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Celebrity Solstice
Celebrity Solstice
The Celebrity Solstice is the first newbuilding in nearly seven years for
Celebrity Cruises, the premium arm of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. She
also is the years most anticipated new ship introduction, due to her
completely new design platform that includes myriad technical innova-
tions and cutting-edge public rooms. What makes her debut even more
intriguing, RCCL has ordered four more sisters for an entire class of
ship, before gaining any operational experience with the prototype. To
get a first-hand look at how the new ship is designed, Cruise Business
Review Editor TEIJO NIEMELA went aboard to investigate.
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W
hile the introduction of the next class of ship
for Celebrity Cruises has taken nearly seven
years since the delivery of the last Millennium-
class ship, the gts Constellation, the company has in that
time made a substantial step up in size. At 122,000 gross
tons, the Celebrity Solstice is nearly 40% larger than its
four-unit-strong Millennium-class, and with the excep-
tion of Cunard Lines rms Queen Mary 2, dwarfs her like-
styled competition in the premium market.
The Celebrity Solstice clearly breaks the mold on both
the technical side and in terms of her interior design and
layout. She is the first ship designed in accordance with
probablistic stability rules (SOLAS 2010) and employs a
host of new energy-saving technologies, coupled with
the latest, most hydrodynamic hull designs. The ship of-
fers a sense of space with the 12-deck-tall Grand Foyer,
which features a total of eight panoramic elevators and
multiple-deck-high spaces, from the elegant shopping
street to the clean and crisp dining room. One of most
hyped innovations is the Lawn Club on the top deck
with real grass and a glass blowing show, but its hype
that delivers.
Celebrity Cruises has four more sister ships on order;
the next, the ms Celebrity Equinox, is scheduled for de-
livery in summer 2009, and the rest will be rolled out in
subsequent years, with the fifth and final instalment in
2012. The Celebrity Solstice unmistakably demonstrates
the strategy of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. that bigger
is better, both from the shareholders standpoint and
from a passengers perspective as well. For shareholders
(and of course this includes the cruise line itself), a larger
ship is more efficient to operate with better revenue po-
tential. For passengers, the Celebrity Solstice offers more
choices, freedom and a better variety of cabin accom-
modations. Of the latter Celebrity has clearly excelled
in its new design.
On the other hand, the space ratio on this ship is de-
monstrably less than her premium-level competitors. The
double occupancy for the Solstice is 2,850 passengers,
which translates to a space ratio of 42.8, clearly lower
than onboard the Millennium-class. Nevertheless, the
Celebrity Solstice provides comfortable surroundings
whether cruising on standard 7-night voyages from Port
Everglades or conducting 10- and 11-night voyages in
the Mediterranean. Therefore, I would not be surprised
if Celebrity Cruises should choose the same strategy as
Princess Cruises has done, which is to deploy its post-
Panamax ships on itineraries spanning the globe.
Size-wise there are many firsts
While, as noted above, the Celebrity Solstice is not com-
parable to Cunards Queen Mary 2, she will be judged
favourably, I think when compared to other new ships
of similar size. She is slightly smaller, for instance, than
MSCs two new sisters the ms MSC Fantasia and ms
MSC Splendida which enter the fleet of MSC Cruises
this and next year, respectively. Although RCCL always
plays down the fact that it builds the largest ships in the
industry, the company showcases the many benefits of
more real estate, at least as its applied to cruise vessels,
and puts that real estate to good use. While touring the
Celebrity Solstice just before her departure from Meyer
Werft in Papenburg, Germany, RCCL Chairman and CEO
Richard Fain noted that there are more benefits that
result from an increase in the ships beam rather than
its length.
The choice of the shipyard was fortuitous. Meyer Werft
had built five previous ships for Celebrity Cruises from
the first, the ms Horizon, until the ms Mercury in 1997. It
subsequently constructed four Panamax-size, Radiance-
class ships for sister brand Royal Caribbean International.
For Meyer Werft, welcoming back its old customer was
gratifying but still, the project posed challenges, many
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of which were related to the Solstices size, which was
bigger than anything the shipyard had ever constructed
before.
Beginning with the design and construction of the
Century-class, Celebrity Cruises has employed a number
of different interior designers for each project, rather
than just choosing one as is the case with many other
cruise brands in the industry. In this respect, the Celebrity
Solstice is again a departure from the ordinary: For many
designers, the Solstice was the first ever project theyd
worked on that actually floated, as opposed to resting
securely on land.
New layout some familiar tweaks
From the moment you first see her, the Celebrity Solstice
looks strikingly different. Her most significant feature is
the two-funnel concept, which we have seen before on
Disney ships (on the Disney ships, the first funnel serving
as a purely cosmetic feature). In this case, the Solstices
two funnel stacks are smaller and are located further aft,
thus freeing up extra space for the deck area. Also and
interestingly, instead of placing Celebritys X emblem on
the funnel, as is common on cruise ships today, the logo
is actually located on six levels of cabin balcony panels.
However, X-logo was added the one of the funnel at a
last minute.
While the ship is more than 36 meters wide, the su-
perstructure is narrower, enabling more decks of balco-
nied cabins. There is also the famous hump pioneered
on sister cruise line Royal Caribbeans Voyager, Freedom
and Radiance-class ships; this design strategy allows for
a Grand Foyer venue, with panoramic elevators without
requiring an elimination of cabins. Unfortunately, on the
other hand, there are no panoramic elevators facing the
seas, as they do onboard the Millennium- and Radiance-
class ships. Then, various functions, such as Online@ce-
lebrity, the library and the card room have been located
on various levels of atrium. As the atrium ends to the huge
glass ceiling, there are interestingly enough daylight pro-
vided to all the decks.
The Celebrity Solstice features a terraced stern that
reminds me of the look of the ms Sally Albatross, which
gives the Solstice a very attractive, yacht-like look in-
stead of a boxy, apartment-like profile that is the case
with many other contemporary ships. Building to post-
Panamax specifications (and therefore creating a ship
wider than Panamax size), also allowed Celebrity to be
more generous with the room height on the top decks, as
is the case with the Sky Observation Lounge forward of
Deck 14 and the Solarium, with a glass roof (its almost
2.5 decks high) located perhaps higher than aboard any
other ship. As a matter of fact, the glass ceilings over the
bridge area give the Solstice a charming profile sugges-
tive of a wedding cake. Another great example of gener-
ous space allocation is the Sun Deck area overlooking the
pools on the Lido Deck 13 (or 14), where sun chairs have
adequate space on both sides of the jogging track.
Indoors, those familiar with prior classes of Celebrity
ships will notice a great many changes with regard to the
layout. Opting for only two main staircases and elevator
lobbies instead of three is a bold move (and a controver-
sial one among Celebritys passionate past passengers).
