Celebrity Cruises
As Celebrity Cruises enters a new era of larger ships and higher capacity, don't mourn just yet for the little cruise line offering personalized service. After all, no one believed that Celebrity could maintain its standards with the birth of its Millennium-class ships, and it managed quite nicely, adding a series of enhancements that pleased even the most stalwart Celebrity smaller-ship fans.
It's true, though, that both of Celebrity's new ships—Solstice and Equinox—will come in at 118,000 tons, bigger than even the largest ships in Carnival's fleet. Debuting in 2008 and 2009 respectively, these two ships aim to rock the notion that a cruise line positioning itself in the "premium" market must keep its ships small and cozy. (Both are about 30 percent larger than the line's Millennium-class ships.) What's even more surprising about this aggressive new-build program is that both ships are post-Panamax, meaning they will be unable to transit the Panama Canal—and thus also unable to transition between the Caribbean and Alaska, two of Celebrity's itinerary staples.
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Century Class |
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Celebrity Century |
Celebrity Mercury |
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Millennium Class |
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Celebrity Constellation |
Celebrity Infinity |
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Celebrity Millennium |
Celebrity Summit |
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Xpedition Class
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Celebrity Xpedition Gross Tonnage 2,329 tons Guest Capacity 96 Entered Service 2004 |
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Solstice Class |
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Celebrity Solstice |
Celebrity Equinox |
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Celebrity Eclipse |
Celebrity Silhouette |
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Celebrity Reflection |
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