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| Ship image = M-S Celebrity Solstice.jpg
| Ship caption = ''Celebrity Solstice'' in 2011
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| Ship name = ''Celebrity Solstice''
| Ship owner = *[[Company:Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.|Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.]]
*<small>(2008)</small>
*Celebrity Solstice Inc.
*<small>(2008–present)</small><ref name="DETdim">{{cite ship register |register=DNV |id=26783 |shipname=Celebrity Solstice: Summary |accessdate=August 10, 2013 }}</ref>
| Ship operator = Celebrity Cruises
| Ship registry = *[[Place:Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], {{flag|Bahamas|civil}}
*<small>(2008)</small>
*[[Place:Valletta|Valletta]], {{flag|Malta|civil}}
*<small>(2008–present)</small>
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| Ship builder = *Meyer Werft
*Papenburg, Germany
| Ship original cost = {{US$|750 million}}
| Ship yard number = 
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| Ship laid down = March 17, 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1385 |title=First Block of Celebrity Solstice |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002045523/http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1385 |archivedate=October 2, 2011 }}</ref>
| Ship launched = August 10, 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1578 |title=Undocking of Celebrity Solstice |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002043838/http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1578 |archivedate=October 2, 2011 }}</ref>
| Ship completed = October 2008<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.meyerwerft.de/en/meyerwerft_de/schiffe/kreuzfahrtschiffe/celebrity_cruisers/celebrity_solstice/celebrity_solstice.jsp |title=Celebrity Solstice}}</ref>
| Ship christened = November 14, 2008
| Ship sponsor = Professor Sharon L. Smith
| Ship acquired = 
| Ship maiden voyage = November 23, 2008
| Ship in service = November 2008–present
| Ship out of service = 
| Ship identification = *Call sign: 9HRJ9
*{{IMO Number|9362530}}
*{{MMSI|249409000}}
| Ship fate = 
| Ship status = In service
| Ship notes = <ref name="dnv">{{csr|register=DNV|id=26783|shipname=Celebrity Solstice|accessdate=June 11, 2015}}</ref>
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| Ship class = {{sclass-|Solstice|cruise ship}}
| Ship tonnage = *{{GT|121,878}}<ref name="DETdim" />
*{{NetT|82,363}}<ref name="DETdim" />
*{{DWT|9,500}}<ref name="DETdim" />
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| Ship length = {{convert|1033|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|121|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}
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| Ship draft = {{convert|27|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}
| Ship depth = 
| Ship decks = 19
| Ship deck clearance = 
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| Ship power = 4{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}[[Company:Wärtsilä|Wärtsilä]] 16V46
| Ship propulsion = *Diesel-electric;
*two [[Company:ABB Group|ABB]] [[Engineering:Azipod|Azipod]] propulsion units
*(2{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}20.5{{nbsp}}MW)
| Ship speed = {{convert|24|kn}}
| Ship capacity = 2,852 passengers
| Ship crew = 1,250
| Ship notes = 
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The '''''Celebrity Solstice''''' is the [[Engineering:Lead ship|lead ship]] of the {{sclass-|Solstice|cruise ship|0}} of [[Engineering:Cruise ship|cruise ship]]s operated by Celebrity Cruises.  Built by Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, she was [[Engineering:Float-out|floated out]] on August 10, 2008, and [[Engineering:Ceremonial ship launching|christened]] by ocean scientist Professor Sharon L. Smith at a ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, on November 14, 2008.<ref name="mm 2009-01-03">{{cite web|last=Knego|first=Peter|title=CELEBRITY SOLSTICE Decked!|url=http://maritimematters.com/2009/01/celebrity-solstice/|website=Maritime Matters|accessdate=June 11, 2015|date=January 3, 2009}}</ref>{{sfn|Smith|2010|page=61}}{{sfn|Saunders|2013|page=142}} The first [[Engineering:Panamax#Post-Panamax ships|post-Panamax]] vessel in the Celebrity fleet, she features innovative interior design and onboard amenities, including an ocean-going live grass lawn, a glassblowing studio, and a 12 deck-high atrium.{{sfn|Saunders|2013|pages=143–144}}

Celebrity Cruises announced the suspension of all North American itineraries until 30 June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and extended to 1 August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/travel/royal-caribbean-cancels-most-cruises-august-1|title=Royal Caribbean cancels nearly all cruises until August 1|first=Michael|last=Bartiromo|date=May 20, 2020|website=Fox News}}</ref>

