Cruise Industry News:Celebrity Equinox Emerges from Shipyard

Celebrity Equinox saw daylight for the first time Saturday, June 6th, during her official "docking out" from Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. The 2,850-guest ship is the second in Celebrity's Solstice Class fleet.

Celebrity Equinox will sail from Papenburg down the River Ems June 19 or 20, depending on the winds and tides, and following various provisioning activities, sea trials and inspections, will host a series of invitation-only special events for press, travel agents and consumers from Southampton, England, from July 23 until entering service July 31.

Celebrity Equinox will sail on a series of “Ancient Empires” and other European itineraries from Southampton and Rome this summer, followed by 10- and 11-night “Ultimate Caribbean” cruises from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., beginning in November.