| Celebrity Mercury | |
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| Status: | in service |
| Launched: | Nov 02, 1997 |
| Tonnage: | 77,713 gross tons |
| Length: | 866 feet |
| Beam: | 105.6 feet |
| Draft: | 25.5 feet |
| Decks: | 12 |
| Occupancy: | 1,886 |
| Cruisespeed: | 21.5 knots |
| Registry: | Bahamas |
MV Mercury (or Celebrity Mercury) is a Century Class cruise ship for Celebrity Cruises. She was constructed at the Meyer Werft ship yard on the River Ems. She built in 1997 for Celebrity Cruises, which is owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. In the Summer of 2006, just prior to the Mercury's planned departure for an Alaska cruise, Seattle-based inspectors from the U.S. Coast Guard arrested the Captain of the Mercury for intoxication. Celebrity Cruises arranged for a replacement, and fired the original Captain.[1][2]
References
- ^ Periklis Petridis / Drunk Captain Celebrity Cruise Lines - Mercury. cruisebruise.com (May 19, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-10-29.
- ^ "Lawyer says ship captain arrested, fired over drinking was off duty", Seattle Times, May 23, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-10-29.
External links
Celebrity Cruises Fleet | |
|---|---|
| Century class | Century • Galaxy • Mercury |
| Millennium class | Millennium • Celebrity Infinity • Summit • Celebrity Constellation |
| Xpedition class | Celebrity Xpedition |
| Solstice class | Celebrity Solstice • Celebrity Equinox • Celebrity Eclipse |
