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The ''Grand Celebration'' is a ''Holiday'' class cruise ship, originally built for Carnival Cruise Lines. It entered service with Bahamas Paradise Cruise Lines on February 3, 2015 to replace the ill fated . The ''Grand Celebration'' has 2 sister ships. The ''Magellan'', which is operated by Cruise & Maritime Voyages , and the ''Henna'', which is operated by HNA Tourism. Unlike her sister ships, the trademark whale tail funnel on ''Grand Celebration'' was painted over but not altered or removed. ==History== The ship was built as the ''Celebration'' in 1986 by Kockums Varv in Malmö, Sweden for Carnival Cruise Lines. The ''Celebration'' was retired from the Carnival fleet in April 2008 and underwent an extensive refit before re-entering service with Iberocruceros as the ''Grand Celebration'' that summer. The refit included new hull artwork and updated interiors. In May 2014, it was announced that the ship would be renamed ''Costa Celebration'' and transferred to Costa Cruises in November 2014. After service with Iberocruceros had ended, the ship underwent refurbishment and was renamed the ''Costa Celebration''. On November 21, 2014, on the day before the ship was scheduled to depart on its inaugural voyage, it was announced that the vessel had been sold to an unnamed buyer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Costa Celebration Moves Elsewhere )〕 The next day, the ''Costa Celebration'' was removed from Costa's fleet and all bookings were cancelled. Passengers who did booked on Costa Celebration's future cruises were refunded. On December 23, 2014, it was revealed that the ship had been purchased by the newly formed Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, who would use the name ''Grand Celebration'' and sail out the Port of Palm Beach in Riviera Beach, Florida starting in February 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Grand Celebration ship could launch in February - Protecting Your Pocket )〕〔http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=6173〕 Bahamas Paradise was formed by former executives from the defunct Celebration Cruise Line that operated the . The ''Grand Celebration'' was scheduled to depart for its first cruise on February 1, 2015. Due to technical difficulties, the voyage was cancelled. Repairs were made and the ship set sail on February 3. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MS Grand Celebration」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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