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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 04:15 pm | 1st Post |
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http://www.cruisecelebritysolstice.com/
Also from Celebrity Cruise Lines.
20th September 2007
CELEBRITY SOLSTICE PRESENTS LARGER, STYLISH NEW STATEROOMS,
INSPIRED BY FEMALE INTUITION
Some things just need a woman’s touch. To design a larger stateroom that is also intuitive and stylish on its extraordinary new ship, Celebrity Solstice, Celebrity Cruises has gone right to the source: ladies who cruise.
“First, we decided to make the staterooms larger – an average of 15 percent larger, in our deluxe ocean view verandas – and then, we decided to make them better,” said Richard Fain, Chairman and CEO of Celebrity’s parent company, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. “To do that, we enlisted the expertise, intuition and wish lists of five exceptional women.”
Celebrity engaged a panel of five boomer women, identified by the line as “Celebrity’s Leading Ladies,” specially selected for their distinct points of view – a frequent cruiser, a travel agent, a travel writer, a hotelier and a cruise considerer. The women participated in an immersive, four-month process led by Synectics, a world-renowned innovation consultancy firm, to make the staterooms onboard Celebrity Solstice among the most spacious and inviting at sea.
“Our goal was to understand cruisers’ real needs and interests, so that our new generation stateroom design would be grounded in genuine consumer insights,” said Celebrity Cruises President and CEO, Dan Hanrahan. “Thanks to our Leading Ladies and our Celebrity teams, we’ve created a larger and more intuitive stateroom space that is significantly more conducive to our guests’ overall cruise experience.”
Why women? “Women are not only the primary cruise planners; they are the most
discerning guests when it comes to the stateroom,” said Celebrity’s Senior Vice President of Marketing, Ellen Taaffe. “Their standards are high and Celebrity is committed to exceeding them, while also creating a great experience for the spouse, family or friends with whom they may be traveling.”
Celebrity’s Leading Ladies offered many insights and desires relative to the stateroom design; chief among them were suggestions for improved stateroom flow, made possible by a larger stateroom size and Celebrity’s new interlocking technology. Also, in an industry first, Celebrity Solstice will feature an adjoining stateroom design with a double set of doors, allowing guests to open up the space for families or friends traveling together or close the doors for a more private environment. Verandas of adjoining staterooms can also be opened up to create a veranda that spans both rooms. Clear sight lines and walkways to sea views are found in nearly every stateroom; modular furniture design and vestibule areas facilitate a more spacious flow; and additional storage – generous hooks, shelves and nooks – ensures a clean and clutter-free look.
Celebrity and Miami-based design partner RTKL Associates Inc. have taken additional design cues from the Leading Ladies, including their recommendations on color scheme. As a result, Celebrity Solstice will steer away from bright colors and patterns, in favor of neutral colors and elegant textures, for a more sophisticated and timeless look.
Key stateroom innovations include:
§ Distinctive interlocking stateroom floor plan for better and more efficient space utilisation, resulting in deluxe veranda staterooms that are 15 percent larger than comparable accommodations on the balance of the fleet.
§ First-in-industry adjoining stateroom design with double set of doors, allowing guests to open up space for families or friends traveling together, or close doors for a more private environment. Verandas of adjoining staterooms also can be opened up to create a veranda spanning both rooms.
§ More spacious bathrooms with glass showers equipped with a foot rail for easy leg shaving in every stateroom, and large fog-free mirrors, which are being introduced in Celebrity’s suites and new AquaClass staterooms.
§ Individual reading lights at each nightstand, including a shelf for personal items such as reading glasses, books, etc.
§ Expanded and “smarter” storage, including increased clearance beneath the bed for larger luggage, and storage units over the bed for personal items such as handbags, shopping bags, etc.
§ Modular closets for varied clothing length and additional flexible storage areas.
§ 32-inch flat-screen TVs in every stateroom, and larger flat-screen TVs featured in suites.
“While the increased space was helpful, we wanted to do something really special to capitalise on that space,” said Hanrahan, “and our Leading Ladies really helped make that happen.”
AquaClass (sm)
Another key insight provided by Celebrity’s Leading Ladies was the desire for a more relaxed, intimate shipboard stateroom experience connected to the sea and linked to highly personalised spa elements. The result is a unique class of veranda staterooms called AquaClass, an oceanside retreat created for guests who are most passionate about pampering and “getting away from it all.”
Simplicity and comfort are evident throughout the room, from the bathroom’s fog-free mirror and tall jetted bodywash shower, to the robust pillow menu. Aroma scent selections tied to specific vacation goals (relax, revive, re-energize, etc.) provide guests with a multi-sensory experience, while lavish AquaClass toiletries and refreshing daily teas, juices and bottled water round out the offering.
AquaClass will comprise 130 of the ship’s 1,425 staterooms, each double-occupancy only, creating the perfect grown-up getaway. Guests in AquaClass will receive unlimited access to Celebrity Solstice’s new AquaSpa relaxation room on the same deck, and the Persian Garden, an exotic aromatherapy and steam room. AquaClass guests also will have an exclusive dining room, Blu, an intimate, 130-seat specialty restaurant with menus developed by Celebrity Cruises’ culinary consultant, Blau & Associates, which operates upscale eateries for high-end hotels such as Las Vegas’ Bellagio, Miami’s Setai and Cabo San Lucas’ One & Only Palmilla.
