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GTS Constellation
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 GTS Constellation, St. John's, Antigua, 2004 |
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| Commissioned: | May 12, 2002 |
| Status: | in service |
| Tonnage: | 91,000 gross tons |
| Length: | 964.6 feet |
| Beam: | 105.6 feet |
| Draft: | 26.3 feet |
| Speed: | 24 knots |
| Complement: | 1,950 passengers, 999 crew |
| Registry: | Nassau, Bahamas |
The GTS Constellation is a Millennium class Cruise ship of the Celebrity Cruises cruise line. She is the co-flagship of the Celebrity fleet, along with Century-class ship Century. Her three sister ships are the Infinity, Summit, and Millennium.
She was built at the Chantier de L'Atlantique in St. Nazaire, France. The ship boasts a COGAS power plant of gas turbines and a steam turbine providing up to 60Megawatts for the electric systems and two 19MW Rolls-Royce/Alstom MerMaid azimuth thrusters for propulsion.
Constellation consistently receives top honors from Condé Nast's readers survey, and is currently ranked by readers as the best large cruise ship[citation needed]. She winters in the Caribbean and and summers in Europe with port calls at popular destinations such as Boston, Massachusetts; Bridgetown, Barbados; Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands; Dover, England; and St. Petersburg, Russia.
 Constellation at Greenock. |
 Constellation in old Celebrity livery |
 Constellation in Rostock |
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