Celebrity Equinox
Celebrity Equinox at San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2019 | |
| History | |
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| Name | Celebrity Equinox |
| Owner | 2008 onwards: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
| Operator | Celebrity Cruises |
| Port of registry | Valletta, Malta |
| Builder | Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany |
| Cost | US$750 million |
| Yard number | 676 |
| Laid down | 6 August 2008 |
| Launched | 6 June 2009 |
| Sponsored by | Nina Barough |
| Completed | 2009 |
| Maiden voyage | July 31, 2009 |
| In service | 2009–present |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active Service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Solstice-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 317.2 m (1,040 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 36.9 m (121 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in) |
| Depth | 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in) |
| Decks | 19 decks |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Diesel-electric; two ABB Azipod units |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Capacity | 2,850 passengers |
| Crew | approx. 1,250 |
Celebrity Equinox is a Solstice-class cruise ship built by Meyer Werft in Germany. Celebrity Equinox is the second of the five Solstice-class vessels, owned and operated by Celebrity Cruises. She is a sister ship of Celebrity Solstice, Celebrity Eclipse, Celebrity Silhouette, and the Celebrity Reflection. Construction officially started in September 2007. Celebrity Equinox left the shipyard in June 2009 and entered commercial service for Celebrity Cruises on July 31, 2009.
Kate McCue was captain of the Celebrity Equinox until August 2019, and the first American woman to be captain of a "mega" cruise ship.