Celebrity Solstice at night. |
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| Name: | Celebrity Solstice |
| Owner: | Celebrity Cruises |
| Operator: | Celebrity Cruises |
| Port of registry: | Malta |
| Builder: | Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany |
| Cost: | $750 million (USD) |
| Laid down: | 17 March 2007[1] |
| Launched: | 10 August 2008[2] |
| Christened: | 14 November 2008 by Sharon L. Smith[3] |
| Completed: | October 2008[4] |
| Maiden voyage: | 23 November 2008 |
| In service: | November 2008-present |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9362530 |
| Status: | In Active Service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Solstice-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | gross tonnage (GT) of 122,000 tons[5] |
| 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 16V46 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. At the time she was launched, she held the record for the largest cruise ship ever built in Germany;[6] 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 is scheduled for launch in 2011, and Reflection is expected to sail beginning in 2012.[7]
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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.[6] On 14 November she was officially named by the ocean scientist Sharon L. Smith in a ceremony at Port Everglades.[3] Celebrity Solstice began commercial service on 23 November 2008.[8]
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.[9] 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.
Winter 2008- Caribbean sailing from Fort Lauderdale
Summer 2009- Europe sailing from Civitavecchia
Winter 2009- Caribbean sailing from Fort Lauderdale
Summer 2010- Caribbean sailing from Fort Lauderdale
Winter 2010- Caribbean sailing from Fort Lauderdale
Summer 2011- Europe sailing from Barcelona
Winter 2011- Caribbean sailing from Fort Lauderdale
Summer 2012- Europe sailing from Barcelona
Winter 2012- Australia and New Zealand sailing from Sydney
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.[10] On May 30th, 2010 the Celebrity Solstice launched the iLounge.[11]
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