Grand Celebration
Sailed from Palm Beach, Florida · Fly into DJT
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Grand Celebration docked at Freeport, Grand Bahama, 2015 · Photo: Arnold Reinhold, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Grand Celebration no longer sails for Margaritaville at Sea: she left Margaritaville at Sea's fleet in November 2020. Margaritaville at Sea's fleet today · Retired and departing ships
About Grand Celebration
Grand Celebration is a former Margaritaville at Sea cruise ship of the Holiday class, which sailed 1987 to 2020. She measured 47,262 gross tons and carried 1,496 guests with a crew of 670. She sailed Bahamas itineraries.
Grand Celebration was the first ship of Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, the company that became Margaritaville at Sea in 2022. Built in Sweden by Kockums and delivered in 1987 as Carnival Cruise Lines' Celebration, the 47,262-gross-ton Holiday-class ship later sailed for Iberocruceros and was briefly renamed Costa Celebration before Bahamas Paradise bought her at the end of 2014. From February 2015 she ran short cruises from the Port of Palm Beach to Freeport on Grand Bahama. Her sailings stopped in March 2020 when the pandemic halted cruising, and the line sold her in November 2020. Renamed Grand, she was beached for scrapping at Alang, India, in January 2021.
Ship facts
- Gross tons
- 47,262
- Guests
- 1,496
- Crew 670 · 1:2.2
- Space ratio
- 31.6
- Comfortable
- Sailed
- 1987–2020
- Left the fleet November 2020
- Length
- 223 m
- Decks
- 10
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Grand Celebration docked at Freeport, Grand Bahama, 2015Photo: Arnold Reinhold, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Where she sailed
Home port: Palm Beach, Florida.
Quick answers
Which cruise line operates Grand Celebration?
Grand Celebration sailed for Margaritaville at Sea and belongs to its Holiday class.
Is Grand Celebration still sailing for Margaritaville at Sea?
Grand Celebration no longer sails for Margaritaville at Sea: she left Margaritaville at Sea's fleet in November 2020.
How big is Grand Celebration?
Grand Celebration measures 47,262 gross tons and 223 metres in length, with 10 decks.
How crowded does Grand Celebration feel?
Grand Celebration has a passenger space ratio of 31.6: 47,262 gross tons for 1,496 guests. Ratios over 50 feel spacious and under 30 busy, so Grand Celebration feels comfortable for her size.
How many passengers does Grand Celebration carry?
Grand Celebration carried 1,496 guests at double occupancy, with a crew of 670 (about 2.2 guests per crew member).
When did Grand Celebration enter service?
Grand Celebration entered service in 1987.
Where does Grand Celebration sail?
Grand Celebration sailed Bahamas itineraries. Her home port was Palm Beach, Florida.
Which airport should I fly into for Grand Celebration?
Grand Celebration sails from Palm Beach, Florida. Fly into President Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT), which has 1 airport lounge listed on Lounge Frog.
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