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Celebrity Equinox Carnival Dream
Launch date: August 2009 own exclusive restaurant Blu and
Capacity: 2,850 complimentary access to the Persian
This will be the second in Celebrity’s Garden area of the AquaSpa.
Solstice-class ships, following the Balconies will be included in 85%
launch of Celebrity Solstice in of the staterooms.
November 2008 with a third, Eclipse, Equinox’s first cruise leaves from
due to follow in summer 2010. Southampton in August 2009. The
Major features include the Lawn vessel will then be based in the Rome
Club featuring real grass, 10 restau- port of Civitavecchia for the rest of
rants, 19 shops and a new accommo- its inaugural season.
dation class, AquaClass, with its ■
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Launch date: September 2009 Accommodation categories range
Capacity: 3,646 from inside staterooms to Cloud 9
This ship will be the first in the new Spa cabins to penthouse suites.
Dream-class of vessels, which will be Carnival Dream will make its first
the largest in the Carnival fleet at sailing from Rome in September
130,000 tons. 2009 but will eventually be based
The big selling points of the in Port Canaveral in Florida from
1,823-cabin ship are more outdoor where it will sail year-round
deck space, a wider range of cabins, seven-day cruises to the Caribbean.
the largest spa in the Carnival fleet, A sister ship, Carnival Magic, will
Waterworks water park and new join Dream from mid-2011.
entertainment complex Ocean Plaza. ■
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Oasis of the Seas
Launch date: November 2009 with the AquaTheatre, Royal
Capacity: 5,400 Promenade, Pool and Sports Zone,
Royal Caribbean will set new records Vitality at Sea Spa and Fitness
with Oasis, the first in its highly Centre, Entertainment Place and
touted Genesis class of vessel. Youth Zone.
The ship will have 2,700 cabins, Oasis of the Seas will be based
16 decks and weigh 220,000 tons. from Port Everglades in Fort
The ship will be longer than four Lauderdale, Florida, and operate
football pitches and higher than seven-night itineraries around both
Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square. the western and eastern Caribbean.
The public areas will be divided A sister ship, Allure of the Seas, is
into seven themed “neighbour- due to launch in 2010.
hoods”: Central Park, Boardwalk ■
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Silver Spirit
Launch date: December 2009 appeared on Silver Shadow in 2007,
Capacity: 540 will also be included on the new ship.
Silversea’s latest ship will include Silver Spirit will have 270 suites
many of the facilities that are already with sea views, 258 of which will also
featured on the luxury line’s existing have their own balconies.
fleet plus some new options. The vessel will spend summer
Innovations include a supper club 2010 in the Mediterranean before
offering gourmet food in a club-style sailing around the Caribbean in
atmosphere, plus a new Asian restau- winter 2010-11.
rant alongside the main dining room, Itineraries go on general sale in
wine restaurant and poolside grill. the UK on January 12.
The Spa at Silversea, which first ■
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