''Celebrity Silhouette'' is a operated by Celebrity Cruises, a subsidiary of

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. She was ordered with German shipbuilder

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in May 2007 and was delivered in July 2011 as the fourth ''Solstice''-class ship in the fleet.

Design

''Celebrity Silhouette'' is built to the same design as her preceding three ''Solstice''-class sister ships (''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Eclipse''), but measures approximately 400 tons larger and six feet longer. The -vessel is in length overall and has a beam of . Upon completion, she had a capacity of 2,885 passengers.

Construction

In May 2007, Celebrity Cruises announced it had ordered its fourth ''Solstice''-class ship with German shipbuilder

for a tentative fall 2011 debut. The ship was estimated to cost around per berth, or roughly . The vessel's name, ''Celebrity Silhouette'', was announced on 21 December 2009. On 29 May 2011, the ship was floated out from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, and was delivered to Celebrity Cruises on 18 July 2011. She sailed to

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for her naming ceremony on 21 July 2011, where Michelle Morgan, president and CEO of Signature Travel Network, christened the vessel.

Service history

On 23 July 2011, ''Celebrity Silhouette'' embarked on her maiden voyage to

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, where she operated

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voyages for her maiden summer season. She moved in fall 2011 to the

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in Bayonne, New Jersey, where she operated 12-night Caribbean itineraries to complete her inaugural year. ''Celebrity Silhouette'' has since been homeported at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida during the winters, sailing a variety of Caribbean itineraries, and has been deployed to

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in the summers for sailings around Northern Europe and the Mediterranean.

Gallery

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References

External links

Official website
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2011 ships Ships built in Papenburg