Celebrity Solstice
Celebrity Solstice will be the line’s first in a class of four 2,850-passenger vessels with an exceptional range of guest-inspired services and amenities. German shipbuilder Meyer Werft, who constructed the line’s Century-class fleet – Celebrity Century, Celebrity Mercury, and Celebrity Galaxy – is building the 122,000-ton ship.
Following several weeks of inaugural activities, Celebrity Solstice will make its maiden voyage December 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 £1,559 per person, based on double occupancy.
Celebrity Cruises offers comfortably sophisticated, upscale cruise experiences with highly personalised service, exceptional dining, and extraordinary attention to detail. Celebrity sails in Alaska, California, the Caribbean, Europe, Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, the Pacific Coast, Panama Canal and South America, and will begin sailing in Australia and New Zealand this November. The line also offers unique land-tour vacations in Alaska, Canada, Europe and Australia through its cruisetour affiliate. Noted for "The World's Best Large Ships," as voted by the readers of Conde' Nast Traveler (February 2007 Cruise Poll), Celebrity's current fleet will be joined by Celebrity Solstice in 2008, Celebrity Equinox in 2009, Celebrity Eclipse in 2010, and a fourth Solstice-class ship in 2011
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 07:37 pm | 2nd Post |
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We will let you all know if the showers are actually easier for leg shaving whe we return! 
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 11:03 pm | 3rd Post |
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Thanks for that article, Gordon!!! Mike, Dana and I are scheduled on the 1/11/09 sailing and we are so excited! Think about joining us! You know you want to check out this brand new ship!!!
It really sounds heavenly, and I especially like the statement:
Celebrity Solstice will steer away from bright colors and patterns, in favor of neutral colors and elegant textures, for a more sophisticated and timeless look.
I recently saw some pic of some of the Carnival & NCL ships cabins & yikes! the carpet & bedspread was loud enough to induce a seizure!  I'll take subdued and neutral colors anytime.......just a little classier, imho.
Even though we have booked a regular balcony cabin, I am thinking about checking into the Aqua Spa cabins and see if I think it's worth the extra $$$. It sounds heavenly with access to their steam rooms and a specialized dining room.
Hmm...........
Last edited on Thu Sep 20th, 2007 11:04 pm by Catnip
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| The month of January doesn't work well for me when it comes to vacations. We are just getting finished with a lot of down time with Christmas and New Years. Lots of meetings. I also am keeping my eye out to be on the Genesis maiden voyage. She looks like a great ship.
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Posted: Fri Sep 21st, 2007 04:53 am | 5th Post |
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Catnip wrote: Thanks for that article, Gordon!!! Mike, Dana and I are scheduled on the 1/11/09 sailing and we are so excited! Think about joining us! You know you want to check out this brand new ship!!!
It really sounds heavenly, and I especially like the statement:
Celebrity Solstice will steer away from bright colors and patterns, in favor of neutral colors and elegant textures, for a more sophisticated and timeless look.
I recently saw some pic of some of the Carnival & NCL ships cabins & yikes! the carpet & bedspread was loud enough to induce a seizure! I'll take subdued and neutral colors anytime.......just a little classier, imho.
Even though we have booked a regular balcony cabin, I am thinking about checking into the Aqua Spa cabins and see if I think it's worth the extra $$$. It sounds heavenly with access to their steam rooms and a specialized dining room.
Hmm...........
I'M GETTING PUMPED UP NOW WITH THIS ARTICLE!!
WOO-HOOOOOOOOO! Denise, those Aqua Spa rooms are actually sounding
a lot better.
I'm with you -- I love a nice neutral color scheme ... no Carnival glitz for me,
thanks.
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Posted: Fri Sep 21st, 2007 03:48 pm | 6th Post |
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elizabethtaylor wrote:
I'M GETTING PUMPED UP NOW WITH THIS ARTICLE!!
WOO-HOOOOOOOOO! Denise, those Aqua Spa rooms are actually sounding
a lot better.
I'm with you -- I love a nice neutral color scheme ... no Carnival glitz for me,
thanks.
Yes, it was an excellent article!!!!!!! I wonder how much more the Aqua Spa rooms are. The problem is that Lelan HATES things like potpourri, incense, fresheners and the rest of those things that make the room smell good. I guess if we got one of those rooms, we could always ask that the room deodarizers be taken out.
I'll have to see how much more those kind of rooms are, to see if it would really be worth it. But, they sound divine! :cloudnine:
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Posted: Thu Nov 8th, 2007 04:11 am | 7th Post |
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She is coming along nicely.
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Posted: Thu Nov 8th, 2007 04:18 am | 8th Post |
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Great pic!!!!!
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Posted: Thu Nov 8th, 2007 05:02 am | 9th Post |
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RCIcruizer wrote: She is coming along nicely.
HEY, I THINK I SEE MY CABIN!
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Posted: Thu Nov 8th, 2007 01:53 pm | 10th Post |
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Me, too!!!!!!!
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