RCCL Chairman and CEO Fain has an explanation for this:
To have just two staircases eases passenger orientation
and provides easier and better traffic flow. And since we
have moved the main dining room from aft to amidships,
there is even less need for a third bank of elevators or
stairway lobby. However, during the peak times, of which
the life boat drill is one, the stairway lobbies comes too
congested.
There are 13 passenger decks (excluding Deck 2 with
its tender station and hospital) aboard the Celebrity
Solstice. Most of the cabins are located on decks 6 to 11,
but there are also cabins amidships of Deck 3 (between
the lowest level of the Solstice Theater and first-deck en-
try to the Grand Epernay Dining Room and Grand Foyer).
Additionally, cabins with balconies occupy about one
third of the aft space of Resort Deck 12, which amidships
and forward houses the pool area and spa. Therefore, to
go from the pool area to the Oceanview Caf, passengers
must take the stairs up a deck. This arrangement is a re-
sult of easing the piping to the top deck cabins as the lido
caf was not in their way.
Overall the layout of public rooms on Promenade Deck
4 and Entertainment Deck 5 follows the customary, basic
principles of cruise ship design: The theatre is located
forward and dining areas are aft, with bars, lounges, ca-
sino and shopping area placed in-between amidships. If
you take the Promenade Deck 4 (outdoor promenade
with life boat stations actually located a deck above)
as an example, the space from the theatre forward to-
wards the dining room is quite generous. The Shops on
the Boulevard and the Fortunes Casino are strategically
located, but arent flashy and garish. In fact theyre rather
easy on the eyes.
Dining options greatly enhanced
A major difference on the Solstice from previous Celebrity
ships is that the galley is now located on two decks in the
aft part of the ship. This actually has been a mainstay of
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Grand Foyer
There are a total of 16 different
shops around the ship, most of
them located on Deck 4.
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE ART (ICART)
DEVELOPS UNIQUE ART CONCEPTS
Celebrity Cruises Solstice class is a new generation of cruise ships that
are a Baby- Boomers dream come true. Characterized by comfortable,
sophisticated design, intelligent and thoughtful programming as well
as upscale amenities with impeccable service, the 315m Celebrity
Solstice represents beautiful surroundings highlighted by an important
art collection. Celebrity Cruises has a long tradition of serious onboard
Art Collections, and Celebrity ships have been termed Museums of
Contemporary Art at Sea. The Solstice Art Collection carries on this
important tradition, with a new, fresh approach reecting the new
ships contemporary personality.
ART MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
FROM IDEA AND CONCEPT PLANNING TO COMPLETE PROJECT INSTALLATION
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE ART (ICART)
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Royal Caribbean International-brand ships since the intro-
duction of the Sovereign-class, and it is implemented for
the first time ever on a Celebrity ship. According to RCCLs
Fain, this arrangement provides better service from the
galley to the guests, though it did not come without sacri-
fice: Eliminated is the traditional two-deck-high glass wall
overlooking the ships wake.
The ships single main dining room is called the Grand
Epernay, and it is very contemporary in design. Celebrity
Cruises continues to serve dinner in a traditional ar-
rangement with first and second seatings, and the Grand
Epernay is designed to accommodate all the ships passen-
gers. The highlight of the Grand Epernay is a distinctive
and dramatic two-story-high glass wine tower.
A clear innovation on the Solstice is that she takes spe-
cialty dining to a whole new level for Celebrity. There are
a total of 10 different dining venues, of which five are
specialty restaurants all charging extra from $5 to $30
per customer. These five venues are clustered together at
the ships aft on Entertainment Deck 5 and are connected
by two elegant bars, namely the Ensemble Lounge and
Michaels Club, that serve as pre- and after-dinner drink
venues.
The largest of the alternative restaurants is the Tuscan
Grille, which combines Italian and steakhouse cui-
sine. According to Celebrity President and CEO Dan
Hanrahan, presenting these choices on one menu was
a no brainer, as these two not necessarily similar and yet
not necessarily dissimilar approaches are quite popular
among American customers. The entrance is an archway
reminiscent of a fine Napa Valley wine cellar, and its got
the ships best possible outside view (floor -to-ceiling win-
dows overlooking the ships wake).
Exotic Asia is the theme of Solstices contemporary,
yet casual specialty restaurant called Silk Harvest. The
menu serves a fusion of hot and cold, spicy and mild
Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese selections. Blu,
catering to the ships spa-oriented passengers, spotlights
Mediterranean-influenced dishes.
Easily the most elegant of the specialty restaurants is the
Murano, which was first introduced on the ms Celebrity
Century. Murano presents a blend of classic and modern
Continental cuisine. The warm, elegant restaurant features
floor-to-ceiling windows that are complemented by fine
Riedel stemware, exquisite bone china and gleaming sil-
verware. The wine cellar offers options from around the
world, with a focus on boutique-style and limited-produc-
tion vintages.
Among the standouts of the ships more pedestrian ea-
teries is Bistro on Five, a brand new concept for Celebrity.
Located portside off the Grand Foyer, this is one of the
ships casual eateries and mainly serves savory and sweet
crepes along with panini sandwiches; it is open 21 hours
a day. The ships Oceanview Caf and Grill, in essence her
buffet venue, also is outstanding in its innovation and
design. Embodying the chic atmosphere of a marketplace,
the Oceanview is the first lido caf on a Celebrity vessel
that has replaced the cafeteria-style counter with a free-
flow arrangement. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner,
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Murano Restaurant
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this venue offers outdoor seating for dining al fresco.
Inside, during evening hours, a special section features
tables draped with linen tablecloths for yet another cas-
ual dining option. One area of the caf is open around-
the-clock.
Stunning public rooms
There are several new public rooms and concepts. While
some Celebrity mainstays were re-introduced with new
touches, generally speaking, the Solstice represents a de-
parture away from the large secondary lounge type of
rooms and a move toward more intimate and thematic
public areas.
Among these new venues is Cellar Masters, a sophis-
ticated wine bar inspired by the deep tones of a win-
ery during a summer sunset. The Riedel wine glass tast-
ing program, introduced throughout the Celebrity fleet
in 2007, is featured here. Another new addition is the
Ensemble Lounge, a cocktail bar, which receives most of
its crowd from the specialty restaurants for pre- or after-
dinner drinks. The Passport Bar, decorated in the style of
an elegant yachts interior with warm tones of walnut
and zebra wood, is the first bar on a Celebrity ship to be
located on the lowest level of the lobby. Its fitted with a
dance floor, but it remains to be seen whether it really
will be used for this purpose, since the location is rather
odd. However, the feeling of lowest level of Grand Foyer
is very chic, and reminds like a trendy boutique hotel.
