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	\|'''Tonnage:'''
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			\| Ship name = *''Century'' (1995–2007)
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			*''Celebrity Century'' (2007–2015)
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			*''SkySea Golden Era'' (2015–2019)
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			*''Marella Explorer 2'' (2019–present)
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			\| Ship owner = ] (1995–1997)
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			\| Ship operator = *Celebrity Cruises (1995–2015)
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			*SkySea Cruise Line (2015–2019)
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			\| Ship laid down = January 1994
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			\| Ship completed = 30 November 1995
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			\| Ship identification = *]: 9HJI9
			*{{IMO Number\|9072446}}
			*{{MMSI\|249054000}}
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			\| Ship status = In service
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			\| Ship class = ''Century''-class ]
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			\| Ship capacity = 1,814 passengers
			\| Ship crew = 843
			\| Ship notes = <ref name=marinetraffic>{{cite web \| title=''Celebrity Century'' Vessel Details and Current Position \| url=http://marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=249054000 \| work=Marine Traffic \| date=2012 \| accessdate=29 April 2012}}</ref><ref name=vesseltracker>{{cite web \| title=Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel ''Celebrity Century'' \| url=http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Celebrity-Century-9072446.html\| work=VesselTracker \| date=2012 \| accessdate=29 April 2012}}</ref>
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	'''Century''' is the lead ship of the ''Century ~~Class~~'' of ] for ]. ~~Other~~ ~~ships~~ ~~belonging~~ to the ~~''Century~~ ~~Class''~~ ~~are~~ ~~the~~ ] ~~and the ].~~ ~~Century was launched in 1995~~ and ~~went~~ ~~into~~ a 5 ~~week~~ ~~drydock~~ in ] ~~] whilst undergoing complete refurbishment. Designed~~ to ~~incorporate a variety of Celebrity's most popular Millennium-class attributes,~~ the ~~revitalization of~~ ''Century'' is ~~the~~ ~~line's~~ ~~most~~ ~~extensive~~ ~~refurbishment~~ ~~to-date,~~ and ~~the largest cruise~~ ship ~~modification~~ ~~completed~~ by ]'s ~~Palermo, Italy, shipyard~~.		'''''Marella Explorer 2''''', formerly '''''Celebrity Century''''' and '''''SkySea Golden Era''''', was the lead ship of the ''Century'' class of ] for ], and the co-flagship of the Celebrity fleet, along with ''Millennium''-class ship {{ship\|\|Celebrity Constellation}}, and the newest ''Solstice'' class, {{ship\|\|Celebrity Reflection}}. Other ships belonging to the ''Century'' class include {{ship\|\|Marella Explorer}} (formerly ''Celebrity Galaxy'') and {{ship\|\|Mein Schiff 2\|2011}} (formerly ''Celebrity Mercury'').

			In March 2018, it was announced that ] and ] were to close the SkySea Cruise Line brand and that the line's sole ship ''SkySea Golden Era'' would join the Marella fleet in place of ''Mein Schiff 2'' which would stay with TUI Cruises.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/18737-royal-caribbean-and-ctrip-to-kill-skysea-brand.html\|title=Royal Caribbean and Ctrip to Kill SkySea Brand\|first=Monty\|last=Mathisen\|date=20 March 2018\|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/18738-skysea-shutdown-sparks-ship-transfer-shuffle.html\|title=SkySea Shutdown Sparks Ship Transfer Shuffle\|first=Monty\|last=Mathisen\|date=20 March 2018\|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com}}</ref> ''Skysea Golden Era'' would take her final voyage on 29 August 2018. It was a 4-night sailing from ] with a call at ].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/18786-skysea-announces-final-china-season.html\|title=SkySea Announces Final China Season \|work=Cruise Industry News \|date=29 March 2018\|access-date=30 March 2018\|language=en-GB}}</ref>
	A total of 314 new verandas have been added to the ship -- a first, for an existing cruise ship -- along with 14 new suites, ten new staterooms ranging from inside to veranda categories, a new specialty restaurant, an expanded spa, and a series of features and amenities that typify the line's Millennium-class fleet.

			''SkySea Golden Era'' underwent a major refurbishment, in Cadiz, Spain, in order to become ''Marella Explorer 2''. Its first sailing for ] was in April 2019.
	The new ''Murano'' specialty restaurant in the center of the ship sparkles with magnificent chandeliers handcrafted of Murano glass, named for the island of Murano near Venice, Italy, where glass-blowing has been a fine art and tradition since the 13th century.

