Engineering:Celebrity Equinox
 Celebrity Equinox in San Juan, PR, 2019
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| History | |
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| Name: | Celebrity Equinox |
| Owner: | 2008 onwards: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
| Operator: | Celebrity Cruises |
| Port of registry: |
Valletta,  Malta |
| 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] | |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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]
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
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]
Post Covid comeback
Celebriy Equinox sailed from Fort Lauderdale to the Caribbean on July 25, 2021 ending a year long halt in cruising.[11][12][13][14]
References
- ↑ "Press Ticker". http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1579. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "Celebrity Equinox (9372456)". Miramar Ship Index. https://www.miramarshipindex.nz/ship/9372456.
- ↑ "Celebrity Equinox (26784)". Det Norske Veritas. http://vesselregister.dnvgl.com/VesselRegister/vesseldetails.html?vesselid=26784.
- ↑ "The Celebrity Equinox Begins Its Conveyance at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany - Travel Agent Central". http://www.travelagentcentral.com/cruises/conveying-celebrity-equinox-amazing-river-experience. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ Wu, Stephanie (July 17, 2015). "Meet the Cruise World's First American Female Captain: Celebrity's Kate McCue". Travel + Leisure. https://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/first-american-female-captain-kate-mccue-celebrity-cruises. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ↑ "The grass is really greener on Celebrity Solstice". Cruise Business Review. 2008-01-18. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081002152911/http://www.cruisebusiness.com/news.php?u=20080118160959. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ↑ Leposa, Adam (2019-06-03). "Celebrity Equinox Sails After Major Renovation" (in en). https://www.travelagentcentral.com/cruises/celebrity-equinox-sails-after-major-renovation.
- ↑ "Celebrity Equinox First Solstice Class Ship Transformed by Celebrity Revolution". https://www.travelpulse.com/news/cruise/celebrity-equinox-first-solstice-class-ship-transformed-by-celebrity-revolution.html.
- ↑ "Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Equinox Cruises". Travel Weekly. https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise/Celebrity-Cruises/Celebrity-Equinox/Schedule. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Equinox Cruise Itineraries". Travel Weekly. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191214115517/https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise/Celebrity-Cruises/Celebrity-Equinox/Itineraries. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ↑ "THE COMEBACK CONTINUES! Celebrity Equinox is Fleet's Eighth Ship in Eight Weeks to Begin Sailing, Bringing Guests Long-Awaited Vacation Experiences Once Again" (in en). 2021-07-25. https://apnews.com/press-release/pr-newswire/lifestyle-sports-business-health-travel-644851c9dd4f43e482b3b763a8d1fb8a.
- ↑ "THE COMEBACK CONTINUES! Celebrity Equinox is Fleet's Eighth Ship in Eight Weeks to Begin Sailing, Bringing Guests Long-Awaited Vacation Experiences Once Again" (in en-US). https://finance.yahoo.com/news/comeback-continues-celebrity-equinox-fleets-220000782.html.
- ↑ "Celebrity Equinox is Fleet’s Eighth Ship in Eight Weeks to Begin Sailing, Bringing Guests Long-Awaited Vacation Experiences Once Again". https://www.biznorm.com/2021/07/celebrity-equinox-is-fleets-eighth-ship.html.
- ↑ Staff, C. I. N. (2021-07-25). "Another Cruise Ship Back in Service: Celebrity Equinox Resumes Sailing from Port Everglades" (in en-gb). https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/25543-another-cruise-ship-back-in-service-celebrity-equinox-resumes-sailing-from-port-everglades.html.
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