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Cruise News Home > Cruise News Solstice launches; Eclipse Plans U.K. Homeporting Celebrity Cruises christened its 122,000-ton, 2,850-passenger Celebrity Solstice during a ceremony in Ft. Lauderdale this weekend with professor and biological oceanographer Sharon L. Smith taking the role of the first scientist ever to serve as a cruise ship godmother. The ceremony followed the news that the third Solstice-class ship, Celebrity Eclipse, will be based in the U.K. when it launches in 2010. Full Story First Glimpse: Celebrity Solstice Celebrity Corporate Profile News: Solstice launches; Eclipse Plans U.K. Sailings U.K. Headlines 21/11/2008 Oasis of the Seas Is Officially ... a Ship! 20/11/2008 Silversea Latest to Announce Abrupt Redeployments 20/11/2008 Seabourn's Second New-Build Gets Name: Sojourn 20/11/2008 Bye Bye "Strictly," Hello Oceana 19/11/2008 Map Found to Be Erroneous in Sea Diamond Case 19/11/2008 Orient Lines Cancels Maiden Europe Season 18/11/2008 New Travel Calculator Helps You Avoid Nasty Budget Overruns 17/11/2008 Oasis of the Seas Names Dual Captains 14/11/2008 Celebrity Christens Celebrity Solstice in Ft. Lauderdale 14/11/2008 P&O Hopes Tweaks Will Improve Ventura 14/11/2008 Readers Respond: The Economy and Cruise Budgets in 2009 14/11/2008 Will NCL's F3 Float Again? 14/11/2008 As Solstice launches; Eclipse Plans U.K. Homeporting 10/11/2008 QE2's Final Voyage Approaches 10/11/2008 Suspected Norovirus Outbreak Delays Zuiderdam 10/11/2008 Bumped Off Carnival Liberty? We Offer Options 10/11/2008 Bahamas-Bound Paloma Downgraded 9/11/2008 Hurricane Causes Minimal Damage to Grand Cayman 8/11/2008 Disney, Royal Caribbean, Crystal Impacted By Hurricane 8/11/2008 Update: Hurricane Paloma Triggers Itinerary Change 7/11/2008 More Roatan Calls Canceled Due to Protests 7/11/2008 Update: Hurricane Paloma Pounds Grand Cayman 7/11/2008 Princess Christens Ruby Princess 6/11/2008 Tropical Storm Paloma Forms in Atlantic 4/11/2008 Regent, Oceania Become Next to Drop Fuel Surcharges 1/11/2008 Carnival Ships Return to Galveston 31/10/2008 Costa Maya Welcomes First Ship Since Hurricane 30/10/2008 NCL Joins Fuel Surcharge Droppers 30/10/2008 Goodbye to Ocean Village 30/10/2008 Passengers Fall Off Gangway, Into Sea 28/10/2008 Are Caribbean Cruisers At Risk for Dengue Fever? 28/10/2008 QE2 Final Farewell in Southampton 26/10/2008 Thomson's Cruise To Nowhere 24/10/2008 Royal Caribbean Drops Fuel Surcharges 24/10/2008 Celebrity Cruises Accepts Delivery of Celebrity Solstice 22/10/2008 Oasis of the Seas Shipyard Tours   Other Headlines 20/11/2008 Find Cruise Deals Faster on Cruise Critic's New Deals Pages 17/11/2008 Update: Cruise Value Center Sister Agency Ceases Operations 5/11/2008 Celebrity's Half-Off Sale Heats Up Winter 3/11/2008 Celebrity Mercury Medical Evacuation Delays Cruise 30/10/2008 Majestic America Line To Be Shuttered 27/10/2008 Book Now, Get Perks 22/10/2008 Regent Seven Seas To Part with Paul Gauguin 22/10/2008 Carnival Will Return to Galveston November 1 Visit the Cruise Critic News Archive for older news items Cruise Deals

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