Celebrity Silhouette

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Celebrity Silhouette
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Celebrity Silhouette in Liverpool, 2021
History
Civil Ensign of Malta.svg Malta
NameCelebrity Silhouette
Owner Royal Caribbean Group
Operator Celebrity Cruises
Port of registry Valletta, Civil Ensign of Malta.svg  Malta
Ordered18 May 2007 [1]
Builder
Yard numberS.679 [2]
Launched29 May 2011 [3]
Sponsored byMichelle Morgan [4]
Christened21 July 2011 [5]
Acquired18 July 2011 [5]
Maiden voyage23 July 2011 [5] [4]
In service2011—present
Identification
General characteristics
Class and type Solstice-class cruise ship
Tonnage122,210  GT [1]
Length319 m (1,047 ft) (length overall)
Beam36.9 m (121 ft) [1]
Draught8.3 m (27 ft) [1]
Speed24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) [6]
Capacity2,886 passengers
Crew1,500

Celebrity Silhouette is a Solstice-class cruise ship operated by Celebrity Cruises, a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Group. She was ordered with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft in May 2007 and was delivered in July 2011 as the fourth Solstice-class ship in the fleet.

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Design

Celebrity Silhouette is built to the same design as her preceding three Solstice-class sister ships ( Solstice , Equinox , and Eclipse ), [7] but measures approximately 400 tons larger and six feet longer. [8] The 122,210  GT-vessel is 319 metres (1,047 ft) in length overall and has a beam of 36.8 metres (121 ft). [1] Upon completion, she had a capacity of 2,885 passengers. [9] the Ship recently went under refurbishment in 2020 following her sister ships.

Construction

In May 2007, Celebrity Cruises announced it had ordered its fourth Solstice-class ship with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft for a tentative fall 2011 debut. The ship was estimated to cost around US$ 250,000 per berth, or roughly US$ 712.5 million. [10] The vessel's name, Celebrity Silhouette, was announced on 21 December 2009. [7] On 29 May 2011, the ship was floated out from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, [3] and was delivered to Celebrity Cruises on 18 July 2011. [5] She sailed to Hamburg for her naming ceremony on 21 July 2011, [5] where Michelle Morgan, president and CEO of Signature Travel Network, christened the vessel. [4]

Service history

On 23 July 2011, Celebrity Silhouette embarked on her maiden voyage to Civitavecchia, where she operated Mediterranean voyages for her maiden summer season. [5] [4] She moved in fall 2011 to the Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, New Jersey, where she operated 12-night Caribbean itineraries to complete her inaugural year. [4]

Celebrity Silhouette has since been homeported at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida during the winters, sailing a variety of Caribbean itineraries, [11] [12] and has been deployed to Southampton in the summers for sailings around Northern Europe and the Mediterranean. [13] [14]

In November 2023, an onboard youth counselor admitted to the FBI to that he sexually abused multiple children aboard the ship. [15] He was charged in federal court for abusive sexual contact with a minor. [16]

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