			==History==
	Century boasts the first "ice bar" concept at sea within its ''Martini Bar'', featuring a liquid wall that freezes to form a sparkling crystalline appearance, and a bar counter that freezes into ice-cold stone, while a solid block of ice will creatively display bottles of liquor behind the bar, creating a very "cool" way to serve Celebrity's menu of more than 30 versions of martinis.

			''Century'' was ] in 1995 and went into a five-week drydock in April 2006 for refurbishment. Designed to incorporate a variety of Celebrity's ]-class attributes, the revitalization of ''Century'' was the line's most extensive refurbishment to-date, and the largest cruise ship modification completed by ]'s ], Italy, shipyard.
	Every ocean-view and inside stateroom onboard Century is now equipped with new flat-screen TVs, wireless Internet access, new carpet, textiles, windows, lighting fixtures, and art. The bathrooms have new vanities and enhanced lighting, stylish surface-mounted sink basins and fixtures, curved-rod shower curtains, and renewed architectural surfaces. Century's suites are now that much sweeter, with new carpeting, wall covering, windows and textiles, luxurious new bedding and new light fixtures. Each suite also is equipped with new phones, 26-inch LCD TVs, DVD players, wireless Internet access, new accessories, and new veranda furniture.

			In late December 2013, it was rumored that the ship would transfer to ] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.seatrade-insider.com/news/news-headlines/celebrity-century-to-join-cdf-croisieres-de-france-in-2015.html \|title=Celebrity Century to join CDF Croisières de France in 2015 \|work=Seatrade Insider \|date=28 December 2013 \|access-date=1 January 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231012345/http://www.seatrade-insider.com/news/news-headlines/celebrity-century-to-join-cdf-croisieres-de-france-in-2015.html \|archive-date=31 December 2013 }}</ref> Celebrity Cruises continued to deny the rumors until 13 February 2014 when they formally announced her departure from the fleet in April 2015, from March 2014 through April 2015, ''Celebrity Century'' visited 77 ports in 32 countries, the most destinations of any ship in the Celebrity fleet. The line celebrated this final season with several special events, including a 14-night President's Cruise to Asia with Celebrity President and CEO ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=5735\|title=Celebrity Cruises Confirms Departure of Celebrity Century\|work=Cruise Critic\|access-date=16 May 2016}}</ref> On 2 September 2014, it was announced that SkySea Cruises, a joint venture between ] and Royal Caribbean,<ref>{{cite press release \|url=http://ir.ctrip.com/mobile.view?c=148903&v=202&d=3&id=aHR0cDovL2FwaS50ZW5rd2l6YXJkLmNvbS9maWxpbmcueG1sP2lwYWdlPTk5MTg1MzQmRFNFUT0yJlNFUT00JlNRREVTQz1TRUNUSU9OX1BBR0UmZXhwPSZzdWJzaWQ9NTc%3D \|title=Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Ctrip Announce Joint Venture through SkySea Cruises\|date=21 November 2014\|accessdate=16 May 2016\|publisher=Ctrip.com International, Ltd}}</ref> would acquire the vessel and begin operations after April 2015.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ctrip-acquire-celebrity-century-royal-220000885.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904092948/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ctrip-acquire-celebrity-century-royal-220000885.html \|archive-date=4 September 2014 \|title=Ctrip to Acquire Celebrity Century from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. \|work=Yahoo! Finance \|date=2 September 2014 \|access-date=14 August 2020}}</ref>
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			===Coronavirus pandemic===
			On 25 March 2020, four crew members tested positive of ] and were stranded in ].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/coronavirus-cruise-ships-turned-away-ports-holland-america-line-princess-tui-a9424726.html\|title=Cruise ships still being turned away from ports worldwide due to coronavirus\|date=25 March 2020\|website=The Independent}}</ref> On 30 March, the ship was sailing along the ] coast with plans to dock in ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://yucatanexpatlife.com/report-cruise-ship-with-covid-19-patients-docks-progreso/\|title=Report: Cruise ship with COVID-19 patients awaits entry into Progreso\|date=30 March 2020\|website=Yucatán Expat Life}}</ref> On 3 April, a male British passenger died from the disease while his wife had also been infected.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://yucatanexpatlife.com/cruise-ship-passenger-brought-to-yucatan-dies-of-coronavirus/\|title=Cruise ship passenger brought to Yucatan dies of coronavirus\|date=4 April 2020\|website=Yucatán Expat Life}}</ref> On 19 April, out of 19 Jamaican crew members on the ship, two of them tested positive.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/heart-breaking-outline-jcan-covid-afflicted-ship-uk-coast\|title=Heartbreaking account from J'can on COVID-afflicted ship off UK coast \|last=Mills \|first=Claude \|date=19 April 2020 \|access-date=14 August 2020\|website=loopjamaica.com}}</ref>

