Celebrity Infinity
 Celebrity Infinity tendering at Juneau, Alaska on July 9, 2012 | |
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| Operator: | Celebrity Cruises |
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| Builder: | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France[1] |
| Yard number: | S31 |
| Acquired: | February 2001 |
| Maiden voyage: | 3 March 2001 |
| In service: | 2001-present |
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| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Millennium-class cruise ship |
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| Length: | 964.6 ft (294.0 m) |
| Beam: | 105.6 ft (32.2 m) |
| Draft: | 26.3 ft (8.0 m) |
| Decks: | 12 |
| Installed power: | Two General Electric gas turbines |
| Propulsion: | Two Rolls-Royce Mermaid propulsion units |
| Speed: | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Capacity: | 2,170 |
| Crew: | 999 |
GTS Celebrity Infinity is a Millennium Class cruise ship owned and operated by Celebrity Cruises. She was launched in 2001 as Infinity, and renamed Celebrity Infinity in 2007. During the summer cruising season, she cruises Alaska, and during the winter cruising season, South America, including Chile, Argentina, Panama, and Uruguay. From 2013 she will sail the Norwegian Fjords and British Isles, between fall and spring, she sails to South America and the Panama Canal.
Features
The ship boasts a two-story dining room, called the Trellis Dining Room. She also has a two-story theater called the Celebrity Theater. After being renovated in 2007, the ship has acquired many new features that are on the Solstice class ships, such as Cafe al Bacio or Bistro on Five. Other things added were an updated Oceanview Cafe, new carpets and decoration, as well as a wine restaurant called Cellar Masters.The whole Grand Foyer was redone and the ship was renamed Celebrity Infinity.
Infinity also features a restaurant with original fixtures and china from the legendary ocean liner SS United States, who still holds the transatlantic speed record to this day.
Gallery
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GTS Celebrity Infinity in Acapulco
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Celebrity Infinity departing Skagway, Alaska on July 10, 2012
References
- 1 2 Asklander, Micke. "GTS Infinity (2001)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 February 2012.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Celebrity Infinity. |
- Official website
- Cruise Critic review
- Celebrity Infinity ship location in Google Maps
- Ship pictures, menus and review from April 2008
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