Celebrity Constellation

Celebrity Constellation
Celebrity Constellation in IJmuiden, 2014
History
Malta
Name
  • 2002-2007: Constellation
  • 2007-present: Celebrity Constellation
OwnerRoyal Caribbean Group
OperatorCelebrity Cruises
Port of registry
BuilderChantier de L'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France
Yard numberU31
Laid down9 April 2001
Launched31 October 2001
Christened12 May 2002
In service2002–present
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class & typeMillennium-class cruise ship
Tonnage90,940 GT
Length965 ft (294 m)
Beam106 ft (32.2 m)
Draft27.3 ft (8.323 m)
Decks13
Installed power
Propulsion2 × 19 MW Rolls-Royce/Alstom Mermaid azimuth thrusters
Speed24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Capacity2,170 (double occupancy) passengers
Crew999

GTS Celebrity Constellation (formerly Constellation) is the fourth and final Millennium-class cruise ship built for Celebrity Cruises, a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Group. She was renamed in May 2007 to add the "Celebrity" prefix, joining her three sister ships: Celebrity Infinity, Celebrity Summit, and Celebrity Millennium.

She was built at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France. The ship is powered by a COGES power plant of gas turbines and a steam turbine providing up to 60 megawatts for the electric systems and two 19 MW Rolls-Royce/Alstom MerMaid azimuth thrusters for propulsion. In 2007, an additional diesel engine was fitted as a fuel-saving measure. The ship can run on any combination of the gas turbines or diesel. In port, she generates electrical power from the diesel.

During the summer period the ship sails to the Mediterranean, repositioning to the Caribbean in the winter months.

Celebrity Constellation was scheduled to complete an extensive renovation in May 2020. However, as a result of the business impact from the Covid-19 pandemic, these plans are delayed until a future unannounced date. Another rumor that Celebrity Constellation and sister ship Celebrity Infinity are to be sold or leased to Spanish cruise line, Pulmantur, has been denied by Celebrity Cruises.

In mid-2021, Celebrity Constellation was supposed to receive a multi-million dollar refit, but it was postponed until Spring 2024.