Celebrity Silhouette

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Celebrity Silhouette
Celebrity Silhouette (ship, 2011) at Liverpool Cruise Terminal 1.jpg
Celebrity Silhouette in Liverpool, 2021
History
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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 & type Solstice-class cruise ship
Tonnage122,210  GT [1]
Length319 m (1,046 ft 7 in) (length overall)
Beam36.9 m (121 ft 1 in) [1]
Draught8.3 m (27 ft 3 in) [1]
Speed24 knots (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 by 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 (1,046 ft 7 in) in length overall and has a beam of 36.8 metres (120 ft 9 in). [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] The ship left the drydock for the first time in January 2011, but later returned to drydock. [11] [12] 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, [13] [14] and has been deployed to Southampton in the summers for sailings around Northern Europe and the Mediterranean. [15] [16]

In November 2023, an onboard youth counselor admitted to the FBI to that he sexually abused multiple children aboard the ship. [17] He was charged in federal court for abusive sexual contact with a minor. [18]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Celebrity Silhouette (28392)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV . Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  2. ↑ "25 years of cruise ship construction in Papenburg". Meyer Werft. 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  3. 1 2 "Meyer Floats Out Celebrity Silhouette". Cruise News Daily. 31 May 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Celebrity's Silhouette to be Christened By Signature's Michelle Morgan". TravelPulse. 13 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Delivery of Celebrity Silhouette". Meyer Werft (Press release). 18 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Celebrity Silhouette Cruise Ship". Ship Technology.
  7. 1 2 Silverstein, Erica. "Happy Winter Solstice: Celebrity Names next ship in class". Cruise Critic. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  8. ↑ Coulter, Adam (8 May 2020). "Celebrity Eclipse vs Celebrity Silhouette". Cruise Critic .
  9. ↑ "Celebrity Cruises names fourth Solstice-class ship Celebrity Silhouette". Cruise Industry News. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  10. ↑ "Celebrity Cruises Announces Fourth Solstice-Class Ship". Cruise Industry News. 22 May 2007.
  11. ↑ "Schiffe bauen am laufenden Band" (in German). Meyer Werft. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  12. ↑ Dieckmann, Björn (29 January 2011). "Riese im Nebel: "Celebrity Silhouette" verlässt erstmals Baudock der Meyer Werft". Noz (in German). Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Celebrity Sends Six Ships to Caribbean for 2019 – 2020 Season". Travel Agent Central. 11 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "Celebrity Cruises Status Update". Cruise Industry News. 21 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "Celebrity Silhouette Arrives Into Dover". Cruise Industry News. 6 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "Celebrity Cruises Summer 2022 Deployment Breakdown". Cruise Industry News. 5 February 2022.
  17. ↑ Steinbuch, Yaron (7 December 2023). "Celebrity Cruises youth worker admits molesting children on ship: feds" . Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  18. ↑ Reporter, Khaleda Rahman Senior News (7 December 2023). "Cruise ship worker admits to molesting multiple children on board—FBI". Newsweek.
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