==Design and description==
Externally, ''Celebrity Solstice'' looks very different from previous Celebrity Cruises ships. Martin Francis of Francis Design was hired to design her exterior profile.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/experience/cruise/2014/01/07/cruise-ship-tours-celebrity-solstice/2655059/|title=Experience Cruise |work=USA Today |access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> In original exterior renderings, the hull was shown as all-white with powder blue funnels and blue glass upper decks.<ref name=":0" /> In a more recent update, the light blue color had been changed to Celebrity's normal dark blue color and the hull was shown having a resemblance to the current fleet's livery, with the promenade deck painted dark blue. Similarly, the large dark blue funnel with a white X that had been the trademark of Celebrity thus far has been replaced by two thin funnels, and it was planned to have the X logo of the company visible in the glass balcony railings on the ship's "hump" (The area of superstructure which extends outward farther than the rest of the balconies). Throughout her fitting out, sea trials, and launch, it was noted that the glass X, unless seen from certain angles, was not visible. Shortly after, the X was refinished to be darker, but still can be hard to see. An afterthought during the sea trials saw the addition of a white X onto the forward funnel, thus bringing ''Celebrity Solstice'' more closely related to her fleetmates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/travel/cruises/2017/03/18/cruise-ship-tours-celebrity-cruises-celebrity-solstice/99299868/|title=Cruise ship tours: Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Solstice|website=www.usatoday.com}}</ref>

===Facilities===
Her facilities include a theater with a 1,400+ seating capacity and a live grass lawn between the ship's funnels on the upper deck and even a workout room, sauna, indoor pool, and more than four hot tubs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cruisebusiness.com/news.php?u=20080118160959 |title=The grass is really greener on ''Celebrity Solstice'' |accessdate=February 7, 2008 |date=January 18, 2008 |publisher=Cruise Business Review |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002152911/http://www.cruisebusiness.com/news.php?u=20080118160959 |archivedate=October 2, 2008 }}</ref>

==Construction and career==

''Celebrity Solstice'' left Meyer Werft on September 28, 2008, and arrived in Fort Lauderdale on November 3, 2008. Subsequently, she embarked on a series of short preview cruises for travel agents and dignitaries.<ref name=NWZonline>[http://nwzonline.de/index_aktuelles_spezial_luxusliner_artikel.php?id=1794268 NWZonline.de Luxusliner Spezial], retrieved September 29, 2008</ref> On November 14, 2008, at Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, she was officially named by Sharon L. Smith.<ref name=rsmas>{{cite web|title=Flagship of Celebrity Cruises' Solstice Class Fleet is Industry's First to be Named by Female Scientist: University of Miami Oceanographer Dr. Sharon Smith|url=http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/pressreleases/20081114-smith.html|website=Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science|publisher=[[Organization:University of Miami|University of Miami]]|accessdate=June 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092418/http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/pressreleases/20081114-smith.html|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>  She began commercial service on November 23, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.celebritycruises.com/aboutceleb/pressDetails.do;jsessionid=0000iPSxDx36FULEAqqi-PGR9NL:12h3rnd1c?pagename=press_room_details&event_date=2008-11-23&event_type=press_release&sequence_code=A |title=Celebrity Solstice Enters Service with Applause from Press and Trade |accessdate=December 29, 2008 |publisher=Celebrity Cruises}}</ref>

''Celebrity Solstice'' was scheduled to be put in dry dock in October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cruisefever.net/0804-each-cruise-lines-upgrade-schedule-cruise-ships-2023/|title=Cruise Ship Dry Dock/Upgrade Schedules for Cruise Lines in 2018-2023|website=cruisefever.net|language=en-US|access-date=August 7, 2018}}</ref>

===2020: spread of COVID-19===
In March 2020 thousands of passengers of cruise ships that disembarked in [[Place:Sydney|Sydney]], Australia were told to self-isolate due to [[Medicine:COVID-19|COVID-19]] fears. ''Celebrity Solstice'' disembarked its passengers on 20 March.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-23/cruise-passengers-not-tested-for-coronavirus-before-disembarking/12081426 |title=Thousands of cruise ship passengers told to self-isolate due to coronavirus days after disembarking |last=Ferrell |first=Paul |last2=McDonald |first2=Alex |name-list-style=amp |work=ABC.net |date=23 March 2020 |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref> On 2 April 11 cases had tested positively for the virus in New South Wales alone.<ref name="nswhealth-2-4-2020">{{Cite web|url=https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20200402_00.aspx|title=COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics - News|last=|first=|date=2020-04-02|website=NSW Health|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref> One passenger was reported to have died on 1 April.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-31/coronavirus-death-ray-daniels-family/12106860|title=Coronavirus can kill even the healthiest of us. Just ask the family of Perth man Ray Daniels|newspaper=ABC News (Australia)|date=1 April 2020|accessdate=24 April 2020}}</ref>

The ship left Australia during the weekend of 4 April 2020 with its crew as did four other vessels.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/05/criminal-investigation-launched-ruby-princess-cruise-ship-coronavirus-disaster|title=Criminal investigation launched into Ruby Princess cruise ship coronavirus disaster|first=Matilda|last=Boseley|date=April 5, 2020|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>

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==External links==
* [http://www.celebritycruises.com/explore/ships/detail.do?shipCode=SL Official website]


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