Celebrity Mercury

Celebrity Mercury: Century-class ship

Celebrity Mercury was built by Meyer Werft in Papenburg in 1997 and belonged to the Century class. The ship initially sailed for Celebrity Cruises as Mercury; it carried the name Celebrity Mercury from February 21, 2008, to April 2, 2011. The ship bears IMO number 9106302. In its later Celebrity era, it flew the Maltese flag and was registered in Valletta.

Alaska voyages from Vancouver

A seven-night Alaska round-trip cruise aboard Celebrity Mercury from Vancouver, published for June 20–27, 2010, included two sea days in the Inside Passage, a stop at Icy Strait Point, and calls at Juneau and Ketchikan. During the scheduled Juneau visit, the ship was in port from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and in Ketchikan from 2:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. After another day in the Inside Passage, it was scheduled to return to Vancouver at 7 a.m. on June 27. The itinerary thus combined sea passages with extended time ashore and a passage by Hubbard Glacier.

Ship specifications and later names

Historical technical specifications list a speed of 21.5 knots, a crew of 908, and eleven decks. Before April 1, 2011, the ship’s tonnage was listed as 76,522 gross tons; from that date onward, it was listed as 77,302 gross tons. After its Celebrity Mercury era, the same hull continued sailing as Mein Schiff 2 and Mein Schiff Herz; since May 2023, it has been named Marella Voyager.