Celebrity Silhouette Explained

Celebrity Silhouette is a 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.

Design

Celebrity Silhouette is built to the same design as her preceding three Solstice-class sister ships (Solstice, Equinox, and Eclipse), but measures approximately 400 tons larger and six feet longer.[1] The -vessel is 319m (1,047feet) in length overall and has a beam of 36.8m (120.7feet). Upon completion, she had a capacity of 2,885 passengers.[2] the Ship recently went under refurbishment in 2020 following her sister ships.

Construction

In 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 per berth, or roughly .[3] The vessel's name, Celebrity Silhouette, was announced on 21 December 2009.[4] On 29 May 2011, the ship was floated out from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg,[5] and was delivered to Celebrity Cruises on 18 July 2011.[6] She sailed to Hamburg for her naming ceremony on 21 July 2011, where Michelle Morgan, president and CEO of Signature Travel Network, christened the vessel.[7]

Service history

On 23 July 2011, Celebrity Silhouette embarked on her maiden voyage to Civitavecchia, where she operated Mediterranean voyages for her maiden summer season. 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.

Celebrity Silhouette has since been homeported at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida during the winters, sailing a variety of Caribbean itineraries,[8] [9] and has been deployed to Southampton in the summers for sailings around Northern Europe and the Mediterranean.[10] [11]

In November 2023, an onboard youth counselor admitted to the FBI to that he sexually abused multiple children aboard the ship.[12] He was charged in federal court for abusive sexual contact with a minor.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coulter . Adam . 8 May 2020 . Celebrity Eclipse vs Celebrity Silhouette . Cruise Critic.
  2. Web site: 21 December 2009 . Celebrity Cruises names fourth Solstice-class ship Celebrity Silhouette . 17 February 2010 . Cruise Industry News.
  3. Web site: 22 May 2007 . Celebrity Cruises Announces Fourth Solstice-Class Ship . Cruise Industry News.
  4. Web site: Happy Winter Solstice: Celebrity Names next ship in class. Silverstein. Erica. Cruise Critic. 22 February 2010.
  5. Web site: 31 May 2011 . Meyer Floats Out Celebrity Silhouette . Cruise News Daily.
  6. Delivery of Celebrity Silhouette . 18 July 2011 . Meyer Werft.
  7. Web site: 13 July 2011 . Celebrity's Silhouette to be Christened By Signature's Michelle Morgan . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191102220717/https://www.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/celebritys-silhouette-to-be-christened-by-signatures-michelle-morgan.html . 2 November 2019 . TravelPulse.
  8. Web site: 11 December 2017 . Celebrity Sends Six Ships to Caribbean for 2019 – 2020 Season . Travel Agent Central.
  9. Web site: 21 March 2021 . Celebrity Cruises Status Update . Cruise Industry News.
  10. Web site: 6 July 2021 . Celebrity Silhouette Arrives Into Dover . Cruise Industry News.
  11. Web site: 5 February 2022 . Celebrity Cruises Summer 2022 Deployment Breakdown . Cruise Industry News.
  12. News: Steinbuch . Yaron . Celebrity Cruises youth worker admits molesting children on ship: feds . 8 December 2023 . 7 December 2023.
  13. News: Reporter . Khaleda Rahman Senior News . Cruise ship worker admits to molesting multiple children on board—FBI . Newsweek . 7 December 2023 .