 Celebrity Equinox at San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2019 | |
| History | |
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| Name | Celebrity Equinox |
| Owner | 2008 onwards: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
| Operator | Celebrity Cruises |
| Port of registry | Valletta,  Malta |
| Builder | Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany |
| Cost | US$750 million |
| Yard number | 676 |
| Laid down | 6 August 2008[2] |
| Launched | 6 June 2009[1] |
| Sponsored by | Nina Barough |
| Completed | 2009 |
| Maiden voyage | July 31, 2009 |
| In service | 2009–present |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active Service |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Class and type | Solstice-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 317.2 m (1,040 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 36.9 m (121 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in) |
| Depth | 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in) |
| Decks | 19 decks |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Diesel-electric; two ABB Azipod units |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Capacity | 2,850 passengers |
| Crew | approx. 1,250 |
Celebrity Equinox is a Solstice-class cruise ship built by Meyer WerftinGermany. Celebrity Equinox is the second of the five Solstice-class vessels, owned and operated by Celebrity Cruises. She is a sister ship of Celebrity Solstice, Celebrity Eclipse, Celebrity Silhouette, and the Celebrity Reflection. Construction officially started in September 2007.[4] Celebrity Equinox left the shipyard in June 2009 and entered commercial service for Celebrity Cruises on July 31, 2009.[5][6]
Kate McCue was captain of the Celebrity Equinox until August 2019, and the first American woman to be captain of a "mega" cruise ship.[7]
The vessel includes a theater and a lawn made up of real grass between the ship's funnels where croquet can be played.[8]
Celebrity Equinox was refitted in May 2019.[9]
Currently the Celebrity Equinox sails to the Caribbean[10] and the Bahamas[11] year-round from its homeport at Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[12]
Celebriy Equinox sailed from Fort Lauderdale to the Caribbean on July 25, 2021 ending a year long halt in cruising.[13][14][15][16]
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