Celebrity Solstice floats out

Celebrity Cruises newest addition to the fleet Celebrity Solstice has reached another landmark in its constructed process, successfully completing its float out at Germany’s Meyer Werft shipyard. Celebrity Solstice will now be docked at the pier where further work will be carried out.

Celebrity Solstice is due to begin its first sailings in the Caribbean in December 2008. Celebrity Solstice is the first of a new class of Celebrity Cruises ship, with a least a further four new ships in the pipeline. The second ship will be called Celebrity Equinox. Each of the ships will carry 2,850 guests and will feature Celebrity Cruises new style of accommodation, style and indulgent amenities.

Celebrity Solstice will also introduce a new contemporary class of balcony staterooms called AquaClass.