Fourth mega cruise ship ordered from German shipyard
122000 ton cruise ship ordered by Celebrity Cruises
 

 The American cruise company Celebrity Cruises (Miami), a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., has placed a contract for a fourth large cruise ship with MEYER WERFT in Papenburg. After ordering the first ship of the Solstice class as early as in the summer of 2005, and number two and three in February and July 2006, a contract for building the fourth cruise vessel has now been signed.

The fourth ship is scheduled for delivery in the autumn of 2011. The first unit of this class will be completed in the autumn of 2008, the following ships in the years 2009, 2010 und 2011.

The ships for Celebrity Cruises will have a length overall of 315 m, a width of 36.8 m, and a tonnage of 122,000 gt. They will be able to accommodate 2,850 passengers in 1,425 cabins. The standard cabins will be extremely spa-cious; more than 90 % will be outside cabins, 90 % of which will have their own balconies. The vessels will be equipped with diesel engines and pod propulsion systems. The over-all output of the engines will be 67,200 kW (approx. 90,100 hp).


MEYER WERFT had already built five cruise vessels for Celebrity Cruises in the early and mid 1990s.

"Ordering a fourth Solstice-class ship is obviously a testament to the demand we've received from travel agent partners and travelers alike for more cruise vacation options with Celebrity," said Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Chairman & CEO Richard Fain. "This expansion also is yet another vivid illustration of the incredibly exciting growth and momentum behind the Celebrity brand." Celebrity estimates the all-in cost of the ship to be approximately $280,000 per berth, based on current exchange rates.