Quasar, a nightclub inspired by the futuristic styles of
the 1960s and 1970s, is strategically located on Deck 4 ad-
jacent to the smaller, two-deck atrium, and it successfully
transports disco dancers from upstairs to downstairs with
its cozy, windowless and stark ambience. The upper-deck
Sky Observation Lounge, with its huge interior and high
ceilings, is by far the most stunning observation room to
be found on any cruise vessel to date. Its another night
club with live band and a dance floor.
Among the venues that will be familiar to past Celebrity
guests include the Martini Bar, no doubt inspired by its
namesake on Celebritys Century (which was redone in
its present form during that ships major revitalization in
2006). Like the Martini Bar on the Century, it features a
frosted bar counter with a chilled surface. New on the
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Solstice is Crush, a small alcove featuring an ice-filled table
where guests can participate in caviar and vodka tastings.
Other public areas carried over from previous Celebrity
ships at least in name are the Fortunes Casino and
Michaels Club.
Among the largest public rooms onboard, the 1,115-
seat Solstice Theatre largely occupies the forward part of
Decks 3 through 5. One of the most interesting features
is a rounded stage that juts nearly 20 feet beyond the
proscenium arch.
Redefining the resort areas
The Lawn Club on Deck 15 offers something that has
never been seen on a cruise ship: A half-acre of real grass
provides a new outdoor option for passengers who wish
to engage in such leisurely pastimes as bocce ball or golf
putting, or to enjoy a picnic lunch a truly novel idea. As
an added attraction, The Lawn Club also is the location for
The Hot Glass Show, another industry first when it comes
to entertainment and enrichment options.
Creating The Lawn Club did not come easily. It required
a lot of effort from landscaping architects, scientists, and
others to find the right kind of grass that could be suc-
cessfully cultivated at sea. Agrostis Stolonifera (Creeping
Bent) was chosen to withstand the various climates that
occur where the Celebrity Solstice is being deployed.
At press time, when the Solstice was on only her third
revenue cruise, there was unfortunately some wear and
tear to be seen, although the ship carries a professional
groundskeeper hired just to take care of the lawn.
Meanwhile, the pool area on Resort Deck is one of the
most sophisticated to be found on a cruise ship. There
are two pools and four hot tubs and dancing fountains.
A multitude of lounge chairs are strategically placed in
the shade, and shaded areas are provided even on the top
deck. The Solarium another mainstay aboard the ships
of Celebrity Cruises offers a very clean and airy design.
While the Millennium-class ships are equipped with tha-
lassotherapy pools, Celebrity opted to have just a normal
swimming pool on the Solstice. The Solarium is part of
the large AquaSpa complex, and it offers spa-goers a caf
for healthy dining.
Larger cabins with new design features
In planning the Solstice, Celebrity said it wanted to rede-
fine cruise ship cabins. To achieve this, the line brought in
fresh sets of eyes, or more specifically, five women with
different cruising backgrounds (women are the primary
cruise planners as well as the most discerning guests
when it comes to cabins, according to Celebrity) to serve
as consultants. At the conclusion of a four-month proc-
ess led by an innovation consultancy firm, the women
had come up with a vision of their own, citing a sense
of openness, personalization and intuition as key inspi-
rations. Their recommendations such as employing a
softer color palette were incorporated into the ships
final design.
As a result, the Celebrity Solstice not only accommo-
dates more passengers than the Millennium-class, but also
offers more versatile cabins and suites with many new
design features. Out of 1,426 passenger cabins, 1,286
have an ocean view and more than 1,200 of these are
fitted with private balconies. The Solstices standard bal-
cony cabins are 15% larger than comparable accommo-
dations aboard other ships in the fleet. Space has been
gained in part by employing a curved cabin wall design
(similar to those planned for NCLs new F3 newbuilding)
that emphasizes a floor plan with more efficient space
utilization.
In what Celebrity claims is an industry first, the Solstice
features an adjoining stateroom design with a double set
of doors, allowing guests to open up space for families
traveling together or to close the doors for a more private
environment. This arrangement, or vestibule as it is also
called, provides better soundproofing between the cab-
ins than the traditional connecting doors arrangement.
Families traveling in the same cabin can also benefit from
the trundle beds that emerge from underneath the couch
in place of more traditional Pullman beds on the walls.
Veranda which are deeper than those on Celebritys
Millennium-class ships can be opened up to create a
single balcony space spanning multiple cabins. At the
same time, the frosted glass dividers offer both light and
privacy when closed.
Following the trend pioneered by Costa Crociere, the
Solstice is the first Celebrity ship to feature dedicated
spa-class cabins. These 130 cabins belong to the new
AquaClass category and are located close to the AquaSpa
itself. Their occupants have unlimited access to the spas
relaxation room and the Persian Garden (an aromather-
apy and steam room), as well as exclusive access to the
aforementioned Blu.
The third part of our coverage of the new Celebrity
Solstice will be published in the 1/2009 issue of Cruise
Business Review; features will include an interviews
with the ships top officers and a profile of how the ship
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Celebrity Solstice


boasts energy efficient
technologies
The Celebrity Solstice, with a gross ton-
nage of 122,000, is Celebrity Cruises
first post-100,000 gross ton vessel, and
the first newbuilding for the line since
the 90,280 gross ton ms Constellation,
the fourth gas-turbine powered
Millennium-class vessel, built in France
in 2002. Cruise Business Review looks
into the many new technologies incor-
porated into her groundbreaking tech-
nical design.
By Henrik Segercrantz
T
he Celebrity Solstice was designed during a period
of steeply rising fuel costs and increased awareness
of global warming, which is reflected in all aspects
of her technical design. No one could have foreseen that
fuel costs would fall by half during the last few months
before her delivery, resulting in further energy savings for
her owner. The Celebrity Solstice is designed to be the
most energy-efficient cruise ship on the market, and no
efforts have been spared in reaching this goal. According
to the builder of the vessel, Meyer Werft, a total energy
savings of 30% compared to previous ships has been
achieved by highly energy-efficient components such as
a photovoltaic system, optimised hydrodynamics, an ex-
tremely efficient underwater coating and energy-saving
lighting system using LEDs. The cruise ship is the biggest
vessel ever built in Germany.
At a media gathering in Weybridge, UK, Harri
Kulovaara, Royal Caribbeans Executive Vice President
Maritime & Newbuilding, noted that the design work on
the Celebrity Solstice had already started some four and
a half years ago. He also pointed out that this is the first
cruise ship designed and built to IMO SOLAS probabil-
istic damage stability regulations, and that the vessel is
very much setting the standard for interpreting the regu-
lations for upcoming vessels. We really believe that the
new regulations are a step forward. They provide greater
flexibility in the design of the ship for increased safety,
he said. In addition to the owner and Meyer Werft, many
others participated in the technical design and design
reviews of the vessel, including Det Norske Veritas, the
classification society; the Bahamas Maritime Authority,
the flag-state authority; and many consultants, including
Deltamarin, Safety At Sea, and Maritime Research Institute
Netherlands (Marin) plus the numerous suppliers of the
new technologies and solutions applied onboard.
