Celebrity Silhouette
Solstice-class cruise ship
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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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Celebrity Silhouette in Liverpool, 2021 | |
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| Name | Celebrity Silhouette |
| Owner | Royal Caribbean Group |
| Operator | Celebrity Cruises |
| Port of registry | Valletta,  Malta |
| Ordered | 18 May 2007[1] |
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| Yard number | S.679[2] |
| Launched | 29 May 2011[3] |
| Sponsored by | Michelle Morgan[4] |
| Christened | 21 July 2011[5] |
| Acquired | 18 July 2011[5] |
| Maiden voyage | 23 July 2011[5][4] |
| In service | 2011—present |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Solstice-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 122,210 GT[1] |
| Length | 319 m (1,046 ft 7 in) (length overall) |
| Beam | 36.9 m (121 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Draught | 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)[6] |
| Capacity | 2,886 passengers |
| Crew | 1,500 |
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]
Gallery
Solarium indoor pool
Balcony view looking aft from the port side of deck 8
Swimming pools on deck 12
