Celebrity Cruises’ Sleek New Celebrity Silhouette Makes First Public Appearance. The sleek silhouette of Celebrity Cruises’ new Celebrity Silhouette has emerged from Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, where numerous area residents lined up to be among the first to see the fourth in Celebrity’s stylish, five-ship Solstice Class fleet.
Celebrity Silhouette sets sail in July of this year, enhancing guests’ precious vacation time with a host of industry-first venues and experiences within The Lawn Club, including the interactive “Lawn Club Grill,” where guests can select and grill their own meats side-by-side with Celebrity’s expert chefs, or have them cooked to order; the relaxing, private, wi-fi-equipped cabanas called “The Alcoves”.
Also “The Porch,” a breezy, casual dining spot offering sandwiches, coffees and captivating views of the sea and the ship’s lush lawn, and “The Art Studio,” where vacationers can bring out their inner artist. The ship also will present another entirely new venue, “The Hideaway,” an intimate, quiet space reminiscent of a childhood tree house.
Celebrity Cruises’ iconic “X” is the mark of the world’s top-rated premium cruise line, with spacious, stylish interiors; dining experiences elevated to an art form; personalized service, with a guest-to-staff ratio of nearly 2:1; unexpected, trendsetting onboard activities, all designed to provide an unmatchable experience for vacationers’ precious time. Celebrity sails to Alaska, Australia/New Zealand, Bermuda, California, Canada/New England, the Caribbean, Europe, Hawaii, the Pacific Coast, Panama Canal, South America, and year-round in the Galapagos Islands.
Celebrity also offers immersive cruisetour experiences in Alaska, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Europe and South America. One of the fastest-growing major cruise lines, Celebrity’s fleet currently consists of nine ships, with two additional Solstice Class ships scheduled to join the fleet: Celebrity Silhouette in July 2011, and Celebrity Reflection in Fall 2012.
MEYER WERFT was founded in 1795. The company is owned by the sixth generation of the Meyer family, with Bernard Meyer running the business since 1982. After the era of timber ship construction, the company showed early pioneering spirit, starting to build iron ships with steam machines in 1872 and thus laying the foundations for the steady continuous development of the shipyard. In 1860, Papenburg was home to 20 shipyards – but only MEYER WERFT has survived into the 21st century. Up to 400 seagoing ships were registered in Papenburg in the 19th century. Between the two world wars, the shipyard concentrated above all on building fishing vessels, pilot boats and lightships together with coastal passenger ships. This was followed in 1960 by the first gas tankers to be produced by the company, and in 1964 the “MALMÖ” was the first RoRo ferry to be delivered from Papenburg.
In the last decades of the 20th century, MEYER WERFT has acquired an excellent international reputation for building car and passenger ferries, RoRo and passenger ships, gas tankers, livestock carriers and, above all, luxurious cruise ships.
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Source: sevenseastravel, June 3, 2011; Image: meyerwerft