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Celebrity Summit

January 12, 2023  •  Leave a Comment

The Celebrity Summit was photographed off Chebucto Head. It is a seasonal regular to Halifax.

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Celebrity Summit Jun 24 2019 (cropped).jpg
Celebrity Summit departing Bar Harbor in June 2019.
History
Name
  • Celebrity Summit (2008–present)
  • Summit (2001–2008)
Owner Celebrity Cruises
Operator Celebrity Cruises
Port of registry
Builder
Cost US$350 million
Yard number T31
Launched 9 March 2001
Acquired October 2001
In service November 2001
Identification
Status Active
Notes [1][2]
General characteristics
Class and type Millennium-class cruise ship
Tonnage
  • 90,940 GT
  • 53,268 NT
  • 11,788 DWT
Length 294 m (964 ft 7 in)
Beam 32.00 m (105 ft 0 in)
Draught 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Decks 11 (passenger accessible)
Installed power
Propulsion Two Rolls-Royce Mermaid azimuth thrusters
Speed 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Capacity
  • 2,158 passengers (lower berths)
  • 2,218 passengers (all berths)
Crew 999
Notes [1][2][3]

GTS Celebrity Summit is a Millennium-class cruise ship owned and operated by Celebrity Cruises and as such one of the first cruise ships to be powered by more environmentally friendly gas turbines.[4] Originally named Summit, she was renamed with the "Celebrity" prefix in 2008.[1]


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