Third Solstice-class ship arrived with ground-breaking features
The 122,000-ton Celebrity Eclipse arrived in April 2010 and was the third Solstice-class ship alongside Celebrity Solstice, which arrived in 2008, and Celebrity Equinox which launched in July 2009.
Ground-breaking features seen on all three 2,850-guest Solstice-class ships included:
- The Lawn Club, the first real grass growing at sea featuring a lawn area larger than eight (8) tennis courts
- Hot Glass Show, with live glassblowing demonstrations
- Ten different restaurants including the main dining room inspired by old Hollywood glamour, and smaller speciality venues with ambience designed to complement the first-class cuisine
- A new accommodation class, AquaClass, featuring a range of relaxation options such as dream-enhancing television programming, a welcome kit with teeth whitening sample, the option to dine in the exclusive restaurant, Blu, dedicated to guests staying in AquaClass accommodations and complimentary access to the Persian Garden within the onboard extensive AquaSpa facility
- Rooms based on the design inspirations of five women selected for their travel and hospitality knowledge
More than 90 per cent of the accommodation onboard Celebrity Eclipse are outside staterooms, and 85 per cent have a balcony.
Other onboard facilities include 19 different boutiques and shops such as the by-appointment-only Boutique C featuring the specially designed Solstice Diamond.
PASSENGERS : 2850
BERTHS : 1425
CREW : 1500
FACILITIES : Two main dining rooms (two sittings), three alternative dining options, casino, three-level theatre, cyber cafe, nightclub and lounge for dancing, cinema, library, conference centre, boutiques, beauty shop, two outside, one inside swimming pool, six jacuzzis, fitness center, sauna, steam room.