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VIDEO: Celebrity Reflection off on maiden voyage

By Erik Bergin | 17/09/2012 1 Comment

GIANT CRUISE SHIP. The Celebrity Reflection, Celebrity Cruises’ fifth ship in its Solstice class of vessels, has left the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, the Travel Weekly reported.

The Celebrity cruise line said the vessel crossed the Ems River in 10 hours on its way to the North Sea.

The size of the vessel and the geography of the shipyard required the captain to steer the ship backward, assisted by tugboats.

The journey also required the removal of power lines and railway tracks that normally pass over the river, according to the cruise line.

These Celebrity Reflection photos show the enormous dimensions of the ship.

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Erik Bergin

The editor of the Traveling Reporter works as a business news editor, and is a frequent traveler. When not doing any of that, he spends time on his boat and tries to figure out where to travel next. Two of his top destinations are the Philippines and San Francisco. Email Erik! Follow the Traveling Reporter at Stumbleupon, Tumblr, Chime In, Pinterest, Google+, Weibo, Storify, Facebook, Traveldudes, Myspace.