Celebrity Solstice
Celebrity Cruises’ new Celebrity Solstice features the “Team Earth” venue, an interactive exhibit with nature photography, museum-quality exhibits, and digital touch-screen displays. The project is done in partnership with Conservation International. “This venue on Celebrity Solstice is the first in the travel and hospitality industry to authentically illustrate how Conservation International and partners such as Celebrity are uniting in a global program of the same name — Team Earth,” said Celebrity President and CEO Dan Hanrahan. “It’s a vivid example of our shared belief in doing all we can to preserve the earth’s fresh water, clean air, natural resources, and rich beauty.”
The Team Earth venue presents news, films, audio clips, and stories about the planet. Guests also can see how Celebrity achieved energy efficiencies on the Solstice and how similar efforts across the fleet are minimizing Celebrity ships’ impact on the environment. Celebrity Solstice uses solar energy, with 216 solar panels — enough to power all of the ship’s guest elevators or more than 7,000 LED lights. The hull was designed with energy efficiency in mind, with every angle closely tested and examined to achieve optimal cruising speed, guest comfort, and fuel consumption.
On Solstice and across the fleet, a special silicon coating has been applied to the entire underwater area to reduce frictional resistance and trim fuel consumption. The coating also inhibits marine growth, such as barnacles and algae on the hull, and prevents a breakdown of paint chips into the ocean.
Celebrity began transitioning from higher wattage halogen and incandescent bulbs to longer-lasting fluorescent and LED lights more than a year ago, as they generate less than 50 percent of the heat of the bulbs previously used, resulting in reduced energy consumption and more efficient air conditioning.
The high-glazed glass of Solstice’s windows reduces heat transfer into staterooms and public areas, in turn reducing energy required for air conditioning. The glazing still allows for natural light to enter the ship, but filters out 99.9 percent of UV rays. Meanwhile, on the balance of the fleet, state-of-the-art window film produced by 3M has been installed to achieve the same benefits.
Advanced wastewater purification systems have been installed on every Celebrity ship, and Celebrity Solstice has it from its inception. These systems are capable of treating all wastewater streams onboard — including grey and black water — and restoring it to close to drinking-water quality before discharging.
The Celebrity fleet uses river rocks instead of ice beds in buffet areas, reducing both water and energy consumption due to a lesser need for ice. Every ship in the Celebrity fleet also houses low-energy reverse osmosis plants (water makers) to produce fresh drinking water. The line also is installing reduced-flow dishwashers and low-consumption laundry equipment.
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