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Celebrity Cruises
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of Celebrity Cruises.
An alphabetical list of ships
covered on this page is shown below.
The Table
beneath gives links to complete postcard history pages and photographs of selected individual ships. Below the table are official
postcards of the fleet
in chronological order.
Celebrity was created by
Chandris Lines
as a separate up-market cruise line, initially using their
Galileo
, which reappeared as
Meridian
after substantial rebuilding. She was joined by the new ships
Horizon
and
Zenith
in 1990 and 1992.
Ships on This Page:-
Celebrity Constellation
- 2007-
Celebrity Infinity
- 2007-
Celebrity Solstice
- 2008-
Celebrity Summit
- 2007-
Century
- 1995-
Constellation
- 2002-2007
Galaxy
- 1996-
Horizon
- 1990-2006
Infinity
- 2001-2007
Mercury
- 1997-
Meridian
- 1988-1997 (built 1963)
Millennium
- 2000-
Summit
- 2001-2007
Zenith
- 1992-2007
Associated Pages:-
Chandris Lines
Constellation
Baltic Cruise - August 2007
Island Cruises
- RCCL subsidiary
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line - Page 1
- First Generation Ships
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line - Page 2
- Recent Ships
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Table of Photos & Postcard Histories
Name
Other names
Built
Constellation
2002
Galaxy
1996
Horizon
1990
Infinity
2001
Mercury
1997
Meridian
Galileo Galilei
,
Galileo
,
Sun Vista
1963
Celebrity Fleet List
Meridian
(Celebrity: 1988-1997)
Meridian
originally entered service as the
Galileo Galilei
for Lloyd Triestino on their Italy-Australia service. In 1979 she transferred to Italia Crociere after conversion to a full-time cruise ship. In 1983 she was sold to
Chandris
, re-entering service on Caribbean cruising as
Galileo
in 1984. After further rebuilding,
Galileo was
renamed
Meridian
as the first member of Chandris Lines new upmarket Celebrity Cruises in 1988. In 1997 she was sold to Sun Cruises (Singapore) and renamed
Sun Vista
.
Sun Vista
sank off the Malaysian coast following an engine room fire on 21st May 1999. No fatalities were reported.
A complete history of this ship is
available on this link
.
An oversized Celebrity Cruises card of
Meridian
.
An oversized Celebrity Cruises card of
Meridian
.
A Celebrity Cruises card of
Meridian
.
A Celebrity Cruises card of
Meridian
. Printed in Greece.
Simplon Postcards
sc2049 released April 1994 of
Meridian
.
Chantry Classics
card CC/S46 of
Meridian
Photo: Charles Kuntz, Philadelphia.
CT Publishing
card 003 of
Meridian
.
Photo: Richard I.Weiss, New York, August 8th, 1991.
Ramsey
postcard 141 of
Meridian
.
Horizon
(1990-2006)
Horizon
was delivered to Celebrity in 1990, built by Meyer Werft, Papenburg. Her details are:-
Length:
207.6m
Tonnage:
46811grt
Speed:
21.5knots
Passengers:
1354 (1752 max).
Horizon
joined Royal Caribbean subsidiary Island Cruises for summer 2006 as the
Island Star
, joining the
Island Escape
.
Complete history of
Horizon
Official Celebrity postcards of
Horizon
.
This postcard is actually
Zenith
.
Official oversized Celebrity postcards of
Horizon
, shown reduced in scale.
Zenith
(1992-2007)
Zenith
was delivered to Celebrity in 1992, built by Meyer Werft, Papenburg. When Celebrity's owners Royal Caribbean acquired Spanish operator
Pullmantur
, they transferred Zenith in 2007, retaining her name
Zenith
.
Official Celebrity postcards of
Zenith
.
This postcard is actually
Horizon
.
This postcard is actually
Horizon
.
Official oversized Celebrity postcards of
Zenith
, shown reduced in scale.
Simplon Postcards
sc2050 of
Zenith
, issued April 1994.
Photo: Michael V.Ralph, Grand Caymon, July 6th, 1993.
Chantry Classics
CC/S196 of
Zenith
, photographed at Southampton by Walter Sartori.
City Merchandise NY424 of
Zenith
, photographed at New York by Alan Schein.
Century
(1995- )
Official Celebrity postcards of
Century
.
Official oversized Celebrity postcards of
Century
, shown reduced in scale.
The lower card is a slight variation, with fainter background and revised lettering.
Postcard of
Century
for the Japanese market.
Simplon Postcards
sc2118 of
Century
, issued March 1998.
Photo: Mike Louagie, Southampton, December 5th, 1995.
World Ships serial number 03 postcard of
Century
.
Photo by D.Hasenpusch.
W.H.Moojen postcard of
Century
, at Ijmuiden 22nd June 1999.
Galaxy
(1996- )
Complete history of
Galaxy
Official Celebrity postcards of
Galaxy
.