Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Galaxy to Become First Ship in New TUI Cruises Fleet
MIAMI, April 29, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Galaxy will become the first ship of TUI Cruises, a new cruise brand established through a joint venture between Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and TUI AG.
"Celebrity Galaxy has been a treasured member of our family of ships since her maiden voyage in December 1996, and the outstanding crew onboard will continue to offer the service with style Celebrity is known for right up until the shift to TUI Cruises," said Celebrity Cruises President and CEO Dan Hanrahan. "We look forward to transitioning those fine shipboard colleagues to the balance of the Celebrity fleet as we grow the brand with our new Solstice class."
"We are very pleased to have Celebrity Galaxy become the first ship in the new TUI Cruises fleet," said TUI Cruises CEO Richard J. Vogel. "We look forward to customizing the ship for our German customer base, growing our brand, and providing our guests with an incredible vacation experience."
TUI Cruises is designed for German-speaking guests seeking a contemporary/premium cruise experience. The onboard product will be custom-tailored to German tastes in food, entertainment and amenities.
Celebrity Galaxy will complete its scheduled sailings through the March 2, 2009, itinerary. It will enter service for TUI Cruises in May 2009 under a new name, and will sail in the Baltic in the summer season, and in the Caribbean in the winter.
Celebrity Galaxy joined the Celebrity Cruises fleet in December 1996 and was built by Jos. L. Meyer GmbH & Co. of Papenburg, Germany. Celebrity invested $4-million in a series of upgrades on the ship this month, including new carpeting, upholstery and lighting in a variety of public spaces and staterooms. The 77,713 gross-registered-ton ship carries 1,870 guests (double occupancy) and 909 crew.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a global cruise vacation company that operates Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, Azamara Cruises and CDF Croisieres de France. The company has a combined total of 38 ships in service and six under construction. It also offers cruisetour vacations in Alaska, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin and South America and New Zealand. Additional information can be found on www.royalcaribbean.com , www.celebrity.com , Pullmantur Líderes en Cruceros , Azamara Cruises , or www.rclinvestor.com .
TUI AG is Europe's leading travel and shipping group. TUI AG holds the majority stake in Europe's leading travel group, London-based TUI Travel PLC. The corporation operates the world's fifth-largest container shipping company -- Hapag-Lloyd -- and, through Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, also runs the leading German cruise line company in the luxury and expedition segment.
SOURCE Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. http://www.royalcaribbean.com
The Galaxy is the only Celebrity ship we have sailed on (11 days from Baltimore) and we loved her. Wish they would do something in the Carribean in the summer. Did you ever walk back behind the dining room outside just above the screws, talk about some noise, but it was really cool.
I am just glad we have got the Galaxy booked this holiday..... lets see we already sailed the classic Century .. next month (August) we do the Mercury( Vancouver round trip) looks like the only one we missed was the horizon.. and i think it was just about to leave or had just left the fleet when we discovered Celebrity. We prefer the smaller vessels to the others.. but any one of the ships in the line are fine with us!
I am just glad we have got the Galaxy booked this holiday..... lets see we already sailed the classic Century .. next month (August) we do the Mercury( Vancouver round trip) looks like the only one we missed was the horizon.. and i think it was just about to leave or had just left the fleet when we discovered Celebrity. We prefer the smaller vessels to the others.. but any one of the ships in the line are fine with us!
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