CELEBRITY SOLSTICE cruise vessel

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Built as a cruise vessel under yard No 675 by Jos L Meyer Werft GmbH, Papenburg, Germany for Celebrity Solstice Inc (Celebrity Cruises Inc.), Bahamas.
17 March 2007 the first section was placed.
10 August 2008 floated out of the building dock as the CELEBRITY SOLSTICE.
Tonnage 121,878 grt, 82,363 nrt, 9,500 dwt. Dim. 317.20 x 36.80 x 8.30m. (draught).
Powered by four Wärtsilä 16V46 diesel engines, 67,200 kW, two ABB Azipod propulsion units each 20.5 MW, speed 24 knots.
Accommodation for 2,850 passengers, crew 1,500.
27 September 2008 towed from Papenburg to the Eemshaven, Netherland for trials and fitting out.
24 October 2008 delivered to owners. Homeport Valletta, Malta. Building cost $570 million.

CELEBRITY SOLSTICE is a Solstice-class cruise ship owned and operated by Celebrity Cruises. At the time she was launched, she held the record for the largest cruise ship ever built in Germany; however, her record was surpassed when the DISNEY DREAM was launched in 2010.
CELEBRITY SOLSTICE is the first ship in the Solstice class, her sister ships being CELEBRITY EQUINOX, CELEBRITY ECLIPSE, CELEBRITY SILHOUETTE and CELEBRITY REFLECTION. EQUINOX and ECLIPSE entered service in 2009 and 2010, respectively. SILHOUETTE was launched in 2011, and REFLECTION in 2012.
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. On 14 November she was officially named by the ocean scientist Sharon L. Smith in a ceremony at Port Everglades. CELEBRITY SOLSTICE began commercial service on 23 November 2008.
Externally, CELEBRITY SOLSTICE elebrity 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. 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 Similarly, the large dark blue funnel with a white X that had been the trademark of Celebrity thus far has been replaced by two thin funnels, and it was planned to have the X logo of the company visible in the glass balcony railings on the ship's "hump" (The area of superstructure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.
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. On May 30th, 2010 the Celebrity Solstice launched the iLounge.
2013 In service same name and owner, managed by Celebrity Cruises Inc., Miami, USA. Imo no 9362530.

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