The “Celebrity Solstice” is the biggest and most expensive cruise ship that shipyard Meyer Werft has ever built.
Supreme Luxury on the High SeasSchiltach, in March 2009. She is the biggest and most expensive cruise ship that German shipyard Meyer Werft Papenburg has ever built. In December 2008, the “Celebrity Solstice”, the first of five post-Panamax ships owned by Celebrity Cruises, set out on her maiden voyage to the Caribbean. The name “Solstice” is inspired by the English summer solstice. Building work on the 317-metre long luxury liner with a width of almost 37 metres began in March 2007. The floating 5-star hotel with 122,000 GRT (gross registered tonnage) has 1,426 passenger cabins and 90 per cent are external cabins. The crew of 1,271 takes care of passengers’ well-being – with full capacity for up to 2,852 passengers. Click here for the detailed press information. (PDF, 0.3 MB)
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