John Krousouloudis, Senior Vice President, Marine
Operations at Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Cruises,
pointed out that this vessel, some 40% larger than the
Millennium-class ships (in passenger numbers), sets a
new standard for the cruise market, pointing out also the
The Celebrity Solstice during construction in
the covered Newbuilding Dock II of Meyer
Werft. The vessel is the biggest so far built in
Germany. The extended hull form with long
bulb, to achieve possibly low resistance, can
clearly be seen in the picture.
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energy conservation features of the vessel. A lot of ef-
forts have been put into the efficiency of the ship. We are
talking about a 25% improvement per guest compared to
previous ships in our company. The key areas of focus are
hull design and propulsion, power generation, air condi-
tioning, lighting and general services, and we believe that
in these areas, the ship is really energy saving, he said.
The company utilized brain-storming sessions and
charged several working groups with the task of finding
the most efficient solutions for the vessel. Krousouloudis
also noted that the maximum propulsion power is about
the same as on the Millennium-class ships, although this
ship is much larger. The ship was merrily doing 25 knots
in 6 Beaufort wind, which is a little bit more than our
previous vessels did, Kulovaara said. The Radiance-class
ships were doing about 25 knots in Beaufort 8 wind.
Celebrity Solstice technical features
HULL AND PROPULSION EFFICIENCY More
than 90 model tests were done over a period of 18
months on the vessel in order to reduce resistance and
improve fuel efficiency. Many of the tests were also done
to confirm the results of damage stability calculations.
Clear improvements resulted from the work done on the
vessels hydrodynamics. This was done by the yard and
owner together with Marin and Deltamarin as consult-
ants. Special studies were carried out, including potential
and viscous computational fluid dynamics analysis as well
as model basin tests. Studies were made to achieve the
best placing of the Azipod propulsion units.
New features include an extended bulb configuration
and also an integrated extended duck-tail, resulting in a
sleeker hull form for less resistance. Another develop-
ment was to install an interceptor plate along the tran-
som, based on an idea by Deltamarin. Calculations for the
interceptor plates were done by Deltamarins alliance
partner Safety at Sea Ltd., and model tests for the project
were conducted at Marin. A wedge-shaped interceptor
was shown to provide the greatest power reduction.
In the construction stage, the hull welds were grinded
in critical areas to minimize turbulent resistance, thus
increasing flow around the hull. The most recent and ef-
ficient silicone-based biocide Intersleek 900 foul release
paint from International Paint was used to provide a slip-
pery low-friction surface. According to Krousouloudis, the
new hull paint really helps to move the dry-dock interval
to five years. Five-bladed Azipod propellers were used to
reduce the induced forces and thus hull vibrations.
POWER GENERATION Differing from many other re-
cent big cruise ships, the Celebrity Solstice has only four
main diesel-generators, instead of five or six. The vessels
power generation is handled by four Wrtsil 16V46CR
diesel engines, each rated at 16,800kW at 514rpm, ar-
ranged in a power-plant configuration supplying all the
propulsion and electrical power needs onboard. The
total power is 67,200kW. This is the first cruise ship in
the Royal Caribbean International/Celebrity Cruises
fleet with common rail fuel injection. It allows the en-
gine to work optimally also at reduced loads, resulting
in increased fuel efficiency and fewer emissions with no
visible smoke, which meets international regulations for
air emissions. The diesel engines are arranged in two re-
dundant machinery spaces.
The Celebrity Solstice also represents the first cruise
ship fitted with Wrtsils new module-based automa-
tion control system UNIC. The earlier WEGS system was
specifically designed for each application, whereas the
UNIC system, short for Unified Controls, is based on a
selection of application-based modules built on a unified
embedded platform. The UNIC C3 version is used here,
providing control of basic engine safety, engine control
and monitoring as well as engine combustion control. The
control system is bus-based to provide scalability, and has
a common interface with vessel integrated automation
systems for engines, pipe modules, feeder boosters and
other related machinery equipment. It provides real-time
diagnostics for trouble-shooting and accurate time-stamp-
ing for cause and effect analysis.
This is the first time Wrtsils main engines have been
applied on a cruise ship at Meyer Werft. Wrtsils engines
are used on the Celebrity Solstice and her sister ships
to come: the Celebrity Equinox and Celebrity Eclipse.
However, MAN engines have been selected for last two,
still yet-to-be-named units. The four diesel engines are
each driving an ABB main generator, providing electric
power of 19,3MVA, 11kV, 1014A at 514rpm. ABB also sup-
plied the two 11kV main switchboards, one aft and one
forward, four 3500kVA engine room supply transformers,
two 1800kVA emergency switchboard supply transform-
ers, six 2750kVA deck substation transformers and two
1600kVA galley substation transformers, all of Resibloc-
type.
PROPULSION The Celebrity Solstices propulsion is
provided by a pair of ABBs 20,5MW Azipod units running
at 137rpm. The 5-bladed propellers have a diameter of 5.8
meters. The V23-type Azipod units are the most powerful
units to date.
ABB has supplied four ACS6000 medium-voltage pod
drives, each rated at 10.5MVA, providing 21MVA per mo-
tor and propeller. The Celebrity Solstice is the first cruise
ship where Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) -type propulsion
frequency converters are used. Due to the drives high-
power 11MVA inverter unit, the ACS6000 only needs one
inverter unit, which results in a very compact size that
saves engine room space. A main benefit of VSI is also
its improved efficiency. The power factor (cosphi), which
for cyclo converters is some 0.75 (varies with loading),
is a practically constant 0.95 over the whole operational
speed range. At full load, it exceeds 0.95 resulting in an ef-
ficiency (of the electrical distribution) greater than 98.5%.
The ACS6000 type converter uses the IGCT (Integrated
Gate Commutated Thyristor) power semiconductor
switching device resulting in a less complex and more
efficient design. The low losses of IGCT result in less re-
quired cooling capacity, and its fast switching enables the
implementation of unique control algorithms. IGCTs al-
low the use of a fuseless main circuitry.
Two VSI-type frequency converters, using ABBs Direct
Torque Control (DTC), drive the synchronous brushless
electric motor of each Azipod unit. The system is redun-
dant, using two circuits per Azipod unit, each providing
half of the power, as the 3-phase motors have two wind-
ings. A design requirement for the configuration was to
build in a high level of redundancy and fault integrity:
Even with a single failure in any of the four frequency
converters, 75% of the propulsion capacity remains. The
The vessel has two Azipod units, each with a power of
20.5MW. Five-bladed propellers are used to reduce the
induced vibrations. In order to reduce the resistance, the
ship has an integrated extended duck-tail fitted with a
newly developed wedge shaped interceptor.
