 Celebrity Equinox at San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2019
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Celebrity Equinox |
| Owner | 2008 onwards: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
| Operator | Celebrity Cruises |
| Port of registry | Valletta,  Malta |
| Builder | Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany[1] |
| Cost | US$750 million |
| Yard number | 676 |
| Laid down | 6 August 2008[2] |
| Launched | 6 June 2009[3] |
| 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 [4] | |
| 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 Werft in Germany. 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.[5] Celebrity Equinox left the shipyard in June 2009 and entered commercial service for Celebrity Cruises on July 31, 2009.[6][7]
Kate McCue was captain of the Celebrity Equinox until August 2019, and the first American woman to be captain of a "mega" cruise ship.[8]
- ^ https://www.meyerwerft.de/en/press/press_detail/undocking_of_celebrity_equinox.jsp
- ^ "Press Ticker". Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ^ "Celebrity Equinox (9372456)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Celebrity Equinox (26784)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ^ "Brennstart für Celebrity Equinox". MEYER WERFT (in German). Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Celebrity Equinox Begins Its Conveyance at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany - Travel Agent Central". Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ^ "Celebrity Equinox Emsüberführung". YouTube. December 8, 2010.
- ^ Wu, Stephanie (July 17, 2015). "Meet the Cruise World's First American Female Captain: Celebrity's Kate McCue". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved December 14, 2019.