21-518: GTS Celebrity Summit is a Millennium -class cruise ship owned and operated by Celebrity Cruises and as such one of the first cruise ships to be powered by more environmentally friendly gas turbines . Originally named Summit , she was renamed with the "Celebrity" prefix in 2008. She was built in 2001 by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire , France for Celebrity Cruises. She
42-600: A 14-day cruise from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale through the Panama Canal before arriving in San Diego for her inaugural season. However, the voyage was later postponed by one month to 3 March 2001. Her inaugural season also included cruises to Hawaii before she headed to Alaska in summer 2001, joining fleet-mate Mercury . Since 2002, she has also cruised to South America , Antarctica ,
63-629: A capacity of 2,170 passengers across 12 decks. After Royal Caribbean signed a letter of intent with French shipbuilder Chantiers de l'Atlantique in February 1998, she was floated out in June 2000 and delivered in February 2001, making her the second Millennium -class ship to join the fleet following Celebrity Millennium . In February 1998, Royal Caribbean signed a letter of intent with French shipbuilder Chantiers de l'Atlantique to build two new ships, with an option for two more, that would make up
84-474: A new class of ships, dubbed the Millennium class. Designed to be an evolution from Celebrity's Century -class ships, the two ships were initially planned to measure 85,000 GT , have a guest capacity of approximately 1,900, and be delivered in June 2000 and January 2001, respectively. In March 2000, Celebrity announced the second Millennium -class ship would be named Infinity. On 9 June 2000, she
105-638: A third dry dock in February 2003, Celebrity had all ball-bearing units on Infinity replaced, forcing the cancellation of two sailings. A fourth dry dock took place in April 2004 to replace a thrust-bearing propulsion unit. A fifth dry dock was held in March 2005 to replace the ship's starboard thrust bearing unit. A sixth dry dock was performed in September 2006 to repair one of the ship's propulsion pods. Numerous unsuccessful repairs led Royal Caribbean to file
126-1132: Is a class of four cruise ships of Celebrity Cruises . The ships were built between 1999 and 2002 at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in Saint Nazaire . Ships [ edit ] Ship Entered service for Celebrity Gross tonnage Flag Notes Image Millennium 2000 91,011 [REDACTED] Malta renamed Celebrity Millennium in 2008 [REDACTED] Infinity 2001 90,280 [REDACTED] Malta renamed Celebrity Infinity in 2007 [REDACTED] Summit 2001 91,003 [REDACTED] Malta renamed Celebrity Summit in 2008 [REDACTED] Constellation 2002 90,940 [REDACTED] Malta renamed Celebrity Constellation in 2007 [REDACTED] References [ edit ] [REDACTED] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Millennium-class cruise ship . ^ Thakkar, Emrys (28 November 2020). "Two Celebrity Ships to Help Bring Cruise Line Back to Business" . Archived from
147-453: Is different from Wikidata Articles needing additional references from September 2021 All articles needing additional references Commons category link is on Wikidata Celebrity Infinity GTS Celebrity Infinity (formerly Infinity ) is a Millennium -class cruise ship operated by Celebrity Cruises , a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Group . She measures 90,940 GT and 294 m (965 ft) long, and holds
168-453: Is fitted with two General Electric LM2500+ gas turbines and is fitted with two Rolls-Royce Mermaid azimuthing electric pod propulsion units. These pods proved unreliable early in the ships career, however with upgrades and operational experience they are currently more reliable. She also has three bow thrusters. As per the practice with the other ships of her class she included a remembrance in one of her restaurants to an historic early liner in
189-594: The Caribbean from San Juan, Puerto Rico and Fort Lauderdale, and Europe from Harwich and throughout the Mediterranean . On 3 June 2016, while docking in Ketchikan, Alaska , the ship crashed into the dock on her port side, causing a 10-to-15-foot scrape along her bow above the waterline and heavily damaged the dock. Winds were reportedly gusting to 45 miles per hour from the ship's starboard side at
210-496: The coronavirus , raising concerns among crew members of their safety while on board. On 14 April 2020, nearly two weeks after a crew member died aboard the ship, a class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of over a thousand Celebrity employees over the company's allegedly inadequate response measures to outbreaks aboard its ships. Along with her sister ships, Infinity is equipped with a turbo-electric COGAS power plant. The COGAS plant consists of gas and steam turbines, with
231-2169: The Caribbean. Additionally, other services on the Celebrity Summit start from Vancouver, Canada and has destinations to Seward, Alaska and San Pedro, California . Celebrity Summit has future plans to sail from Miami, Florida to destinations in Mexico and the Bahamas. Millennium-class cruise ship Class of cruise ships belonging to Celebrity Cruises [REDACTED] This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Millennium-class cruise ship" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( September 2021 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) [REDACTED] Celebrity Infinity Class overview Name Millennium Builders Chantiers de l'Atlantique Operators Celebrity Cruises Preceded by Century class Succeeded by Solstice class Built 1999–2002 In service 2000–present Planned 4 Completed 4 Active 4 General characteristics Type Cruise ship Tonnage 90,280 GT Length 294 m (964 ft 7 in) Beam 32 m (105 ft 0 in) Draft 8 m (26 ft 3 in) Decks 12 decks Installed power Two General Electric gas turbines 50,000 kW (67,000 hp) (combined) Propulsion 2 × 19 MW (25,000 hp) Rolls-Royce / Alstom Mermaid azimuth thrusters Speed 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) Boats & landing craft carried 20 lifeboats Capacity 2,138 passengers Crew 999 crews The Millennium class
