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Topic: Another ship for Celebrity

Joe99
First Class Passenger
Member # 3931

posted 05-21-2007 10:59 AM

Celebrity orders another mainstream type BIG ship. See here link
Maybe they expect the Azamara division to be their upscale segment and the others will become more mainstream.

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KenC
First Class Passenger
Member # 6341

posted 05-21-2007 11:55 AM

Great news - Celebrity / RCI are obviously doing extremely well ........ A name - another name to think of.

I reckon Celebrity Equator !!!

Ken

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 05-21-2007 12:01 PM

quote:
Originally posted by KenC:
[...]..... A name - another name to think of.
I reckon Celebrity Equator !!!
Ken

.....I am sure that they will announce the name some hours before she leaves for her maiden voyage.

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 05-21-2007 12:21 PM

I am still waiting for 'Celebrity Meridian'.

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mike sa
First Class Passenger
Member # 5957

posted 05-21-2007 12:40 PM

Celebrity Journey or Quest !!?

How about Solar, Flare, Orion, Venus, Navigator, Quantum etc.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 05-21-2007 12:46 PM

Surely it should be Totality or one of the cross-quarters - Beltaine, Samhain etc [don't know the other two].

Pam

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Atlcruiser
First Class Passenger
Member # 4586

posted 05-21-2007 02:10 PM

Does anyone else think that Celebrity may move the Century to Azamara due to her size?

Gordon

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 05-21-2007 02:50 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Atlcruiser:
Does anyone else think that Celebrity may move the Century to Azamara due to her size?

Possibly?

I was about to say that she's too big for an upscale operation of this type, until I remembered that she's not much bigger in gross tonnege to Oceania's two newbuilds (70K v 65K).

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Atlcruiser
First Class Passenger
Member # 4586

posted 05-21-2007 04:13 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:
Possibly?
I was about to say that she's too big for an upscale operation of this type, until I remembered that she's not much bigger in gross tonnege to Oceania's two newbuilds (70K v 65K).

That was my thought too.

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YoShip
First Class Passenger
Member # 6731

posted 05-21-2007 04:22 PM

Great News indeed!!

Now I think it is getting time for Celebrity to announce some drawings and deckplans of the new class of ships. Celebrity Solstice´s maiden voyage is less than 18 months away....

Greetings,
YoShip.

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KenC
First Class Passenger
Member # 6341

posted 05-21-2007 04:39 PM

quote:
Originally posted by PamM:
Surely it should be Totality or one of the cross-quarters - Beltaine, Samhain etc [don't know the other two].
Pam

Wow Pam - I held you in great respect before this ... but now!!! Beltaine?? Samhain?? I knew there must be words for them but didn't have a CLUE what they were. Totality - nah ... you watch it's going to be Equator!!

Respect

Ken

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KenC
First Class Passenger
Member # 6341

posted 05-21-2007 04:42 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Atlcruiser:
Does anyone else think that Celebrity may move the Century to Azamara due to her size?
Gordon

I've read that there are rumours of Celebrity moving her to the Bermuda run - which is a lot more suitable than these 3 and 4 nighters out of Miami (even though I've been on one!!!)

Ken

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Magic Pipe
First Class Passenger
Member # 6994

posted 05-21-2007 08:23 PM

There is another Solstice rendering floating around out there. If you go to the Simplon Postcard website and to the most recent NCL page, about halfway down is a card issued by Meyer Werft that shows various Meyer-built ships superimposed in the basin. One of them is clearly the Solstice (or a design itteration of it). I have no idea how old the card is, but it shows a design similar to the one in the recent Meyer Werft book, and not the goofy looking one with 2 funnels.

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joe at travelpage
Administrator
Member # 622

posted 05-21-2007 09:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Magic Pipe:
There is another Solstice rendering floating around out there. If you go to the Simplon Postcard website and to the most recent NCL page, about halfway down is a card issued by Meyer Werft that shows various Meyer-built ships superimposed in the basin. One of them is clearly the Solstice (or a design itteration of it). I have no idea how old the card is, but it shows a design similar to the one in the recent Meyer Werft book, and not the goofy looking one with 2 funnels.

