Celebrity Flora
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Celebrity Flora is an expedition cruise ship operated by Islas Galápagos Turismo y Vapores C.A., a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Group, and exclusively sails along the Galápagos Islands. Built by Shipyard De Hoop of the Netherlands and delivered in 2019, she is the first new expedition ship built for Celebrity Cruises and is the largest vessel by gross tonnage to operate in the region.
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Celebrity Flora near Hook of Holland, 2019 | |
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Name | Celebrity Flora |
Owner | Royal Caribbean Group |
Operator | Islas Galapágos Turismo y Vapores C.A.[1] (Ecuador-based subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Group)[2] |
Port of registry | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
Builder |
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Yard number | 488[3] |
Laid down | 15 December 2017[4] |
Launched | 29 January 2019[5] |
Sponsored by | Yolanda Kakabadse[6] |
Christened | 24 June 2019[6] |
Acquired | 13 May 2019[7] |
Maiden voyage | 30 June 2019[8] |
In service | 2019–present |
Identification | IMO number: 9837925 |
Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Type | Expedition cruise ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 101.5 m (333 ft)[3] |
Beam | 17 m (56 ft)[3] |
Draught | 4.5 m (15 ft)[3] |
Depth | 6.5 m (21 ft)[3] |
Decks | 6[9] |
Installed power | Four Caterpillar C32 diesel generators[3] |
Propulsion | Two Steerprop type 20 CRP rudder propellers of 1.45 megawatts (1,940 hp) each[3] |
Speed | |
Capacity | 100 passengers[11] |
Crew | 80[11] |
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