Celebrity Equinox Explained

Celebrity Equinox is a 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,,, and the . Construction officially started in September 2007.[1] Celebrity Equinox left the shipyard in June 2009 and entered commercial service for Celebrity Cruises on July 31, 2009.[2] [3] Kate McCue was captain of the Celebrity Equinox until August 2019, and the first American woman to be captain of a "mega" cruise ship.[4]

Facilities

The vessel includes a theater and a lawn made up of real grass between the ship's funnels where croquet can be played.[5]

Celebrity Equinox was refitted in May 2019.[6]

Itineraries

Currently the Celebrity Equinox sails to the Caribbean[7] and the Bahamas[8] year-round from its homeport at Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[9]

Post Covid comeback

Celebriy Equinox sailed from Fort Lauderdale to the Caribbean on July 25, 2021 ending a year long halt in cruising.[10] [11] [12] [13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brennstart für Celebrity Equinox . 2024-04-06 . MEYER WERFT . de.
  2. Web site: The Celebrity Equinox Begins Its Conveyance at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany - Travel Agent Central. 26 September 2014.
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9_rB7uiF3k
  4. Web site: Meet the Cruise World's First American Female Captain: Celebrity's Kate McCue . Wu . Stephanie . July 17, 2015 . . December 14, 2019.
  5. Web site: The grass is really greener on Celebrity Solstice . 2008-02-07 . 2008-01-18 . Cruise Business Review . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081002152911/http://www.cruisebusiness.com/news.php?u=20080118160959 . October 2, 2008 .
  6. Web site: Celebrity Equinox Sails After Major Renovation. Leposa. Adam. 2019-06-03. Travel Agent Central. en. 2019-08-25.
  7. Web site: Celebrity Equinox First Solstice Class Ship Transformed by Celebrity Revolution. TravelPulse. 2019-08-25.
  8. Web site: Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Equinox Cruises . Travel Weekly . December 14, 2019.
  9. Web site: Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Equinox Cruise Itineraries . Travel Weekly . December 14, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191214115517/https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise/Celebrity-Cruises/Celebrity-Equinox/Itineraries . December 14, 2019.
  10. Web site: 2021-07-25. The Comeback Continues! Celebrity Equinox is Fleet's Eighth Ship in Eight Weeks to Begin Sailing, Bringing Guests Long-Awaited Vacation Experiences Once Again. 2021-07-26. AP NEWS. en.
  11. Web site: The Comeback Continues! Celebrity Equinox is Fleet's Eighth Ship in Eight Weeks to Begin Sailing, Bringing Guests Long-Awaited Vacation Experiences Once Again. 2021-07-26. finance.yahoo.com. en-US.
  12. Web site: Celebrity Equinox is Fleet's Eighth Ship in Eight Weeks to Begin Sailing, Bringing Guests Long-Awaited Vacation Experiences Once Again. live. 2021-07-26. Biznorm. https://web.archive.org/web/20210726072637/https://www.biznorm.com/2021/07/celebrity-equinox-is-fleets-eighth-ship.html . July 26, 2021 .
  13. Web site: Staff. C. I. N.. 2021-07-25. Another Cruise Ship Back in Service: Celebrity Equinox Resumes Sailing from Port Everglades. 2021-07-26. www.cruiseindustrynews.com. en-gb.

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