Celebrity Equinox at San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2019
History
Name
Celebrity Equinox
Owner
2008 onwards: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Operator
Celebrity Cruises
Port of registry
Valletta, Malta
Builder
Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany
Cost
US$750 million
Yard number
676
Laid down
6 August 2008[2]
Launched
6 June 2009[1]
Sponsored by
Nina Barough
Completed
2009
Maiden voyage
July 31, 2009
In service
2009–present
Identification
Call sign: 9HXD9
IMO number: 9372456
MMSI number: 249667000
Status
Active Service
General characteristics [3]
Class and type
Solstice-class cruise ship
Tonnage
121,878 GT
82,363 NT
9,500 DWT
Length
317.2 m (1,040 ft 8 in)
Beam
36.9 m (121 ft 1 in)
Draft
8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)
Depth
11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
Decks
19 decks
Installed power
4×Wärtsilä 16V46
67,200kW (combined)
Propulsion
Diesel-electric; two ABB Azipod units
Speed
24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Capacity
2,850 passengers
Crew
approx. 1,250
Celebrity Equinox is a Solstice-class cruise ship 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 Celebrity Solstice, Celebrity Eclipse, Celebrity Silhouette, and the Celebrity Reflection. Construction officially started in September 2007.[4]Celebrity Equinox entered commercial service for Celebrity Cruises on July 31, 2009.[5]
Celebrity Equinox sailing in the Bacino di San Marco off the island of San Giorgio Maggiore
Kate McCue was captain of the Celebrity Equinox until August 2019, and the first American woman to be captain of a "mega" cruise ship.[6]
^"Celebrity Equinox (9372456)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
^"Press Ticker". Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
^"Celebrity Equinox (26784)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
^"Brennstart für Celebrity Equinox". MEYER WERFT (in German). Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^"The Celebrity Equinox Begins Its Conveyance at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany - Travel Agent Central". Retrieved September 26, 2014.
^Wu, Stephanie (July 17, 2015). "Meet the Cruise World's First American Female Captain: Celebrity's Kate McCue". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
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