April 21, and returned on April 23.[14]
Operational History
Celebrity Eclipse' official maiden voyage was on April 29th, 2010, departing Southampton to Cobh, Ireland. Throughout the Summer, she sails the Mediterranean, Russia and Scandinavia. Celebrity Eclipse will be relocated in Miami in Winter 2010 to offer Caribbean cruises.[11]
References
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- ↑ http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1743
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solstice_class_cruise_ship
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "Keel-laying of Celebrity Eclipse". Cruise Business Review. Cruise Media Oy Ltd. 23 January 2009. http://cruisebusiness.com/news.php?u=20090123150655. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Asklander, Micke. "M/S Celebrity Eclipse (2010)" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/celebrity_eclipse_2010.htm. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Celebrity ECLIPSE leaves building dock". Meyerwerft website. 28 February 2010. http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1728. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ↑ Celebrity Cruises' New Celebrity Eclipse to be Named by Courageous Ocean-Racing Yachtswoman. Press Release. Celebrity Cruises. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010
- ↑ http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1743
- ↑ http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1743
- ↑ http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1743
- ↑ "Southampton to be Home Port for Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Eclipse In 2010". Linda's Cruises Blog. About.com. 5 December 2008. http://cruises.about.com/b/2008/12/05/southampton-to-be-home-port-for-celebrity-cruises-celebrity-eclipse-in-2010.htm. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Launch of Celebrity Cruises' Newest ship 'Eclipses" Others Newest Solstice Class ship named by courageous yachtswoman Emma Pontin. Press Release. Celebrity Cruises. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Delivery of Celebrity ECLIPSE. Meyerwerft website. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010
- ↑ http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/press-release/rcl_celebrity-cruises-to-present-celebrity-ilounge-on-celebrity-solstice-and-celebrity-summit-891402.html
- ↑ Jo Palmer (22 April 2010) "Stranded tourists return from Bilbao on Eclipse cruise ", BBC. Retrieved April 23, 2010
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