Celebrity Silhouette is a Solstice-class cruise ship operated by Celebrity Cruises, a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Group. She was ordered with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft in May 2007 and was delivered in July 2011 as the fourth Solstice-class ship in the fleet.
 Celebrity Silhouette in Liverpool, 2021
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| Name | Celebrity Silhouette |
| Owner | Royal Caribbean Group |
| Operator | Celebrity Cruises |
| Port of registry | Valletta,  Malta |
| Ordered | 18 May 2007[1] |
| Builder | |
| Yard number | S.679[2] |
| Launched | 29 May 2011[3] |
| Sponsored by | Michelle Morgan[5] |
| Christened | 21 July 2011[4] |
| Acquired | 18 July 2011[4] |
| Maiden voyage | 23 July 2011[4][5] |
| In service | 2011—present |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Solstice-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 122,210 GT[1] |
| Length | 319 m (1,047 ft) (length overall) |
| Beam | 36.9 m (121 ft)[1] |
| Draught | 8.3 m (27 ft)[1] |
| Speed | 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph)[6] |
| Capacity | 2,886 passengers |
| Crew | 1,500 |
Design
editCelebrity Silhouette is built to the same design as her preceding three Solstice-class sister ships (Solstice, Equinox, and Eclipse),[7] but measures approximately 400 tons larger and six feet longer.[8] The 122,210 GT-vessel is 319 metres (1,047 ft) in length overall and has a beam of 36.8 metres (121 ft).[1] Upon completion, she had a capacity of 2,885 passengers.[9] the Ship recently went under refurbishment in 2020 following her sister ships.
Construction
editIn May 2007, Celebrity Cruises announced it had ordered its fourth Solstice-class ship with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft for a tentative fall 2011 debut. The ship was estimated to cost around US$250,000 per berth, or roughly US$712.5 million.[10] The vessel's name, Celebrity Silhouette, was announced on 21 December 2009.[7] On 29 May 2011, the ship was floated out from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg,[3] and was delivered to Celebrity Cruises on 18 July 2011.[4] She sailed to Hamburg for her naming ceremony on 21 July 2011,[4] where Michelle Morgan, president and CEO of Signature Travel Network, christened the vessel.[5]
Service history
editOn 23 July 2011, Celebrity Silhouette embarked on her maiden voyage to Civitavecchia, where she operated Mediterranean voyages for her maiden summer season.[4][5] She moved in fall 2011 to the Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, New Jersey, where she operated 12-night Caribbean itineraries to complete her inaugural year.[5]
Celebrity Silhouette has since been homeported at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida during the winters, sailing a variety of Caribbean itineraries,[11][12] and has been deployed to Southampton in the summers for sailings around Northern Europe and the Mediterranean.[13][14]
In November 2023, an onboard youth counselor admitted to the FBI to that he sexually abused multiple children aboard the ship.[15] He was charged in federal court for abusive sexual contact with a minor.[16]
Gallery
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Solarium indoor pool -
Balcony view looking aft from the port side of deck 8 -
Swimming pools on deck 12
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Celebrity Silhouette (28392)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ^ "25 years of cruise ship construction in Papenburg". Meyer Werft. 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ^ a b "Meyer Floats Out Celebrity Silhouette". Cruise News Daily. 31 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Delivery of Celebrity Silhouette". Meyer Werft (Press release). 18 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Celebrity's Silhouette to be Christened By Signature's Michelle Morgan". TravelPulse. 13 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Celebrity Silhouette Cruise Ship". Ship Technology.
- ^ a b Silverstein, Erica. "Happy Winter Solstice: Celebrity Names next ship in class". Cruise Critic. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ Coulter, Adam (8 May 2020). "Celebrity Eclipse vs Celebrity Silhouette". Cruise Critic.
- ^ "Celebrity Cruises names fourth Solstice-class ship Celebrity Silhouette". Cruise Industry News. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- ^ "Celebrity Cruises Announces Fourth Solstice-Class Ship". Cruise Industry News. 22 May 2007.
- ^ "Celebrity Sends Six Ships to Caribbean for 2019 – 2020 Season". Travel Agent Central. 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Celebrity Cruises Status Update". Cruise Industry News. 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Celebrity Silhouette Arrives Into Dover". Cruise Industry News. 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Celebrity Cruises Summer 2022 Deployment Breakdown". Cruise Industry News. 5 February 2022.
- ^ Steinbuch, Yaron (7 December 2023). "Celebrity Cruises youth worker admits molesting children on ship: feds". Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ Reporter, Khaleda Rahman Senior News (7 December 2023). "Cruise ship worker admits to molesting multiple children on board—FBI". Newsweek.
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