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Thank you for the confidence!
315 m long, 37 m wide, 13 decks. There are a lot of impressive numbers connected to "Celebrity Solstice", the largest
cruise-ship ever to leave Papenburg's dockyards. It has, for example, 1275 passenger cabins. Why we know that?
Well, because we made the lights for every single one of them. Not to mention the hallways. And the lounges.
And the restaurants. For the "Blue restaurant" we did the ceiling light you see on the left 900 mm high with a
diameter of 1200 mm. 7000 blue and white crystals have been placed onto 4 seperate rings. Another impressive
ceiling light illuminates the "Ensemble lounge" a stylized ship's hull, 1800 mm long, 600 mm wide, leaf-gilded
and covered with 1200 crystals of 3 different sizes. The largest light on the ship is the "Wave",
spanning 12800 mm in length and covered with 7000 crystals.
Of course, all of these numbers, facts and figures already sound impressive, but they are nothing compared to seeing
what they mean in real life. In the end, it's something you cannot put down in numbers, you just need 2 eyes:
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DTC-VSI converters have their own internal drive con-
troller. They provide a 24-pulse drive system towards the
network, and have diode rectifiers in the line side, which
guarantees the practically constant high power factor. The
supply voltage is 2 x 1750V, the out voltage is 0-3050V.
In all, there are four 11,8MVA (3 winding) Midel-liquid
immersed type propulsion supply transformers and two
1300kVA auxiliary transformers of Resibloc type. ABB
also supplied the control system for the pods. During an
eight-day trial in the North Sea under full-load operation,
various redundancy tests as well as crash stops were suc-
cessfully tested.
TRANSVERSE TUNNEL THRUSTERS Wrtsil has
also supplied three (Lips) transverse bow thrusters, of
type CT/FT300 with a propeller diameter of 3,000 mil-
limeters. ABB supplied the electrical tunnel thruster mo-
tors, each rated at 3,000kW at 713rpm, sharing the two
switchboards for redundancy.
AUXILIARY SYSTEMS The heat recovery systems
onboard are extensively optimised, with heat captured
where possible to save energy. The vessel has two verti-
cal shell type boilers of type KLN/VIC-12/7 supplied by
Saacke Marine Systems. Each diesel engine of the vessel is
equipped with an exhaust gas water tube boiler type KIP/
PC-3/7 also supplied by Saacke. There are two Mitsubishi
S16R-type emergency generators.
IMO SOLAS PROBABILISTIC DESIGN A great
deal of effort was put into implementing the IMOs
SOLAS probabilistic damage stability rules into the de-
sign of the Celebrity Solstice. Some two years of work
has resulted in a clearly more efficient design than if the
SOLAS 90 rules would have been applied. The vessel has
altogether 18 watertight compartments, and a damage
stability index which is much higher than the required
index 0.88. For example, according to Markku Kanerva,
Director of Marketing and Sales at Deltamarin, the B/5
regulation in SOLAS 90 led to unnecessary subdividing
of tanks. The vessel could now be optimized much more
efficiently. Safety at Sea Ltd. did the safety analysis for
the most critical damage cases. In addition, the 500 most
common damage cases were picked from IMOs statisti-
cal files and recalculated for the vessel, he told CBR. Risk
assessment and sufficient system redundancy was assured
by checking the implication of failures due to flooding of
each compartment of the vessel, using a 3D digital mock-
up for all safety-critical spaces. This work was done by
Deltamarin.
FIRE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY Autronica Fire and
Security AS supplied the AutroSafe fire-detection sys-
tem and the ISEMS Integrated Safety and Emergency
Management system. AutroMaster 5000 is a complete
solution for presentation of control and monitoring of
fire-safety systems. It includes EMS (Emergency Shutdown
System), DSS (Decision Support System, Solas 24-4) and
the ISEMS. The fire-detection system AutroSafe is net-
work distributed, with the information routed to panels
throughout the system on a network. With fully function-
al panels and controllers, detector loops can be placed
around the network, reducing cabling costs of return
cable-runs back to a central alarm system. The fire-detec-
tion system supplied consists of six main fire detection
centrals and three AutroMaster 5000 presentation systems
for 5,800 addresses, detectors and manual call-points. The
presentation of fire doors and watertight doors are also
included. The Fire Management System, AutroMaster 5000,
gives a proper overview in a fire situation that can be
controlled if it is caught early in its development. The sys-
tem gathers fire and system information from distributed
sources and presents it in a clear and logical way using
General Arrangement drawings, icons and text, giving
control of the fire-safety systems.
The vessel is equipped with an extensive sprinkler sys-
tem, supplied by Marioff. Marioff Hi-Fog fire protection
covers the complete accommodations, service spaces,
deep-fat fryers and laundry ducts throughout the ship.
Furthermore, Hi-Fog provided the complete machinery
space systems, both for total flooding and local applica-
tion, in accordance with DNVs FM notation. The system
is powered by two sprinkler pump accumulator (SPAU)
units each providing full capacity and located in different
compartments to ensure redundancy.
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AUTOMATION SYSTEM L-3 Valmarine supplied
the Damatic Integrated Automation System including
machinery and HVAC automation as well as emergency
shutdown systems for the Celebrity Solstice. The system
consists of some 13,000 I/O channels. The machinery au-
tomation system is linked to Wrtsils new UNIC control
system. As alarms are time-stamped in UNIC when arriv-
ing to Valmarines system, the information has a more ac-
curate time-stamp than in earlier systems, making control
and analysis more accurate.
Valmarines new Damatic DNA Information
Management System also has been used for the first time
on a cruise ship. It is supplied through a joint system
development with Metso Automation, which supplied
its metsoDNA system components and basic software, as
well as related support, to L-3 Valmarine. The DNA sys-
tem gathers and stores, for a one-year period, informa-
tion from all events which have taken place onboard. This
information is efficiently used for reporting and also for
looking into various parameters and trends afterwards,
for example to find further possibilities for energy sav-
ings. All operator actions are stored, and through DNA
Snapshot, a previous operating condition of a system can
be repeated on the monitors. The Celebrity Solstice is
the pilot installation for this system.
BRIDGE SAM Electronics GmbH, part of L-3
Communications, has supplied a comprehensive integrat-
ed navigation command system NACOS 65-5. Kongsberg
Maritime supplied the Dynamic Positioning joystick sys-
tem and remote control of the Azipod propulsion and
bow tunnel thrusters.
