Celebrity Solstice will introduce an industry first when it
debuts in Dec. 2008. In collaboration with the world-renowned
Corning Museum of Glass, the Solstice will bring the art of
glassblowing to sea when the Museum’s Hot Glass Show debuts.
The Hot Glass Show will provide live demonstrations and a
narrated performance of glassblowing, designed to engage, educate
and inspire cruisers about the art, history and science of
glass.
“We’re confident our guests will be awestruck by what we’re
offering with The Corning Museum of Glass,” said Celebrity Cruises
president and CEO Dan Hanrahan. “The museum’s surveys repeatedly
show that live glassmaking demonstrations rank as one of the top
reasons more than 340,000 people visit the museum each year. Now,
it’s also a compelling reason to sail on Celebrity Solstice.”
Located on the ship’s upper deck within a custom-designed,
outdoor glassmaking studio, the Hot Glass Show will present the
history and craft of glassblowing, from its ancient origins to its
current countless uses. Three resident “gaffers” highly skilled
glassblowing artists will educate and entertain cruisers with live
glassmaking shows, lectures and workshops.
In addition to the Hot Glass Show, Celebrity Solstice will
feature an array of innovative hot spots. From an intimate wine
cellar to a vibrant club that transforms with each night’s dance
theme, the 2,850-guest ship will offer guests some extremely
stylish and imaginative public spaces. Those venues include Cellar
Masters wine bar; the Ensemble Lounge; Passport Bar; the ’60s and
’70s-inspired Quasar and the new signature lounge atop the ship,
the Sky Observation Lounge.
Celebrity Solstice will also offer a special twist to the
Celebrity Century’s popular Martini Bar. Inspired by water, ice and
snow, The Martini Bar & Crush aboard Celebrity Solstice will
feature an alluring frosted bar the perfect chilled surface for
enjoying over 100 varieties of vodkas from around the world. New on
Celebrity Solstice will be Crush, a small alcove featuring an
ice-filled table where guests can participate in caviar and vodka
tastings, or even host a private event.
Following several weeks of inaugural activities, Celebrity
Solstice will make its maiden voyage Dec. 14, 2008, on a
seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruise roundtrip from Fort
Lauderdale, Fla., visiting San Juan, Puerto Rico; Basseterre, St.
Kitts; and Phillipsburg, St. Maarten. The itinerary will be offered
on Sundays through April 5, 2009, with an alternating itinerary
calling on San Juan, Puerto Rico; Phillipsburg, St. Maarten;
Tortola, B.V.I.; and Labadee, Haiti, through April 12, 2009. Fares
for veranda staterooms begin at $1,099 per person, based on double
occupancy.
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