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26-543: Celebrity Eclipse is a Solstice -class cruise ship operated by Celebrity Cruises , a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Group . After she was ordered with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft in July 2006, she saw her keel laid in February 2007 and she was formally delivered in April 2010. The 122,000  GT -vessel followed sister ships Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Equinox as

52-405: A keel uses the forward motion of the boat to generate lift to counteract the leeward force of the wind. As a counterweight, a keel increasingly offsets the heeling moment with increasing angle of heel. Related foils include movable centreplates, which -being metal- have the secondary purpose of being a counterweight, and centreboards and daggerboards , which are of lighter weight, do not have

78-469: A living room, dining room and separate bedrooms. There are also Jacuzzis and separate showers. The Solstice class feature amenities such as large staterooms, a large theater, and multiple dining options. Signature Celebrity features were also added, such as the Martini Bar. The newest feature of the class is the iLounge, a combination of Internet café and an Apple authorized resale store . This feature

104-434: A series of pre-fabricated, complete hull sections rather than being built around a single keel, so the shipbuilding process commences with the cutting of the first sheet of steel. The most common type of keel is the "flat plate keel", which is fitted in most ocean-going ships and other vessels. A form of keel found on smaller vessels is the "bar keel", which may be fitted in trawlers, tugs, and smaller ferries. Where grounding

130-404: A total cost of US$ 3.7 billion. The keel of Celebrity Solstice was laid on 11 October 2006, and was delivered on 24 October 2008. The keel of Celebrity Equinox was laid on 6 August 2008 and delivered on 16 July 2009. The keel of Celebrity Eclipse was laid on 23 January 2009 and was delivered on 15 April 2010. The fourth ship, Celebrity Silhouette was delivered on 18 July 2011 and

156-407: Is possible, this type of keel is suitable with its massive scantlings , but there is always a problem of the increased draft with no additional cargo capacity. If a double bottom is fitted, the keel is almost inevitably of the flat plate type, bar keels often being associated with open floors, where the plate keel may also be fitted. Hydrodynamic keels have the primary purpose of interacting with

182-405: Is the bottom-most structural member around which the hull of a ship is built. The keel runs along the centerline of the ship, from the bow to the stern . The keel is often the first part of a ship's hull to be constructed, and laying the keel , or placing the keel in the cradle where the ship will be built, may mark the start time of its construction. Large, modern ships are now often built in

208-461: Is used for the lawn. The areas such as Patio on the Lawn , Sunset Bar, Lawn Club Shop and The Hot Glass Show are found on the lawn. Other designers included, Tihany Design, who designed the interior of the main dining room; BG Studio, who designed Cellar masters, Passport Bar, Ensemble Lounge, Micheals Club, and Murano; 5 + Design, Galleria Boutique, Fortune Casino, Art Gallery; and RTKL, who designed

234-452: The Kyrenia ship establishes the origin of the keel at least as far back as 315 BC. The Uluburun shipwreck ( c. 1325 BC) had a rudimentary keel, but it may have been more of a center plank than a keel. In carvel-built hulls, construction began with the laying of the keel, followed by the stern and stem . Frames were set up afterward, set at key points along the keel. Later,

260-518: The keelson was attached to the keel, either bolted or with treenails . A plank first building system that is still in use today is clinker construction , using overlapping planks which are shaped to produce the hull form. Older systems include the bottom-based method used for the planking on either side of the keel of a cog (and also in Dutch shipbuilding up to and including the 17th century). This involves flush-fitted planks that have been cut to provide

286-514: The 2010 shutdown of UK airspace due to the eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano , the newly completed Celebrity Eclipse returned 2,000 British tourists stranded in Spain as "an act of goodwill" by the owners, sailing from Southampton to Bilbao on 21 April and returning on 23 April. On 20 May 2011 a 31-year-old crew member was lost overboard 12 kilometres ( 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 nautical miles) north of Cherbourg, France; despite an extensive search

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312-737: The United States and his wife also tested positive. Another passenger, an 83-year-old man, was reported dead in Queensland, Australia , on 18 April. After disembarking the passengers the ship was placed under a no-sail order, effective through July, by the Centers for Disease Control . As of May 2020 Celebrity Eclipse and two other cruise ships were still at anchor offshore from San Diego. Approximately 700 crew were reportedly still aboard Celebrity Eclipse . Solstice-class cruise ship Celebrity Solstice was, at 122,000  gross tonnage  (GT),

338-473: The allegations in the documentary. Passengers began disembarking from the ship in San Diego on 30 March 2020 after her last sailing. In April, allegations surfaced that the ship had failed to protect passengers from known cases of COVID-19 . Passengers and crew had tested positive despite Celebrity's original public denials of any cases on board. One man died in the United States four days after returning home in

