Celebrity Equinox

Celebrity Equinox at San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2019
History
NameCelebrity Equinox
Owner2008 onwards: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
OperatorCelebrity Cruises
Port of registryValletta,  Malta
BuilderMeyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany[1]
CostUS$750 million
Yard number676
Laid down6 August 2008[2]
Launched6 June 2009[3]
Sponsored byNina Barough
Completed2009
Maiden voyageJuly 31, 2009
In service2009–present
Identification
StatusActive Service
General characteristics [4]
Class and typeSolstice-class cruise ship
Tonnage
  • 121,878 GT
  • 82,363 NT
  • 9,500 DWT
Length317.2 m (1,040 ft 8 in)
Beam36.9 m (121 ft 1 in)
Draft8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)
Depth11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
Decks19 decks
Installed power
PropulsionDiesel-electric; two ABB Azipod units
Speed24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Capacity2,850 passengers
Crewapprox. 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. Construction officially started in September 2007.[5] Celebrity Equinox left the shipyard in June 2009 and entered commercial service for Celebrity Cruises on July 31, 2009.[6][7]

Celebrity Equinox sailing in the Bacino di San Marco off the island of San Giorgio Maggiore

Kate McCue was captain of the Celebrity Equinox until August 2019, and the first American woman to be captain of a "mega" cruise ship.[8]

Facilities

Lawn Club on the top deck

The vessel includes a theater and a lawn made up of real grass between the ship's funnels where croquet can be played.[9]

Celebrity Equinox was refitted in May 2019.[10]

Itineraries

Currently the Celebrity Equinox sails to the Caribbean[11] and the Bahamas[12] year-round from its homeport at Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[13]

Post Covid comeback

Celebriy Equinox sailed from Fort Lauderdale to the Caribbean on July 25, 2021 ending a year long halt in cruising.[14][15][16][17]

References

  1. ^ https://www.meyerwerft.de/en/press/press_detail/undocking_of_celebrity_equinox.jsp
  2. ^ "Press Ticker". Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "Celebrity Equinox (9372456)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "Celebrity Equinox (26784)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  5. ^ "Brennstart für Celebrity Equinox". MEYER WERFT (in German). Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "The Celebrity Equinox Begins Its Conveyance at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany - Travel Agent Central". Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  7. ^ "Celebrity Equinox Emsüberführung". YouTube. December 8, 2010.
  8. ^ Wu, Stephanie (July 17, 2015). "Meet the Cruise World's First American Female Captain: Celebrity's Kate McCue". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Leposa, Adam (June 3, 2019). "Celebrity Equinox Sails After Major Renovation". Travel Agent Central. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  11. ^ "Celebrity Equinox First Solstice Class Ship Transformed by Celebrity Revolution". TravelPulse. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  12. ^ "Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Equinox Cruises". Travel Weekly. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  13. ^ "Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Equinox Cruise Itineraries". Travel Weekly. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  14. ^ "The Comeback Continues! Celebrity Equinox is Fleet's Eighth Ship in Eight Weeks to Begin Sailing, Bringing Guests Long-Awaited Vacation Experiences Once Again". AP NEWS. July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  15. ^ "The Comeback Continues! Celebrity Equinox is Fleet's Eighth Ship in Eight Weeks to Begin Sailing, Bringing Guests Long-Awaited Vacation Experiences Once Again". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  16. ^ "Celebrity Equinox is Fleet's Eighth Ship in Eight Weeks to Begin Sailing, Bringing Guests Long-Awaited Vacation Experiences Once Again". Biznorm. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  17. ^ Staff, C. I. N. (July 25, 2021). "Another Cruise Ship Back in Service: Celebrity Equinox Resumes Sailing from Port Everglades". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
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