In a first for Celebrity Cruises, the vessel has a sepa-
rate Safety Command Center monitored by an additional
deck officer, allowing the officer on watch to strictly fo-
cus on navigation. The center monitors all safety aspects
onboard, such as fire alarms, detection systems and secu-
rity-camera monitoring. The center also handles onboard
safety communications.
The vessel is equipped with NAPAs Onboard NAPA
loading and damage stability software, which provides
accurate information on both loading and of a flooding
situation, with built-in accurate real-time damage stabil-
ity reporting of the vessel. Onboard NAPA monitors dry
spaces using SF-Controls LevelDatic100S sensors, as well
as the status of all watertight doors, semi watertight class-
A fire doors and openings. Based on the DFC Decision
Support for Flooding Control flooding simulation and on
the provided Advisory Cards, the safety officer is provid-
ed with fast suggested counter-measures on how to best
stop the flooding. The system also provides the capabil-
ity to do simulations for various flooding situations. This
is the first vessel with NAPAs entire range of onboard
systems installed. It is also the first passenger ship which
fulfils DNVs LCS-DC notation (Loading computer system
for damage control, which applies to integrated systems
developed to assist the master as a decision aid under
damage conditions).
SeaMobile Enterprises supplied the redundant C-band
antenna systems of type SeaTel 9797. According to the
company, more bandwidth (some 2 Mbps) has been pro-
vided to the Celebrity Solstice, which is more than to any
other cruise ship installed by SeaMobile. In addition, the
company also supplied some 12 crew voice lines, redun-
dant electronic racks and call accounting systems. Joint-
venture partner Wireless Maritime Services provided the
cellular system onboard.
ENERGY SAVINGS IN SHIP OPERATION AND
NAVIGATION The latest version of NAPA Power
System is installed on the Celebrity Solstice. The system
is based on a 3D model of the ship, including the latest
research on hydrodynamics affecting the ships resist-
ance. The model is then used to estimate the ships per-
formance using an accurate representation of the ships
power plant and propulsion system, considering all the
major factors that affect the ships performance, includ-
ing prevailing and forecasted wind, waves, shallow water,
floating position and currents. The system then creates a
detailed voyage plan for the most optimal execution of
the voyage in the most optimal way, including proposed
route and used power, in order to save fuel and thus also
reduce harmful emissions. Earlier installations have veri-
fied fuel savings by using the system of some 4% to 5%.
In order to minimize human inaccuracies when sailing
the selected voyage, NAPA Speed Pilot, also installed on
the Celebrity Solstice, is specifically designed for the pur-
pose of improving the ships efficiency through smooth
reactions and special algorithms for economical speed
adjustments. It is connected directly to the ships propul-
sion system and controls the ships speed according to
the set optimal way of executing the voyage, as calculated
on-line by NAPA Power.
AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATION
Imtech Deutschland GmbH supplied the air-condition-
ing and ventilation system for the vessel and also a cabin
control-and-monitoring system. In close cooperation be-
tween the owner, the yard and Imtech, a great deal of
work was done to minimize the energy consumption
from the air-conditioning system, one of the biggest
energy consumers onboard. Advanced automatic moni-
toring-and-control systems have been used to optimize
energy usage.
Additional work included energy-recovery measures
development for the Air Handling Units, a cabin fancoil
system and the development and design of a public fan-
coil system. It was also decided to use variable water
flow pump control and related control valves for the
chilled and heating water systems for the cooling and
heating coils respectively.
In addition to being installed in the cabins, Fancoils
were also used extensively in public spaces. Altogether
110 fancoils are used in public areas. The use of fancoils
in public spaces has reduced the number of AC-rooms
needed onboard by some 550 square meters, space
which could be used in other ways, such as for addi-
tional cabins. In the theater, for example, both the air
temperature and air quality, or enthalpy, is measured,
which saves the amount of fresh air feed needed. The
consumption of cooling energy of fancoils, using only
returned air from the room, is much lower compared
with that of air handling units using outside air.
Imtech Schiffbau-/Dockbautechnik did the turn-key
delivery of the air conditioning system in the accommo-
dations area and of the AC- and ventilation system, and
also the chilled and heating water system within the AC
rooms, including the technical design and calculations
of the main components, the AC rooms, trunks and deck
duct systems, the delivery of all main components and
duct components, installation of the duct systems in all
AC rooms, trunks and public and service decks as well
the commissioning of the whole AC/ventilation system
in the accommodations area. In the deck areas, the sys-
tem was designed by Imtech in close cooperation with
the Meyer Werft, including that of a chair ventilation sys-
tem for the main theater.
The HVAC system included 85 Air Handling Units,
provided with enthalpy recovery systems, some 1,600
cabin fancoil units of vertical or horizontal layout, a spe-
cial cabin area with cabin air induction units, a separate
cabin control and monitoring system for cabin fancoil
and cabin air induction units and some 70 technical area
fancoils in addition to the 110 public fancoil units.
The company also designed and delivered a separate
cabin control-and-monitoring system for all passenger
cabins and for some officer cabins. The system allows
cabin temperature monitoring and control from the en-
gine control room to ensure the right comfort in each
passenger cabin. The calculated cooling energy con-
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Imtechs HVAC systems guarantee highest comfort and reliability for
passengers and crew. Imtech is one of the world leaders in energy
efcient HVAC solutions as well as in state-of-the-art re protection
and piping systems for cruise-ships and other vessels. Our expe-
rience is based on 150 years of successfully meeting customers
demands. We are proud to have been awarded Partner of the Year
2007 by Meyer Werft.
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schiffbau-dockbau@imtech.de | www.imtech.de
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Partner of
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sumption for the Celebrity Solstice is the same as for
the previous, smaller 90,000 gross ton reference ship.
According to Krousouloudis, some 25% to 30% savings
in air-conditioning energy have been achieved through
these various improvements. Energy-saving measures are
also actively promoted to the passengers throughout the
fleet with a video film campaign. Other measures include
the usage of heat-reflecting tinted glass onboard, an ad-
vanced lighting system and efficient insulation.
FRESH WATER GENERATION The evaporators
and reverse osmosis plants onboard produce some
2,100 tons of potable water per day. Hamworthy has
delivered two Multi Stage Flash (MSF) evaporators each
with a distillate capacity of 750 cubic meters per day.
The heat recovery of the system is optimised by using
the diesel engines jacket water system with the evapo-
rators. The thermal efficiency of the MSF evaporators
has been decreased to less than 150kWh per ton of dis-
tillate from 190 kWh per ton.
The reverse osmosis plant, with a daily capacity of
some 700 cubic meters of fresh water, was supplied
by Watman Oy. In addition to fitting reverse osmosis
plants on the newbuildings, Celebrity Cruises has retro-
fitted these more energy efficient plants on many ships
throughout the fleet.
