CELEBRITY SOLSTICE takes shape

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CELEBRITY CRUISES’ SOLSTICE TAKES FIRST STEP TOWARD THE SUN

MIAMI – October 11, 2006 – Celebrity Cruises has taken its first major step toward physically launching Celebrity Solstice in Fall 2008. The line's President Dan Hanrahan today ceremoniously pressed the start button for the plasma cutter at shipbuilder Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, creating the ship's first steel plate.
"This is a very exciting day for the Celebrity brand, as we take the first tangible step toward making Celebrity Solstice a reality," said Hanrahan. "While it's too soon to reveal any details, I'm convinced our travel agent partners and guests are going to find this ship to be the perfect manifestation of what they appreciate most about Celebrity."
Accompanying Hanrahan today were Celebrity’s Executive Vice President Maritime & Newbuilding Harri Kulovaara, Celebrity Solstice Project Manager Jarmo Laakso, and Meyer Werft’s Managing Director Bernard Meyer, Lambert Kruse and Project Manager Uwe Wulf.
The first in a class of three ships, Celebrity Solstice will be a 2,850-guest vessel measuring 1,033 feet in length and 121 feet in width, and will feature larger standard staterooms, a higher percentage of verandas, and an exceptional range of guest-inspired services and amenities.

 

[cruisebuddy]

Might as well give this thread a bump, now that she is more than just a distant dream. When we received the postcard in the mail, we knew right away that we were booking! The artist rendering is beautiful! Isn't it funny that the other lines are all trying for the "bigger is better" route, but Celebrity is going for the "first class" way of thinking? We are booked for the inaugural cruise 12/14/08 and could not be more excited. Anyone else booked already?

 

[BSeabob]

I think that it's a little too early to have anything really concrete to say about how big this baby is going to be. As a die hard Zenith fan I thought that the M class was going to be huge. It was but it somehow works. Hopefully Solstice will do the same.
I'm thinking about trying the Century class before they get passed up in size too.

Interesting for me was that Post Card from X's marketing people. We got the damn thing after the "Captains' Club" window for booking was passed.
Of cours we we live in the frozen North. lol

 

[cruisebuddy]

Safe to say that it won't be one of those gigundous Freedoms or Genesis-class that RC is threatening to build. Yuck!

I will say that we were on the Century right before her refurb and loved her then, so try and book something on her. YOu won't be disappointed.

 

[Lady Jag]

I've never tried Celebrity, but I must admit the Solstice is tempting me. I do hope they keep their traditional ship ambiance with this new ship so those of us that have never tried Celebrity will get an accurate feel for the Celebrity product.