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Celebrity Silhouette
Celebrity Silhouette is a Solstice-class cruise ship operated by Celebrity Cruises, a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Group. She was ordered with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft in May 2007 and was delivered in July 2011 as the fourth Solstice-class ship in the fleet. DesignCelebrity Silhouette is built to the same design as her preceding three Solstice-class sister ships (Solstice, Equinox, and Eclipse),[7] but measures approximately 400 tons larger and six feet longer.[8] The 122,210 GT-vessel is 319 metres (1,047 ft) in length overall and has a beam of 36.8 metres (121 ft).[1] Upon completion, she had a capacity of 2,885 passengers.[9] the Ship recently went under refurbishment in 2020 following her sister ships. ConstructionIn May 2007, Celebrity Cruises announced it had ordered its fourth Solstice-class ship with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft for a tentative fall 2011 debut. The ship was estimated to cost around US$250,000 per berth, or roughly US$712.5 million.[10] The vessel's name, Celebrity Silhouette, was announced on 21 December 2009.[7] On 29 May 2011, the ship was floated out from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg,[3] and was delivered to Celebrity Cruises on 18 July 2011.[4] She sailed to Hamburg for her naming ceremony on 21 July 2011,[4] where Michelle Morgan, president and CEO of Signature Travel Network, christened the vessel.[5] Service historyOn 23 July 2011, Celebrity Silhouette embarked on her maiden voyage to Civitavecchia, where she operated Mediterranean voyages for her maiden summer season.[4][5] She moved in fall 2011 to the Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, New Jersey, where she operated 12-night Caribbean itineraries to complete her inaugural year.[5] Celebrity Silhouette has since been homeported at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida during the winters, sailing a variety of Caribbean itineraries,[11][12] and has been deployed to Southampton in the summers for sailings around Northern Europe and the Mediterranean.[13][14] In November 2023, an onboard youth counselor admitted to the FBI to that he sexually abused multiple children aboard the ship.[15] He was charged in federal court for abusive sexual contact with a minor.[16] Gallery
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