The Celebrity Solstice is the first cruise ship in the
Celebrity Cruises fleet with fresh water swimming
pools. RWO Marine has also delivered the water-soften-
ing system for the ship for reducing hardness by remov-
ing the manganese, iron and sulphur from drinking wa-
ter and the water for coffee machines, etc. Two units
with a capacity of 26 cubic meters per hour have been
delivered.
ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT RWO
Marines Kruger Wabag delivered its first Memrod
marine advanced wastewater treatment plant for the
Celebrity Solstice. Dimensioned for 4,400 people, the
plant can treat 1,450 kilograms per day or a hydraulic
load of 1,540 cubic meters per day. The unit is designed
to allow for 48 hours without discharge. This is man-
aged by increasing the biomass concentration in the
tanks and by using UV to prevent excess bioactivity.
During this time, the biosludge content is increased.
Within 14 hours, one is able to repeat the process non-
discharge process, if needed. In order to minimize en-
ergy consumption on Celebrity newbuildings, the oxy-
gen content is continuously measured and the frequen-
cy controlled air pump speed is adjusted accordingly.
Deliveries include control panels with visualisation, and
a complete repeater on the bridge.
The sludge from the Memrod system goes to the
waste-burning incinerator system supplied by Norsk
Inova. Evac has supplied four vacuum collecting sys-
tems and some 2,250 EVAC 900, Wall Model USPH,
Prestige vacuum toilets. After pre-screening, the sewage
is discharged from the vacuum collecting tanks to the
wastewater treatment plant for further treatment.
OTHER WASTE SYSTEMS The food waste gener-
ated onboard the ship is handled in order to reduce
volume through compacting, shredding and burning.
Norsk Inova AS handled the entire project for the yard,
with Meiko Maschinenbau supplying its Waste-Star food
waste system. The main components in the system are
the control system, the food waste system, the bio resi-
due treatment system, the waste incinerator system and
the recycling and storage system. With the control sys-
tem, supplied by Norsk Inova, the operator can access
all plants, waste incinerator, food waste and bio residue
treatment systems, from the operator station and moni-
tor which controls all plant-related information.
The Food Waste System, by Meiko, allows segregated
conveying of the food waste generated on board. It is
completely automatic and designed as an entirely closed
assemblage. The food waste is transported using a vacu-
um piping system from the in-feed hopper units, located
in 12 different galleys and food preparation areas, direct
to a WTSE waste treatment unit, each with a capacity
of four cubic meters per day. Two WTSE systems have
been supplied and in all 400 meters of vacuum piping
were installed. From the cyclone, where free water is
separated, the food waste drops into a shredder before
water is removed in a water press that also conveys the
food waste into the silos. The onboard daily food waste
produced is some four cubic meters. There are two 4-cu-
bic-meter waste silos onboard, providing excess storage
for the time the vessel is in port and the incinerators
cannot be used. The shredder is designed to cut the wet
waste below the minimum IMO size to allow overboard
discharge, after treatment in the advanced wastewater
treatment plant. The average dry solids content of the
shredded waste is some 5% to 7%, and prior to feeding
into the incinerator, the water presses increases it to
some 20% by squeezing the slurry to separate excess
water.
The bio residue from the advanced wastewater plant
is further treated onboard with technology supplied by
Norsk Inova. Polymers are added to enhance dewater-
ing. The dewatering unit has a capacity of nine cubic
meters per hour, delivering a residue with a dry solids
content of some 25% measured by weight. Norsk Inova
has supplied two 2,100kW incinerators, with a specially
developed Internal Dryer incorporated, which utilizes
energy from burning the dry waste to dry out and burn
the wet waste reducing the demand for water injection
(required by external dryers) to a negligible quantity.
The garbage room has a sorting table for separation
of burnable waste collected from passenger and crew
areas, pantries, bars and provision areas, etc. The waste
is manually fed into the shredder before incineration.
The dry waste compactor, the tin cans densifier and the
glass-breaker are operated as stand alone units. Also,
the ash from the incinerator is transported from the gar-
bage room with a forklift to an appropriate storage area
for later disposal ashore.
Meiko has also supplied the 68 dishwashers onboard.
All dishwashers can be remotely programmed and moni-
tored using a mobile phone. Possible error messages are
also automatically transferred to the operators mobile
phone. Meiko claims a 30% reduction in dishwasher en-
ergy consumption through its low energy management
system.
MUSTER STATIONS, LIFE BOATS AND RAFTS
The ship has eleven muster stations. Thanks to the size
of the vessel, the lifeboat belonging to each assembly or
muster station could be placed so that unnecessary lon-
gitudinal traffic is avoided. Evacuation scenarios showed
evacuation times ranging from 44 minutes, 51 seconds
to 33 minutes, 31 seconds. The evacuation simulations
are most detailed and consider factors such as age, dis-
abilities, and various probable human behaviors. Each
muster station is fitted with a large video screen for
safety announcements, which are also transmitted on-
board the lifeboats.
Umoe Schat-Harding has supplied 16 MPC29-type life-
boats for 150 persons and their type PD18DMM davits,
as well as six CTL38SV combined lifeboats/tenders for
150 and 120 persons and their PD24DMM-type davits.
The company also supplied two Merlin 6,15 Jet Rescue
boats with SA3,5II-type davits. Both the lifeboats and
tender boats were specially designed for the Solstice-
class vessels. The davits were developed together with
the client to provide a possibly integrated aesthetic de-
sign. The MPC-29-type lifeboats are claimed to be the
most compact 150 person lifeboats on the market. There
are also four marine evacuation stations, each dimen-
sioned for 450 persons.
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BISTRO ON 5
CELEBRITY CENTRAL

POOL DECKS
SOLARIUM
THE LAWN CLUB
HOT GLASS SHOW
ADVANCED LED LIGHTING SYSTEM There are
some 60,300 lighting spots onboard. With careful selec-
tion of the most efficient lighting sources, a reduction
of up to 40% in lighting-related energy consumption has
been achieved in some areas. Efficient fluorescent light-
ing and LED lighting has been extensively used, com-
pared to more energy-consuming halogen bulbs used
on the Millennium-class, which also produce more heat
adding to the air-conditioning load. In addition, technol-
ogy is applied to ensure that the lights are on only when
someone is in the room. A design for daylight harvesting
has also been applied.
The LED lighting was custom designed for the
Celebrity Solstice by Osram. Its Linearlight range LED
modules are used in the casino, discotheque and the
dining area, along with many other places onboard.
