GTS ''Celebrity Constellation'' (formerly ''Constellation'') is the fourth and final built for

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, a subsidiary of

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. 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

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shipyard in St. Nazaire,

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. 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

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''MerMaid''

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s 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

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, repositioning to the

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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.

Routes

''Celebrity Constellation'' has operated in the

and

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during the summer seasons and in the

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during the rest of the calendar year. In October 2020, she repositioned to

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to operate

and

Panama Canal The Panama Canal () is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean. It cuts across the narrowest point of the Isthmus of Panama, and is a Channel (geography), conduit for maritime trade between th ...

voyages, marking Celebrity's return to Tampa after a 13-year absence.

Footnotes

External links

Official website
{{Celebrity Ships

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Ships built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique 2001 ships