Second of new class of ship for Celebrity
Celebrity Cruises has exercised an option to order a second 118,000-tonne ship.
The new series of 2,850-passenger ships has been named Solstice class, the first being named Celebrity Solstice and the second, Celebrity Equinox.
The first vessel is due to enter service in autumn 2008 followed by the second in summer 2009.
Both new ships will be 1,033 ft long and 121 ft wide, giving the line the ability to offer larger standard cabins and a higher percentage of balconies.
Richard Fain, chairman and CEO of parent company Royal Caribbean Cruises, said: “The Solstice-class ships accelerate the tremendous growth and excitement that continues to build with this brand. We owe a lot of our inspiration to guests and travel partners, and we think they will be enormously pleased with this collaboration.”
The ships are to be built at German shipyard Meyer Werft.
Report by Phil Davies
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