CELEBRITY CENTURY
IMO 9072446
Registered Owner: Bleu Sapphire Marine - USA - Operator: Celebrity Cruises Inc. - USA
Entered service: 1995 – Refit: 2006 - Gross tonnage: 72.458 - Pass. lower beds: 1814 - All berths: 2253 - Passenger decks: 10 - Length: 248,50 m. - Beam: 32,13 m. - Drive diesel/electric: 4 diesel engines make MAN-B&W 2x type 6L48/60 and 2x9L48/60 - Total installed power: 37.130 kW. - Propulsion: by 2 controllable pitch propellers - Total output 29.250 kW. - Max.speed 21,5 knots - Built: Meyer Werft - Germany - Yard no. 637 - Flag: Malta - Classification: LR. - Refurbishment at Fincantieri - Italy.
Former names: Celebrity Century - Century
Sisterships: Celebrity Galaxy (since 2009 Mein Schiff) - Celebrity Mercury (from 2011 Mein Schiff 2) both have identical shipdesign but are 15,40 m. longer than the first Celebrity Century.
| December 23-2005: Celebrity Cruises has signed a contract with Italy's Fincantieri shipyard to refit 1995-built CENTURY at a cost of US$55 million. During the five-week drydocking, the 70,606-ton ship will re-enter service on June 2, 2006 with 314 new balconies, 14 new suites and 10 new cabins. The refit will include many of the features already on Celebrity's Millennium-class ships, such as Concierge Class-category cabins, a new specialty restaurant and other upgraded amenities. |
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Oct. 16-2010
Celebrity Cruises has canceled the current
voyage of the 1,808-passenger Celebrity Century
due to what the line is saying is damage to the
ship's rudder. Celebrity says the damage to the 71,545-ton vessel was discovered Thursday while the ship was docked near Nice, France. The ship was just one day into a 12-night Mediterranean sailing out of Barcelona. The line says the ship will undergo repairs in a dry dock and reenter service for its next scheduled sailing on Oct. 25. |
Images above the line before refit.
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