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.

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 (675), Celebrity Equinox (676), Celebrity Silhouette (679), Celebrity Reflection (691)

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

2021: Livery change for the fleet.

© Marcel & Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 23/06/2025)

July 3rd 2025: Called at Dover.

© Julien Carpentier (Dover, 03/07/2025)

May 8th 2026: Called at Dover.

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, Marcel and Ruud Coster, Neil Hopper, John Mavin, Jörn Prestien and Simonwp for their assistance in producing this feature.

Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)