364-453: The beginning date of a ship's construction. The word "keel" comes from Old English cēol , Old Norse kjóll , = " ship " or "keel". It has the distinction of being regarded by some scholars as the first word in the English language recorded in writing, having been recorded by Gildas in his 6th century Latin work De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae , under the spelling cyulae (he

390-582: The fifth and final ship, Celebrity Reflection was handed over on 9 October 2012. The Solstice class was designed by a team of architects. The overall masterplan was completed by Boston-based Wilson Butler Architects, who would also design the entertainment venues such as the Main Theater, Grand Foyer, and open decks, including the Lawn Club. Located on deck 15 is a one-half-acre (2,000 m ), manicured lawn. A special type of grass, Agrostis stolonifera ,

416-580: The largest ship to be built at a German shipyard, but this record was surpassed by the Disney Dream , a 128,000 GT cruise ship of the Disney Cruise Line . The first Solstice -class vessel was ordered in year 2005 at Meyer Werft, with one vessel as the first option. Later, option for second vessel was exercised. Meyer Werft reached several milestones in their career while building the Solstice class. It

442-555: The man's body was not recovered. In October 2012 Channel 4 TV aired a Dispatches undercover documentary that exposed poor working conditions and exploitation of workers on Celebrity Eclipse . Allegations include flying under a flag of convenience to enable the ship owners to be unconstrained by employment legislation, including minimum wages and working hours. The documentary showed footage of workers who had no rest days in many months, and workers who had to pay helpers to enable them to fulfil their duties. Celebrity Cruises denied

468-431: The original concept and design for the class, such as twin funnels with a small "X" on the front funnel and a large "X" on the railings of the hump staterooms. Several months after her service, the "X" logo on the railings were seen by Celebrity as a design flaw. Due to this, the "X" logo on the railings was removed from Celebrity Equinox and Celebrity Eclipse and from future Solstice -class ships. In order to compensate,

494-456: The shape of the hull. Still older is the mortice and tenon edge-to-edge joining of hull planks in the Mediterranean during the classical period . In this system, much of the strength of the hull is derived from the planking, with the frames providing some extra strength. In all these systems, the joining of the keel, stem and sternpost are the starting point of construction. A structural keel

520-469: The small "X" on the front funnel was enlarged on ships following Celebrity Solstice . Keel The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element of a watercraft . On some sailboats , it may have a hydrodynamic and counterbalancing purpose as well. The laying of the keel is often the initial step in constructing a ship. In the British and American shipbuilding traditions, this event marks

546-461: The spa. The staterooms on Solstice -class ships are significantly larger than the previous classes, with 80% having a veranda. The staterooms are grouped into seven categories; including the spa-inspired AquaClass and the Concierge class. There are two penthouse suites, a 110 m (1,200 sq ft) stateroom and several royal suites, a 54 m (580 sq ft) stateroom. Both have

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572-701: The third Solstice -class ship in the fleet. The keel of Celebrity Eclipse was laid on 14 February 2007 and she was floated out of her drydock on 28 February 2010. The ship was delivered to Celebrity on 15 April 2010 in Eemshaven and was christened by British yachtswoman Emma Pontin on 24 April 2010. Celebrity Eclipse is the third Solstice -class ship, preceded by Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Equinox . Solstice -class ships were designed to save energy through their photovoltaic systems and an optimized hull design with efficient hull coatings and lighting systems using light-emitting diodes . In response to

598-411: The water and are typical of certain sailboats. Fixed hydrodynamic keels have the structural strength to support the boat's weight. In sailboats , keels serve two purposes: 1) as an underwater foil to minimize the lateral motion of the vessel under sail ( leeway ) and 2) as a counterweight to the lateral force of the wind on the sail(s) that causes rolling to the side ( heeling ). As an underwater foil,

624-544: Was added to Celebrity Eclipse and Celebrity Silhouette , and on Celebrity Solstice in May 2010. The Solstice class exterior styling was by yacht designer Martin Francis. The original renderings for the Solstice class was to have powder blue upper decks and funnels . Because Celebrity uses dark blue as a trademark on their ships, the powder blue was subsequently changed to dark blue. The lead vessel, Celebrity Solstice , carries

650-590: Was referring to the three ships that the Saxons first arrived in). Carina is the Latin word for "keel" and is the origin of the term careen (to clean a keel and the hull in general, often by rolling the ship on its side). An example of this use is Careening Cove , a suburb of Sydney, Australia , where careening was carried out in the early colonial days. The use of a keel in sailing vessels dates back to antiquity . The wreck of an ancient Greek merchant ship known as

676-423: Was their first time to build 122,000 GT cruise ships having post-Panamax dimensions. By that time, the class were the largest cruise ships ever built at the facility. On February and July 2006, the second and the third vessel was ordered respectively. The order for the fourth and fifth ship followed in 2007 and 2008. The class consists of five ships, with expected delivery of one ship each year, from 2008 to 2012, at

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