The latest addition to Chantiers de l’Atlantique set sail on Friday April 15 shortly before 5 p.m.
It’s not a famous three-master thin as a bird but it’s still worth the trip. With its 326 meters, the Celebrity Beyond is a real giant of the seas and is considered the most luxurious of class liners “Edgeof which he is the third representative. After more than two years spent in the Chantiers de l’Atlantique, he officially left Saint-Nazaire on Friday 15 April. For the curious who wanted to admire the vessel one last time, they were able to attend the maneuvers which took place shortly before 5 p.m.
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This departure takes place a week after the very official taking delivery of the ship by its new owner, the company Celebrity Cruises, a subsidiary of the American shipowner Royal Caribbean Group. If this event was an opportunity to celebrate, it is also a moment of relief for the management of Chantiers de l’Atlantique. It is indeed on this occasion that 80% of the price of the liner is settled (whose total amount represents 800 million euros). “ The boat is delivered on time, without delay, without penalties “, rejoiced Jean-Yves Jaouen, director of operations at Chantiers de l’Atlantique, interviewed by Ouest-France, and “ relieved, because delivering a ship of such complexity is never easy ».
That the admirers of ocean liners be reassured this is not the last time that the imposing ship will stop in a French port. The maiden voyage of Celebrity Beyond, which will depart on April 27 from Southampton in the south of England, will pass through Bordeaux. A stopover in a 10-night cruise to Western Europe, also including Lisbon in Portugal and Seville, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona in Spain. He will then stay several months in the Mediterranean Sea before heading for the Caribbean.