Celebrity Solstice

"Celebrity Solstice" is a cruise ship for Celebrity Cruises that will enter service in 2008. She will have four sister ships, "Celebrity Equinox", "Celebrity Eclipse", and two as-of-yet unnamed ships. The sisters will enter service in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively [ [http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1535 Celebrity Cruises orders fifth Solstice-Class Ship] , retrieved 2008-02-24.] . Celebrity Solstice left the Meyer Werft on September 28, 2008. She is the largest cruise ship built in Germany [ [http://nwzonline.de/index_aktuelles_spezial_luxusliner_artikel.php?id=1794268 NWZonline.de Luxusliner Spezial] , retrieved 2008-09-29] .

Exterior design

Externally, "Celebrity Solstice" will look very different from previous Celebrity Cruises ships. In original exterior renderings, the hull was shown as all-white with powder blue funnels and blue glass upper decks.cite web |url=http://www.cruisebusiness.com/article.php |title=Awaiting the Celebrity Solstice |accessdate=2008-02-07 |format= |author=Anders Johannessen |publisher=Cruise Business Review ] In a more recent update, the light blue color has been changed to Celebrity's normal dark blue color and the hull is showing a resemblance to the current fleet's livery, as can be seen from the undocking photos. Similarly, the large dark blue funnel with a white X that has been the trademark of Celebrity thus far will be replaced by two thin funnels, with the X logo of the company visible in the glass balcony railings at an aft portion of the ship.

Amenities

Solstice and her sisters will offer over seven different stateroom categories, including the new AquaClass.

Other onboard amenities will include a large theater, multiple restaurant dining options, The Patio on the Lawn, numerous bars and clubs, Solstice Deck, youth facilities, Online@Celebrity, and many other common and unique features.Some new innovations that have been revealed include glass-blowing classes/demonstrations as well as The Lawn Club, a live grass lawn between the ship's funnels on the upper deck. [cite web |url=http://www.cruisebusiness.com/news.php?u=20080118160959 |title=The grass is really greener on Celebrity Solstice |accessdate=2008-02-07 |format= |date=2008-01-18 |publisher=Cruise Business Review ]

References

External links

* [http://www.celebrity.com Celebrity Cruises Website]
* [http://cruisecelebritysolstice.com/ Celebrity Solstice Class Official Site]