			==References==
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			===Bibliography===
			*{{Saunders-Giants of the Seas}}
			*{{Smith-Cruise Ships-2010}}

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Latest revision as of 05:08, 3 November 2024

Century-class cruise ship "Century (ship)" redirects here. Not to be confused with Century-class ferry.

History
Marella Explorer 2 in 2024
Name	Century (1995–2007) Celebrity Century (2007–2015) SkySea Golden Era (2015–2019) Marella Explorer 2 (2019–present)
Owner	Celebrity Cruises (1995–1997) Royal Caribbean Group (1997–2019) TUI Group (2019–present)
Operator	Celebrity Cruises (1995–2015) SkySea Cruise Line (2015–2019) Marella Cruises (2019–present)
Port of registry	1995–2002: Monrovia, Liberia 2002–2008: Nassau, Bahamas 2008 onwards: Valletta, Malta
Builder	Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany
Yard number	637
Laid down	January 1994
Launched	18 May 1995
Completed	30 November 1995
Maiden voyage	20 December 1995
In service	1995–present
Identification	Call sign: 9HJI9 IMO number: 9072446 MMSI number: 249054000
Status	In service
Notes
General characteristics
Class and type	Century-class cruise ship
Tonnage	71,545 GT 39,002 NT
Length	248 m (813 ft 8 in)
Beam	32 m (105 ft 0 in)
Draught	7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Decks	12
Speed	21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph)
Capacity	1,814 passengers
Crew	843
Notes

Marella Explorer 2, formerly Celebrity Century and SkySea Golden Era, was the lead ship of the Century class of cruise ships for Celebrity Cruises, and the co-flagship of the Celebrity fleet, along with Millennium-class ship Celebrity Constellation, and the newest Solstice class, Celebrity Reflection. Other ships belonging to the Century class include Marella Explorer (formerly Celebrity Galaxy) and Mein Schiff 2 (2011) (formerly Celebrity Mercury).

In March 2018, it was announced that Royal Caribbean Cruises and Ctrip were to close the SkySea Cruise Line brand and that the line's sole ship SkySea Golden Era would join the Marella fleet in place of Mein Schiff 2 which would stay with TUI Cruises. Skysea Golden Era would take her final voyage on 29 August 2018. It was a 4-night sailing from Shanghai with a call at Fukuoka, Japan.

SkySea Golden Era underwent a major refurbishment, in Cadiz, Spain, in order to become Marella Explorer 2. Its first sailing for Marella Cruises was in April 2019.

History

Century was launched in 1995 and went into a five-week drydock in April 2006 for refurbishment. Designed to incorporate a variety of Celebrity's Millennium-class attributes, the revitalization of Century was the line's most extensive refurbishment to-date, and the largest cruise ship modification completed by Fincantieri's Palermo, Italy, shipyard.

In late December 2013, it was rumored that the ship would transfer to CDF Croisières de France in 2015. Celebrity Cruises continued to deny the rumors until 13 February 2014 when they formally announced her departure from the fleet in April 2015, from March 2014 through April 2015, Celebrity Century visited 77 ports in 32 countries, the most destinations of any ship in the Celebrity fleet. The line celebrated this final season with several special events, including a 14-night President's Cruise to Asia with Celebrity President and CEO Michael Bayley. On 2 September 2014, it was announced that SkySea Cruises, a joint venture between Ctrip and Royal Caribbean, would acquire the vessel and begin operations after April 2015.

Coronavirus pandemic

On 25 March 2020, four crew members tested positive of COVID-19 and were stranded in Barbados. On 30 March, the ship was sailing along the Yucatan coast with plans to dock in Progreso, Yucatan. On 3 April, a male British passenger died from the disease while his wife had also been infected. On 19 April, out of 19 Jamaican crew members on the ship, two of them tested positive.

