Celebrity Constellation

	GTS Constellation at Barbados, 2006
History
Name	Celebrity Constellation (2007-present); Constellation (2002-2007);
Owner	Celebrity Cruise Lines
Operator	Celebrity Cruises
Port of registry	2002—2007: Nassau, Bahamas; 2007 onwards: Valletta, Malta;
Builder	Chantiers de L'Atlantique in St. Nazaire, France
Christened	May 12, 2002
In service	2002-present
Identification	Call sign: 9HJB9; IMO number: 9192399; MMSI number: 249046000;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Millennium-class cruise ship
Tonnage	91,000 GT
Length	964.6 ft (294 m)
Beam	105.6 ft (32 m)
Draft	26.3 ft (8 m)
Decks	13
Installed power	Two gas turbines and one diesel generator
Propulsion	Two Rolls-Royce/Alstom Mermaid azimuth thrusters (2 × 19 MW); Three bow thrusters;
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Capacity	2,038 passengers
Crew	999

GTS Celebrity Constellation is a Millennium-class cruise ship of Celebrity Cruises. She is the co-flagship of the Celebrity fleet, along with Century-class ship Century. She was originally named Constellation, but renamed in May 2007.^[1] Her three sister ships are the Celebrity Infinity, Summit, and Millennium.

She was built at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France. The ship is powered by a COGAS^[2] power plant of gas turbines and a steam turbine providing up to 60 megawatts for the electric systems and two 19 MW Rolls-Royce/Alstom MerMaid azimuth thrusters for propulsion. In 2007 an additional diesel engine was fitted as a fuel-saving measure.^[3] The ship can run on any combination of the gas turbines or diesel. In port, she generates electrical power from the diesel.

In 2007 Condé Nast Publications reported that Constellation had come top of their Traveler Cruise Poll six times in seven years.^[4] During the summer period the ship sails to the Mediterranean and the Caribbean (winter).