Celebrity Cruises - Starring You!
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Celebrity Cruises
"'Celebrity Cruises'" is a cruise line founded in 1988 by the Greece Chandris Group. In 1997, Celebrity Cruises Ltd. merged with Royal Caribbean International to become Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., which operates Celebrity, Royal Caribbean International, Azamara Club Cruises, Pullmantur Cruises and CDF Croisieres de France. The signature "X" displayed on the funnel of Celebrity ships is the Greek letter chi (letter), for "Chandris".." Celebrity Cruises. Retrieved on January 20, 2010. Common features on board Celebrity brand ships are aft-glass dining rooms, formal foyer areas, alternate dining venues, balcony and suite staterooms, large pools and lounging areas, signature bars and lounges, libraries, elegant spas and gyms, and relaxation areas.
History
Celebrity Cruises was founded in April 1988 as a subsidiary of the Greece-based Chandris Group to operate upmarket cruise ships to Bermuda. Chandris had been involved in cruise traffic since the 1960s, and during the late 1980s the company operated in the United States market under the brand name Chandris Fantasy Cruises. Chandris Fantasy Cruises targeted the lower end of the cruise passenger market, with fleets consisting of second-hand ocean liners.. Home Lines' ships had held two of the five contracts offered by the Government of Bermuda to cruise lines, giving the ships priority berthing arrangement and unlimited access to sail to the islands in exchange for the ships sailing to Bermuda between April and October each year. Although these contracts were highly valued, Holland America Line decided to withdraw the former Home Lines ships from this service, leaving an opening for two new ships to gain access. Chandris wanted to acquire the contracts, but the Government of Bermuda was only willing to award them to upmarket cruise lines, which Chandris Fantasy Cruises was not. In order to gain the Bermuda Government contracts, Chandris created Celebrity Cruises and immediately begun negotiating with the Bermuda Government in April 1988. As a result of the negotiations, Celebrity Cruises was awarded the contract for two ships for a five-year period beginning in 1990 In order to fulfill the contract, Chandris Fantasy Cruises' was rebuilt at Lloyd Werft, Germany in 1989, re-entering service as for Celebrity Cruises in February 1990. As the second ship , that had been ordered in 1988 as a replacement for in the Chandris Fantasy fleet, was transferred to Celebrity Cruises fleet, entering service in May 1990. , retrieved 29. 11. 2007 In late 1990 Celebrity Cruises placed an order for a sister ship of the "Horizon", delivered in 1992 as . In 1997 the Chandris family sold their interests in Celebrity Cruises to Royal Caribbean International. During the same year Celebrity Cruises took delivery of the first "Century'' class vessel, ''Century (ship)'', that was followed by ''MV Galaxy'' in 1996 and ''Mercury (ship)'' in 1997. Following the delivery of the ''Mercury'', the ''Meridian'' was sold to Singapore-based Sun Cruises. Between 2000 and 2002 Celebrity took delivery of a quartet of new ships, the gas turbine -powered and aptly named ''Millennium'' class ships ''Millennium (ship)'', ''GTS Infinity'', ''GTS Summit'' and ''GTS Constellation''. The Celebrity Expeditions sub-brand was launched in 2004 with the acquisition of ''Celebrity Xpedition'', a small boutique ship offering specialized cruises around the Galápagos Islands.Ward, Douglas: ''Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships 2006'', page 237. Berlitz Publishing 2006. ISBN 981 246 739 4 In 2005 the ''Horizon'' was transferred to the fleet Royal Caribbean's United Kingdom -based subsidiary Island Cruises. In the same year, the first ship of what was to be named ''Solstice" class was ordered from Meyer Werft., retrieved 29. 11. 2007 In 2006, plans were made to transfer MS Blue Moon and MS Blue Dream from the fleet of Pullmantur Cruises to Celebrity Cruises under the names of ''Celebrity Quest'' and ''Celebrity Journey''. The ships would have joined the Celebrity Expeditions sub-brand,, retrieved 29. 11. 2007 Also in 2007 the ''Zenith'' was transferred to Pullmantur Cruises 'in exchange' for the Azamara ships. Transfer of the ''Zenith" also meant the end of Celebrity Cruises' association with Bermuda for the time being, as no ship was brought in to replace her on the cruises to Bermuda. In 2007-2008, all of Celebrity Cruises' ships were renamed with a "Celebrity" prefix added to the pre-existing ship names. "Celebrity Solstice'', the first ship in the new ''Solstice'' class, was delivered to Celebrity on 24 October 2008.In May 2009 ''Mein Schiff'' was transferred to the fleet of TUI Cruises, a joint venture between Celebrity Cruises' owner Royal Caribbean International and TUI AG and renamed as ''Mein Schiff".[http://www.rclinvestor.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=103045&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1136131&highlight= Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. press release. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.. 29 April 2008. http://www.rclinvestor.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=103045&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1136131&highlight=. Retrieved on 29 April 2008. ] In 2011, "Celebrity Mercury'' is scheduled to leave Celebrity fleet to become ''Mein Schiff 2" for TUI Cruises.Fleet
Current fleet
Future ships
Celebrity Cruises has ordered five new ships, "Celebrity Solstice'', ''Celebrity Equinox'', ''Celebrity Eclipse'', ''Celebrity Silhouette" and one still to be named. These will be Celebrity's largest vessels at 122,000 Tonnage, holding 2,850 passengers each, and measuring in length, with a beam of .Retired ships
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