The LED modules onboard have a total length of some
6,400 meters. For ambient lighting, Meyer Werft opted
for the energy-saving halogen lamps Decostar 51 Energy
Saver 20W, used in corridors and halls, in recessed ceil-
ing downlights. While it cuts the energy consumption
by more than 40% compared to conventional halogen
lamps, its level of brightness and aesthetics remain con-
stant due to the special IRC infrared coating developed
by Osram. Efficient compact Lumilux T5 HE fluorescent
lamps also are used for ambient lighting. Altogether, the
energy consumption for lighting is reduced by more
than 15% compared to similar ships. On the second ves-
sel in the series, the Celebrity Equinox, some rooms that
on the Celebrity Solstice still have halogen lights will be
changed to LED lighting. With innovative lighting solu-
tions throughout a vessel, Osram calculates that it is op-
timally possible to save up to 30% of the energy for light-
ing, and up to as much as eight tons in weight savings.
Kulovaara pointed out that onboard the Celebrity
Solstice no key-card controlled lighting is used. Onboard
tests had shown that the cabin attendants and customers
are so well educated that they switch off the lights.
HULL STRENGTH AND DYNAMIC
BEHAVIOR VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
has worked in co-operation with Royal Caribbean for
several years in gathering real-time data on cruise ship
hull loads and dynamic behavior in order to continuously
improve the predictability of FEM-model and structural
analysis. VTT also did numerical calculations to predict
structural loads and behavior at sea, wave loads, and pre-
diction of vibrations induced, to help build a ship with
no problems related to hull dynamic behavior or pas-
senger comfort. VTT has installed transducers onboard
for automatic data collection, to verify the accuracy of
the calculations.
ELEVATORS KONE Elevators supplied all the eleva-
tors. These include eight panoramic elevators based
on the MiniSpace technology, four passenger elevators
based on the MonoSpace technology, nine service/galley
elevators, eight MonoSpace and one MiniSpace, as well
as one easy-access handicap elevator and one pantry el-
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Navigation equipment on the starboard
side bridge wing.
ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS
Q Francis Design Exterior design
Q Tihany Design Oceanview Caf, Grand Epernay,
Tuscan Grille
Q 5+Design Art Gallery, Fortunes Casino
Q BG Studio
International Michaels Club, Cellar Masters,
Ensemble Lounge, Passport Bar,
Murano Restaurant
Q RTKL AquaSpa, AquaSpa Caf, Caf al
Bacio, Quasar, Sky Observation
Lounge, Silk Harvest Restaurant,
cabins
Q Wilson Butler &
Associates Grand Foyer, The Lawn Club,
Pool Decks, Celebrity Central,
Bistro on 5, Hot Glass Show
Q In-house
design Blu, Crush, Fun Factory, XClub,
suites
Q International
Corporate Art Art selection
CELEBRITY SOLSTICE
Main particulars
Built: 2008, Meyer Werft, Papenburg
Owner: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Operator: Celebrity Cruises
Maiden voyage: November, 2008
Base ports: Port Everglades, 7-night cruises
Country of registry: Malta
Classification society: Det Norske Veritas
Price of the ship: $750 million
Length: 317.19 m
Breath, moulded: 36.79 m
Draught, fully loaded: 8.30 m
Tonnage: 121,878 gross tons
Passenger capacity,
max: 3,150
# of passenger cabins: 1,426
# of crew: 1,271
Maximum speed: 24 knots
Main engines: 4 x Wrtsil 16V46CR,
a 16,800kW at 514rpm
Total output: 67,200 kW
Propulsion: 2 x 20.5 MW Azipods
evator. The passenger elevators are equipped with a spe-
cially developed Boarding Mode control program, used
when the passengers enter the vessel. Also, the service
elevators are fitted with a specific control mode when
used for transporting the passenger luggage to the cabin
decks.
Missal Object Licht also provided lighting systems for
the vessel. Precab, the modular cabin fabricator of Meyer
Werft, has produced the vessels cabins. Wiurila Marine
delivered the doors both for the passenger and crew
cabins, in all some 3,000 doors. Norac AS delivered some
80,000 square meters of wall panels for all passenger
cabins, cabin corridors and public stairways. Parmarine
has supplied in all 875 A60-graded hinged fire doors and
Halton Marine supplied all the fire dampers of the devel-
oped FDB2 and FDL types, in all some 550 pieces, and
shut-off, balancing and gas dampers of types UTG and
UTT, some 300 pieces.
Hofmann-engineering designed the signal mast, includ-
ing static analysis, frequency, arrangement of equipment,
design of fittings and fabrication drawings. Deltamarin,
in alliance with Safety at Sea, also provided open-deck
passenger comfort studies, swimming pool dynamic
analysis and noise analysis.
Saint-Gobain Kinon supplied, in all, 1,520 square me-
ters of 10 millimeter printed glass for exterior applica-
tions and stairways. The company also supplied all cold
glasses on the bridge, all heated glasses on the bridge
and all fire rated glasses, placed in the embarkation areas
and windows below. Isover, part of Saint-Gobain Marine
Applications, delivered approximately 250,000 square
meters of insulation for fire protection and thermal
insulation, mainly of their Ultimate-type, a lightweight
insulation with weight savings of up to 50 % compared
with stone wool.
The complete deck finish of the Celebrity Solstice was
supplied by Bolidt. In total, the ship has 11,000 square
meters of Bolideck Future Teak on the outside decks, the
helicopter deck, pool decks and all the balconies, as well
as for some inside decks. The company also supplied the
sport tracks.
SOLAR ENERGY TAKEN INTO USE The Celebrity
Solstice also is the first cruise ship to have solar panels
onboard, with 500 square meters of solar panels installed
and used to provide the power for the ships guest eleva-
tors. The power produced is the equivalent of 7,000 LED
light bulbs. Some panels serve a dual purpose as they
also provide shading for the solarium as well. Although
solar panels are not 100% ready yet (regarding their ef-
ficiency) to be widely used on cruise ship, we though it
was important to use this technology and to get a feel of
it, Krousouloudis said, and he noted that this technology
might possibly be introduced on the rest of the fleet as
well. In five to eight years from now, we might be able
to replace these panels when more efficient ones be-
come available, he said.
NO KITE SAILS YET! We also looked at kite sails,
Krousouloudis said. They do not work for us yet, as we
are going with different speeds. They are designed for
between 12 to 14 knots and most of our ships are going
15 to 18 knots. The ships in the Celebrity Cruises fleet
were run through sophisticated models of the producer
of kite sails for vessels. The company will have a close
look at this technology for possible future applications
though, although he noted that the Celebrity Solstice is
way too big for this.
ANOTHER IDEA TO BE TESTED Krousouloudis
also said the company is going to experiment with a
very small wind turbine, to be put on one vessel later
this month. The technology is brand new, and will pro-
duce a power in the range of the solar panels. Q