- Celebrity Century
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Career Name: 1995 - 2006: Century
2006 - present: Celebrity CenturyOperator: Celebrity Cruises Port of registry: 
MaltaBuilder: Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany In service: 1995-present Identification: IMO number: 9072446 Status: In Active Service as of 2011 General characteristics Class and type: Century class cruise ship Tonnage: 71,545 gross tons Length: 815 ft (248 m) Beam: 105 ft (32 m) Draft: 25 ft (7.6 m) Decks: 12 Speed: 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h) Capacity: 1,808 passengers Crew: 843 The Celebrity Century, formerly named Century, is the lead ship of the Century-class of cruise ships for Celebrity Cruises, and the co-flagship of the Celebrity fleet, along with Millennium-class ship Celebrity Constellation, and the newest class of ship the Soltice Celebrity Solstice. Other ships belonging to the Century Class are the Mein Schiff 1 (formerly Celebrity Galaxy) and the Mein Schiff 2 (formerly Celebrity Mercury).
History
Century was launched in 1995 and went into a 5 week drydock in April 2006 whilst undergoing complete refurbishment. Designed to incorporate a variety of Celebrity's Millennium-Class attributes, the revitalization of Century is the line's most extensive refurbishment to-date, and the largest cruise ship modification completed by Fincantieri's Palermo, Italy, shipyard.
A total of 314 new verandas have been added to the ship, along with 14 new suites, ten new staterooms ranging from inside to veranda categories, a new specialty restaurant, an expanded spa, and a series of features and amenities that typify the line's Millennium-class fleet.
The new Murano specialty restaurant in the center of the ship has chandeliers handcrafted of Murano glass, named for the island of Murano near Venice, Italy, where glass-blowing has been a fine art and tradition since the 13th century.
Century has the first "ice bar" concept at sea within its Martini Bar featuring a liquid wall that freezes to form a sparkling crystalline appearance, and a bar counter that freezes into ice-cold stone, while a solid block of ice will display bottles of liquor behind the bar.
Featured on TV
At the time the brand new Century (known then before Celebrity was added to the name) was featured on the popular hit TV-show The Nanny. The episode was debuted as "Ship of Fran's". Public areas that were featured in the episode were: Crystal Room nightclub, Hemisphere Lounge, Grand Foyer, Fortunes Casino and on-deck pool area. Many officers and staff were giving speaking roles including the then captain of the ship Iakavos Korres.
External links
- Official ship website
- Celebrity Cruises website
- Elegant Nights - Century microsite
- Official Celebrity Century UK site
Celebrity Cruises fleet Century class Celebrity CenturyMillennium class Xpedition class Solstice class Celebrity Solstice • Celebrity Equinox (2009) • Celebrity Eclipse (2010) • Celebrity Silhouette (2011) • Celebrity Reflection (2012)Former ships MS Meridian • MV Horizon • MV Zenith • Celebrity Galaxy • MV Celebrity Mercury
Ships built at Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany AIDA Cruises Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Century (1995) • Celebrity Galaxy (1996) • Celebrity Mercury (1997) • Celebrity Solstice (2008) • Celebrity Equinox (2009) • Celebrity Eclipse (2010)Estline Estonia (1980, previously Viking Sally, Silja Star, Wasa King)Equinox Offshore Accommodation ARV 1 (1979, previously Diana II, Mare Balticum, Meloodia)Island Cruises Island Star (1990, previously Horizon)Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Spirit (1998, previously SuperStar Leo) • Norwegian Star (2001) • Norwegian Dawn (2002) • Norwegian Jewel (2005) • Norwegian Jade (2006, previously Pride of Hawaii) • Norwegian Pearl (2006) • Norwegian Gem (2007)P&O Cruises Royal Caribbean International Radiance of the Seas (2001) • Brilliance of the Seas (2002) • Serenade of the Seas (2003) • Jewel of the Seas (2004)Silja Line Silja Europa (1993)Star Cruises SuperStar Virgo (1995)Categories:- Cruise ships
- Ships of Celebrity Cruises
- Ships built in Papenburg
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