Celebrity Equinox

Celebrity Equinox in Venice, 2014
History
Name: Celebrity Equinox
Owner: 2008 onwards: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Operator: Celebrity Cruises
Port of registry: Valletta,  MaltaDiesel-electric
Builder: Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany
Cost: US$750 million
Yard number: 676
Laid down: 6 August 2008[1]
Completed: 2009
Maiden voyage: July 31, 2009
In service: 2009–present
Identification:
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:
Propulsion: Diesel-electric; two two ABB Azipod units
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, and iLounge - which is the internet cafe. All Solstice-class ships were retrofitted with Apple computer based iLounges beginning in 2010.[4] 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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Press Ticker". Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Celebrity Equinox (26784)". DNV GL Portal. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  3. ↑ "The Celebrity Equinox Begins Its Conveyance at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany - Travel Agent Central". Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Cruises, Celebrity. "Celebrity Cruises Introduces 'Celebrity iLounge'". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  5. ↑ "The grass is really greener on Celebrity Solstice". Cruise Business Review. 2008-01-18. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-07.

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