Celebrity Eclipse

Celebrity Eclipse is the third ship of Celebrity Cruises' Solstice class, built by Meyer Werft at Papenburg, Germany, and delivered in 2010 at a cost of around US$750 million. Continuing the successful formula of her two elder sisters, she measured roughly 122,000 GT and carried some 2,850 guests, blending contemporary design with the class's hallmark outdoor and dining innovations.

Eclipse carries the Solstice class's defining Lawn Club, the expanse of real grass on the uppermost deck, along with a roster of specialty restaurants including Murano and the interactive Qsine, and the AquaSpa thermal suites that made wellness central to the onboard experience. Like her fleetmates she was later refreshed under the Celebrity Revolution modernization program.

Her godmother is Emma Pontin, and Eclipse entered service to a warm reception. Early in her career she earned a place in maritime lore when, in April 2010, she was pressed into humanitarian duty to help repatriate British travelers stranded in Spain by the airspace closures caused by the eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano, ferrying passengers back across the Bay of Biscay to England.

Celebrity Eclipse follows a seasonal pattern that pairs Caribbean itineraries in winter with Northern Europe sailings from Amsterdam in the summer months, ranging to the Norwegian Fjords, the Baltic, and the British Isles. Registered at Valletta, Malta, and sailing under the call sign 9HXC9, she remains in active service with Celebrity Cruises.