References

^ "Celebrity Century Vessel Details and Current Position". Marine Traffic. 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
^ "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Celebrity Century". VesselTracker. 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
Mathisen, Monty (20 March 2018). "Royal Caribbean and Ctrip to Kill SkySea Brand". www.cruiseindustrynews.com.
Mathisen, Monty (20 March 2018). "SkySea Shutdown Sparks Ship Transfer Shuffle". www.cruiseindustrynews.com.
"SkySea Announces Final China Season". Cruise Industry News. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
"Celebrity Century to join CDF Croisières de France in 2015". Seatrade Insider. 28 December 2013. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
"Celebrity Cruises Confirms Departure of Celebrity Century". Cruise Critic. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
"Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Ctrip Announce Joint Venture through SkySea Cruises" (Press release). Ctrip.com International, Ltd. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
"Ctrip to Acquire Celebrity Century from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd". Yahoo! Finance. 2 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
"Cruise ships still being turned away from ports worldwide due to coronavirus". The Independent. 25 March 2020.
"Report: Cruise ship with COVID-19 patients awaits entry into Progreso". Yucatán Expat Life. 30 March 2020.
"Cruise ship passenger brought to Yucatan dies of coronavirus". Yucatán Expat Life. 4 April 2020.
Mills, Claude (19 April 2020). "Heartbreaking account from J'can on COVID-afflicted ship off UK coast". loopjamaica.com. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

Bibliography

Saunders, Aaron (2013). Giants of the Seas: The Ships that Transformed Modern Cruising. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848321724.
Smith, Peter C. (2010). Cruise Ships: The World's Most Luxurious Vessels. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword Maritime. ISBN 9781848842182.

External links

Ships of the Celebrity Cruises fleet

Current

Edge class	Celebrity Edge (2018) Celebrity Apex (2020) Celebrity Beyond (2022) Celebrity Ascent (2023)
Solstice class	Celebrity Solstice (2008) Celebrity Equinox (2009) Celebrity Eclipse (2010) Celebrity Silhouette (2011) Celebrity Reflection (2012)
Millennium class	Celebrity Millennium (2000) Celebrity Infinity (2001) Celebrity Summit (2001) Celebrity Constellation (2002)
Expedition vessels	Celebrity Xpedition (2001) Celebrity Xploration (2017) Celebrity Flora (2019)

Future

Edge class	Celebrity Xcel (2025)

Former

Meridian (1990)
Horizon (1990)
Zenith (1992)
Celebrity Century (1995)
Celebrity Galaxy (1996)
Celebrity Mercury (1997)
Celebrity Xperience (2017)

Years indicate year of entry into service with Celebrity Cruises.

v t e Ships built at Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany
AIDA Cruises	AIDAdiva (2007) AIDAbella (2008) AIDAluna (2009) AIDAblu (2010)
Celebrity Cruises	Celebrity Century (1995) Celebrity Galaxy (1996) Celebrity Mercury (1997) Celebrity Solstice (2008) Celebrity Equinox (2009) Celebrity Eclipse (2010)
Disney Cruise Line	Disney Dream (2011) Disney Fantasy (2012) Disney Wish (2022) Disney Treasure (2024) Disney Adventure (2025) Disney Destiny (2026)
Estline	Estonia (1980, previously Viking Sally, Silja Star, Wasa King)
Equinox Offshore Accommodation	ARV 1 (1979, previously Diana II, Mare Balticum, Meloodia)
Island Cruises	Island Star (1990, previously Horizon)
Norwegian Cruise Line	Norwegian Spirit (1998, previously SuperStar Leo) Norwegian Star (2001) Norwegian Dawn (2002) Norwegian Jewel (2005) Norwegian Jade (2006, previously Pride of Hawaii) Norwegian Pearl (2006) Norwegian Gem (2007) Norwegian Breakaway (2013)
P&O Cruises	Oriana (1995) Aurora (2000)
Royal Caribbean International	Radiance of the Seas (2001) Brilliance of the Seas (2002) Serenade of the Seas (2003) Jewel of the Seas (2004)
Silja Line	Silja Europa (1993)
Star Cruises	SuperStar Virgo (1995)

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