MV Celebrity Eclipse
© Simonwp
Steel twin Azipod ‘Solstice Class’ motor vessel built in 2010 by Meyer Werft GmbH, Papenburg, Germany (Yard No 677) as a Passenger (Cruise) ship for Celebrity Cruises
Technical Data
- Length: 317.14 m (overall) 293.58 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 36.8 m
- Depth: 11.3 m
- Draught: 8.62 m
- Tonnage: 121878 gross/82363 net/9500 deadweight
- Engines: Four Wartsila 16V46 diesels
- Power: 67200 kW/HP
- Propulsion: 2 × ABB XO Azipods 17,500 kW (23,500 hp)
- Speed: 24.0 knots
- Passenger Decks: 14
- Capacity: 2852 passengers
- Crew: 1210
- Call Sign: 9HXC9
- IMO Number: 9404314
- MMSI Number: 249666000
- DNV Number: 27760
- Port of Registry: Valletta/Malta
- Sister-Ship: Celebrity Solstice, Celebrity Equinox, Celebrity Silhouette, Celebrity Reflection
Current AIS Location
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History
July 11th 2006: Contract signed.
January 23rd 2009: Keel struck.
February 28th 2010: Floated out.
March 11th 2010: Towed from Papenburg to Emden.
© Jörn Prestien
April 15th 2010: Delivered to Celebrity Eclipse Inc. (Management Celebrity Cruises), Valletta, Malta. Manager; RCL Cruises Ltd.
© John Mavin (Dover Strait 20/05/2010)
© Cees Bustraan
July 24th 2018: Due at Dover.
© Neil Hopper
All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Cees Bustraan, Neil Hopper, John Mavin, Jörn Prestien and Simonwp for their assistance in producing this feature.
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