Celebrity Flora
Celebrity Flora is an expedition cruise ship that operates sailings in the Pacific and the Galápagos Islands for Celebrity Cruises. The ship was delivered on 13 May 2019.
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History | |
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Name: | Celebrity Flora |
Owner: | Islas Galapagos Turismo |
Operator: | Celebrity Cruises |
Builder: | DeHoop Shipyards, Netherlands |
Completed: | 13 May 2019 |
In service: | 2019–present |
Identification: | IMO number: 9837925 |
Status: | In service |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Cruise ship |
Tonnage: | 5,739 GT |
Length: | 333 ft (101 m) |
Beam: | 55.7 ft (17.0 m) |
Decks: | 6 |
Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Capacity: | 100 passengers |
Celebrity Flora was built by DeHoop shipyards in the Netherlands. The ship has a tonnage of 5,739 GT and a capacity of 100 passengers.[1][2][3]
Incidents
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Provincial Emergency Operations Committee of the Galápagos Islands reported on 14 April 2020 that 69 crew members of Celebrity Flora were tested, and 48 tests returned positive for SARS-CoV-2.[4] New cases have increased this, bringing the total case count of the islands to 72.[4]
References
- "Experience Galapagos on a New Celebrity Cruise". YOURCENTRALVALLEY. 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- Kalosh, Anne. "Celebrity breaks out with first cruise newbuild for the Galápagos". www.seatrade-cruise.com. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- "Bloomberg - The Galapagos is evolving with luxury yacht cruises". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- El Comité de Operaciones de Emergencia Provincial informa a la comunidad respecto al procesamiento de muestras y pruebas COVID en Galápagos y a la situación en el barco Celebrity Flora. Twitter 2020-04-14
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