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#1732791433459252-1423: The Celebrity Cruises fleet Current Edge class Celebrity Edge (2018) Celebrity Apex (2020) Celebrity Beyond (2022) Celebrity Ascent (2023) Solstice class Celebrity Solstice (2008) Celebrity Equinox (2009) Celebrity Eclipse (2010) Celebrity Silhouette (2011) Celebrity Reflection (2012) Millennium class Celebrity Millennium (2000) Celebrity Infinity (2001) Celebrity Summit (2001) Celebrity Constellation (2002) Expedition vessels Celebrity Xpedition (2001) Celebrity Xploration (2017) Celebrity Flora (2019) Future Edge class Celebrity Xcel (2025) Former Meridian (1990) Horizon (1990) Zenith (1992) Celebrity Century (1995) Celebrity Galaxy (1996) Celebrity Mercury (1997) Celebrity Xperience (2017) Years indicate year of entry into service with Celebrity Cruises. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Millennium-class_cruise_ship&oldid=1228987005 " Categories : Cruise ship classes Ships of Celebrity Cruises Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
273-490: The cancellation of the season. Following the cruise line's pause in operations, she is scheduled to resume sailing from Port Everglades on 25 June 2022, sailing weekly Caribbean voyages. Beginning in summer 2023, the ship will be stationed year-round in the Mediterranean, making it the first time Celebrity will have a year-round operation in the region. On 23 March 2020, two crew members reportedly tested positive for
294-400: The creation of extra cabins. This increased her double occupancy to 2,158 passengers and her gross tonnage to 90,940. Celebrity Summit spent approximately three weeks in dry dock followed by time in the shipyard in March 2019 having all of her existing cabins and suites refurbished as well as the addition of 30 new cabins which will bring her total capacity to 2,218 (double occupancy). In
315-584: The form of several panels and a bronze statue from the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique ship Normandie . The statue, which was named La Normandie , had been purchased by Celebrity Cruises from the Miami Beach based Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel . The statue has since been removed from the main dining room during the ship's refurbishment in March 2019. In 2012 she was refitted at a cost of US$ 16 million which included
336-437: The latter being driven by steam generated using the heat from the exhaust of the gas turbines. In this way, some of the otherwise lost energy is reclaimed and the specific fuel consumption of the plant is decreased. Propulsion is provided by two "Mermaid" azimuth pod-propulsion units from Kamewa and Cegelec (now Alstom ). The ship also has three bow thrusters. Infinity and her sister ships have experienced problems with
357-626: The original on 10 April 2021 . Retrieved 4 September 2021 . ^ Saunders, Aaron (13 September 2016). "Comparing Celebrity's Millennium and Solstice Class Ships" . Archived from the original on 4 September 2021 . Retrieved 4 September 2021 . ^ "Lloyd's Register Vessel Search: Celebrity Millenium" . Retrieved 2024-06-14 . ^ "Lloyd's Register Vessel Search: Celebrity Summit" . Retrieved 2024-06-14 . ^ "Lloyd's Register Vessel Search: Celebrity Constellation" . Retrieved 2024-06-14 . v t e Ships of
378-546: The pod-propulsion system. Months following her delivery, Celebrity reported Infinity began experiencing problems with a faulty ball bearing in the ship's starboard propulsion unit; it necessitated an emergency dry dock repair in June 2001 in Victoria, British Columbia , which resulted in cancelled sailings. In April 2002, more dry dock repairs were made to the ship's propulsion pods, as they were reportedly showing premature wear, preventing her from cruising at maximum speed. In
399-634: The summer of 2006 Summit arrived in Seward, Alaska with a humpback whale dead on her bow. On 3 April 2010, passenger Bob Gricius fell overboard and swam for 17 hours to Cayo Lobos, three miles (4.8 km) off the coast of Fajardo , Puerto Rico . In March 2017, Celebrity Summit had an unscheduled dry dock because of a propulsion issue. One cruise was canceled and another one was shortened. Celebrity Summit currently undertakes cruises from Bayonne, New Jersey or San Juan to destinations in Bermuda and
420-484: The time of the accident, which accelerated the ship's approach. There were no reported injuries or pollution caused by the incident. In addition to the damage to the ship, the collision caused $ 2–3 million in damage to the dock. The ship was quickly repaired and resumed sailing following the collision. In summer 2020, Celebrity Infinity was scheduled to sail in the Mediterranean , but the COVID-19 pandemic forced
441-606: Was launched from the shipyard in Saint-Nazaire , France . On 25 February 2001, Celebrity took delivery of Infinity in Fort Lauderdale, Florida after she embarked on a transatlantic crossing from Saint-Nazaire. Formal naming festivities were held on 29 April 2001 in Los Angeles , where Infinity was christened by Solveig Wilhelmsen. The ship's maiden voyage was originally scheduled for 3 February 2001,
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