“Here Comes The Sun” Celebrity Equinox Emerges From The Shipyard

Celebrity Equinox saw daylight for the first time on Saturday, June 6th, during her official “docking out” from Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. The 2,850-guest ship is the second in Celebrity's widely heralded Solstice Class fleet.

Celebrity Equinox will sail from Papenburg down the River Ems on June 19 or 20, depending on the winds and tides, and following various provisioning activities, sea trials, and inspections, will host a series of invitation-only special events for press, travel agents, and consumers from Southampton, England, from July 23 until entering service July 31.

Celebrity Equinox will present a series of “Ancient Empires” and other European itineraries from Southampton and Rome this summer, followed by 10- and 11-night “Ultimate Caribbean” cruises from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, beginning in November.

Celebrity’s fleet–including the new Celebrity Solstice (already sailing) and the newly-launched Celebrity Equinox–will be joined by Celebrity Eclipse in 2010, a fourth Solstice-class ship in 2011, and a fifth in 2012. For more information, call your travel agent, dial 1-800-437-3111 or visit CelebrityCruises.com.