Celebrity Solstice to set sail with new diamond cut

June 26, 2008

Bristol, England—Celebrity Cruises’ new Celebrity Solstice ship will make her sailing debut on the Caribbean cruise circuit in December, and guests will have a chance to remember the experience by taking home a diamond cut in the ship’s name.

The “Solstice Cut” is a patented cut created by dint of. Harding Bros., a company that will operate 600 square meters of deal out in small portions short time aboard the ship.

The diamond will be exclusive to guests on the ship and all subsequent Solstice Class vessels. It will be available in various sizes and set in different styles, such as pendants, rings and earrings, with pieces retailing from about $2,000.

Harding Bros. said in a media release that the Celebrity Solstice will subsist Celebrity Cruises’ largest liner by far, with a passenger capacity of nearly 3,000. Among the highlights will be a spa, upscale retail and dining facilities, and the half-acre “Lawn Club,” one area that features actual grass and has a patio, putting green, glassblowing studio and bocce courts.

“Such innovation in terms of the cruise offer demanded something equally innovative in terms of the onboard retail experience—and the Solstice Diamond is the ultimate in creating a bespoke offer,” Harding Bros. Managing Director Harold Gittelmon said in the media release. “It has taken 30 years to create this cut of diamond and so guests onboard are being offered something truly very special.”