Celebrity Equinox
 Celebrity Equinox departing Southampton on her maiden voyage | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Celebrity Equinox |
| Owner: | 2008—Present: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
| Operator: | Celebrity Cruises |
| Port of registry: |
 Malta |
| Builder: | Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany |
| Cost: | US$750 million |
| Laid down: | 6 August 2008[1] |
| Completed: | 2009 |
| Maiden voyage: | July 31, 2009 |
| In service: | 2009–present |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9372456 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type: | Solstice-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 121,878 GT 82,363 NT 9,500 DWT |
| Length: | 317.2 m (1,041 ft) |
| Beam: | 36.9 m (121 ft) |
| Draft: | 8.3 m (27 ft) |
| Depth: | 11.3 m (37 ft) |
| Decks: | 19 decks |
| Installed power: | 4 × Wärtsilä 16V46 67,200 kW (combined) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel-electric with two ABB Azipods |
| Speed: | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Capacity: | 2,850 passengers |
| Crew: | approx. 1,250 |
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 the Celebrity Reflection. Celebrity Equinox entered commercial service for Celebrity Cruises on July 31, 2009.[3]
Itinerary
Summer 2009- Mediterranean sailing from Civitavecchia (Rome)
Winter 2009- Caribbean sailing from Fort Lauderdale
Summer 2010- Mediterranean and Holy Land sailing from Civitavecchia (Rome)
WInter 2010- Caribbean sailing from Fort Lauderdale
Summer 2011- Mediterranean sailing from Civitavecchia (Rome)
Winter 2011- Caribbean sailing from Fort Lauderdale
Summer 2012- Mediterranean sailing from Civitavecchia (Rome)
Winter 2012- Caribbean from Fort Lauderdale
Summer 2013- Mediterranean sailing from Barcelona
Winter 2013- Caribbean sailing from Fort Lauderdale
Summer 2014- Mediterranean sailing from Barcelona, Civitavecchia (Rome), Venice and Istanbul
Winter 2014- Caribbean sailing from Fort Lauderdale
Summer 2015- Mediterranean sailing from Barcelona, Civitavecchia (Rome), Istanbul and Athens
Amenities
Celebrity Equinox and her sisters offer a wide variety of stateroom categories, including Celebrity Cruises' signature ConciergeClass and the new AquaClass.
Onboard amenities include a large theater called Equinox Theater, like its sister ships the name of the ship is included in the name of the theater. Multiple restaurant dining options including a dedicated restaurant for AquaClass guests called Blu, The Patio on the Lawn where you can relax and have a picnic or play croquet, numerous bars and clubs, the Solstice Deck,the top deck of the ship, a youth facility called the Fun Factory, Online@Celebrity which is the internet cafe. Like her all her sister ship's internet cafes are called Online@Celebrity. The ship also features many other common and unique features. Some 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.[4]
References
- ↑ "Press Ticker". Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "Celebrity Equinox (26784)". DNV Exchange. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ↑ "The Celebrity Equinox Begins Its Conveyance at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany - Travel Agent Central". Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "The grass is really greener on Celebrity Solstice". Cruise Business Review. 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Celebrity Equinox (ship, 2009). |
- Official website
- Cruise Critic review
- Celebrity Equinox ship location in Google Maps
- Meyer Werft Website
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