Sorry you don't like the 2 funnels, but this is what they are going to look like;

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Joe at TravelPage.com

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Thad
First Class Passenger
Member # 1224

posted 05-21-2007 11:31 PM

It is actually too bad they are building the different looking twin stacker, as the "challenger" class as it was originally called looks nice in this small rendering on the Meyer Werft Card on the upper right.

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YoShip
First Class Passenger
Member # 6731

posted 05-22-2007 03:36 AM

The twin funnel idea has long been dropped. It was an early study. The latest renderings show much similarity with the design in the Meyerwerft picture shown above.

Still I wonder when Celebrity shows us officially what they are planning....

Greetings,
YoShip.

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joe at travelpage
Administrator
Member # 622

posted 05-22-2007 06:47 AM

When the began cutting steel in October they used this image to represent the ship:

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It sure looks like the two funnel design. I am not sure why they would begin cutting steel with an idea that had been dropped.

Joe at TravelPage.com

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YoShip
First Class Passenger
Member # 6731

posted 05-22-2007 09:13 AM

quote:

It sure looks like the two funnel design. I am not sure why they would begin cutting steel with an idea that had been dropped.

Because:
- they didn´t want to show any details too early
- the final (single-)funnel design wasn´t completed
- somebody prepared the steel plate with an old template

Isn´t it surprising that the shown picture disappeared from Meyer´s website within a day or two after publication and replaced by one without the steel plate...

Believe me, it´s going to be single-funnel. But I´ll stand corrected and buy you a drink if/when we meet on board.

Greetings,
YoShip.

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Tim in Fort Lauderdale
First Class Passenger
Member # 953

posted 05-22-2007 10:33 AM

quote:
Originally posted by YoShip:
Because:
- they didn´t want to show any details too early
- the final (single-)funnel design wasn´t completed
- somebody prepared the steel plate with an old template
Isn´t it surprising that the shown picture disappeared from Meyer´s website within a day or two after publication and replaced by one without the steel plate...
Believe me, it´s going to be single-funnel. But I´ll stand corrected and buy you a drink if/when we meet on board.
Greetings,
YoShip.

Very interesting considering all the promotional materials Celebrity is in the midst of producing (videos, renderings) clearly shows a ship with two funnels as do all the mechanical and technical drawings that the architects and class societies are using.

Tim

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Fairsky
First Class Passenger
Member # 781

posted 05-22-2007 12:48 PM

There are many unattratice elements of the design apart from just the two funnels. How about the weak bow--like something from Pride of America. A far cry from the sharp modern shape of the Century/Galaxy/Mercury class ships.

I really hope the Meyer Werft postcard rendition is correct--and the old image of a single funnel ship with a large "X" integrated into the balcony design. That was a fantastic looking ship befitting the Celebrity brand. Unfortunately, I believe most of the evidence points toward the frumpy two stacker.

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buddhaJoe
First Class Passenger
Member # 4356

posted 05-22-2007 01:04 PM

hi there

i noticed another change concerning the size of these ships

orginally they said to be 117.000 tons,
then i read 118 and now they say it will be 122.000

are they still changing and thinking about the design while construction has been underway???

anyone knows?

regards
b. Joe

[ 05-22-2007: Message edited by: buddhaJoe ]

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YoShip
First Class Passenger
Member # 6731

posted 05-22-2007 01:53 PM

The latest brochure of Meyer Werft also shows Solstice´s profile with a single funnel.

(in German):
Meyer Brochure

This publications is rather new as you can see the Disney newbuildings and the Solstice-ships being regarded as 122.000gt.

Greetings,
YoShip.

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joe at travelpage
Administrator
Member # 622

posted 05-22-2007 03:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by YoShip:
The latest brochure of Meyer Werft also shows Solstice´s profile with a single funnel.
This publications is rather new as you can see the Disney newbuildings and the Solstice-ships being regarded as 122.000gt.
Greetings,
YoShip.

You mean this??

Joe at TravelPage.com

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Fairsky
First Class Passenger
Member # 781

posted 05-22-2007 04:00 PM

quote:
Originally posted by joe at travelpage:
You mean this??

This gives me great hope! Maybe the hideous two-funnel design is not correct. Come on Celebrity, lets see some official images, deck plans, and promotional materials.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 05-22-2007 04:31 PM

It looks just the same with a funnel chopped off, maybe just got lost with the image?

Pam

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