The first 550-ton block for Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Eclipse was laid at Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, last Friday. Only another 71 blocks to go and they will have something resembling a 122,000-ton cruise ship.
The ship is Celebrity's third Solstice-class vessel - the first, Celebrity Solstice, launched in Fort Lauderdale in November last year; the second, Celebrity Equinox, seen below in the shipyard, will be named in Southampton at the end of July, before it sails to Civitavecchia, the port for Rome, to complete the summer sailing Med cruises.
Celebrity Eclipse, launching summer 2010, will be based in Southampton, offering Celebrity's first ex-UK cruises for the British market.
Jane Archer
Comments (1)
Shipyards are so impressive. Look at the size of the boat compared to the yard, it look small!
Posted by Cheap ferries | January 27, 2009 10:33 AM
Posted on January 27, 2009 10:33