Celebrity Equinox
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.[4]

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Name: | Celebrity Equinox |
Owner: | 2008 onwards: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
Operator: | Celebrity Cruises |
Port of registry: |
Valletta, ![]() |
Builder: | Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany |
Cost: | US$750 million |
Yard number: | 676 |
Laid down: | 6 August 2008[1] |
Launched: | 6 June 2009[2] |
Completed: | 2009 |
Maiden voyage: | July 31, 2009 |
In service: | 2009–present |
Identification: |
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Status: | Service suspended |
General characteristics [3] | |
Class and type: | Solstice-class cruise ship |
Tonnage: | |
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: |
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Propulsion: | Diesel-electric; two ABB Azipod units |
Speed: | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
Capacity: | 2,850 passengers |
Crew: | approx. 1,250 |
Kate McCue was Captain of the Equinox until August 2019, and the first American woman to be captain of a "mega" cruise ship.[5]
Facilities
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The vessel includes a theater and a lawn made up of real grass between the ships funnels where croquet can be played.[6]
Celebrity Equinox was refitted in May 2019.[7]
Itineraries
Currently the Celebrity Equinox sails to the Caribbean[8] and the Bahamas[9] year-round from its homeport at Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[10]
References
- "Press Ticker". Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- "Celebrity Equinox (9372456)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- "Celebrity Equinox (26784)". DNV GL Vessel Register. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- "The Celebrity Equinox Begins Its Conveyance at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany - Travel Agent Central". Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- Wu, Stephanie (July 17, 2015). "Meet the Cruise World's First American Female Captain: Celebrity's Kate McCue". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- "The grass is really greener on Celebrity Solstice". Cruise Business Review. January 18, 2008. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2008.
- Leposa, Adam (June 3, 2019). "Celebrity Equinox Sails After Major Renovation". Travel Agent Central. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- "Celebrity Equinox First Solstice Class Ship Transformed by Celebrity Revolution". TravelPulse. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- "Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Equinox Cruises". Travel Weekly. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- "Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Equinox Cruise Itineraries". Travel Weekly. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
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