Celebrity Constellation
 GTS Constellation at Barbados, 2006 | |
| History | |
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| Owner: | Celebrity Cruise Lines |
| Operator: | Celebrity Cruises |
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| Builder: | Chantiers de L'Atlantique in St. Nazaire, France |
| Yard number: | U31 |
| Laid down: | 9 April 2001 |
| Launched: | 31 October 2001 |
| Christened: | May 12, 2002 |
| In service: | 2002-present |
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| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Millennium-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 91,000 GT |
| Length: | 964.6 ft (294 m) |
| Beam: | 105.6 ft (32 m) |
| Draft: | 26.3 ft (8 m) |
| Decks: | 13 |
| Installed power: | Two gas turbines and one diesel generator |
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| Speed: | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Capacity: | 2,038 passengers |
| Crew: | 999 |
GTS Celebrity Constellation is a Millennium-class cruise ship of Celebrity Cruises. She is the co-flagship of the Celebrity fleet, along with Century-class ship Century. She was originally named Constellation, but renamed in May 2007.[1] Her three sister ships are the Celebrity Infinity, Summit, and Millennium.
She was built at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France. The ship is powered by a COGAS[2] power plant of gas turbines and a steam turbine providing up to 60 megawatts for the electric systems and two 19 MW Rolls-Royce/Alstom MerMaid azimuth thrusters for propulsion. In 2007 an additional diesel engine was fitted as a fuel-saving measure.[3] The ship can run on any combination of the gas turbines or diesel. In port, she generates electrical power from the diesel.
In 2007 Condé Nast Publications reported that Constellation had come top of their Traveler Cruise Poll six times in seven years.[4] During the summer period the ship sails to the Mediterranean and the Caribbean (winter).
Ports of departure
- Ft. Lauderdale, United States
- Miami, United States
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Barcelona, Spain
- Civitavecchia, Italy
- Venice, Italy
Gallery
Constellation in Amsterdam
Constellation in her original livery
On the bridge of the Celebrity Constellation at night.
Celebrity Constellation in Istanbul
Footnotes
- ↑ (Swedish) Fakta om Fartyg: GTS Constellation (2002), retrieved 7. 11. 2007
- ↑ GE Article on Equipment of Millennium Class Cruisers
- ↑ Installation of Aux Diesel on Millennium and her sisters, retrieved 21.01.2009
- ↑ Condé Nast Traveler Cruise Poll 2007 http://wayback.archive.org/web/20071215131034/http://www.concierge.com/bestof/cruisepoll/largeships/
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Celebrity Constellation. |
- Official website
- Cruise Critic review
- Celebrity Constellation ship location in Google Maps