<p>Miami - (October 31, 2008 ) - South Florida residents and visitors interested in seeing the cruise industry's most eagerly awaited ship of the year will have their chance Monday, November 3, when Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Solstice sails into Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.</p><p>The ship is expected to arrive at the Port Everglades sea buoy at approximately 6 a.m., and will be dockside by approximately 7 a.m. Ideal viewing platforms include Fort Lauderdale Beach and surroundings, while residents with waterfront condominiums can enjoy a bird's-eye view.</p><p><img src="http://media.celebritycruises.com/celebrity/content/images/plan_cruise/port_cities/florida_ft_lauderdale_hero.jpg" border="0" alt="celebrity_cruises.jpg" width="151" height="115" /></p><p>Celebrity Solstice upon arrival will be fully &quot;dressed&quot; with vibrant flags flying above its industry-first half-acre Lawn Club, Hot Glass Show, and one of the highest percentages of verandas in the business, not to mention the wealth of attributes found inside the sleek, 122,000-ton ship.</p><p>Soon after its arrival, Celebrity Solstice will serve as the perfect platform for Celebrity Cruises' first Global Sales Meeting, followed by a series of exclusive, two-night preview cruises for invited travel agents, press and other dignitaries. </p><p>Celebrity Solstice will be named in formal ceremonies on November 14, and will embark on its inaugural season November 23, on a series of seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruises roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale. In spring 2009, the stunning new ship will introduce a series of romantic 10- and 11-night Mediterranean sailings roundtrip from Rome.</p><p>Celebrity Cruises offers comfortably sophisticated, upscale cruise experiences with highly personalized service, exceptional dining, and extraordinary attention to detail. Celebrity sails in Alaska, Australia/New Zealand, California, Canada/New England, the Caribbean, Europe, Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, the Pacific Coast, Panama Canal and South America. The line also offers unique cruisetour vacations in Alaska, Australia, Canada, Europe and South America. Noted for four of the top 10 &quot;Top Cruise Ships in the World&quot; in the large-ship category, as voted by the readers of Cond� Nast Traveler (February 2008 readers' poll), Celebrity's fleet - including the new Celebrity Solstice - will be joined by Celebrity Equinox in 2009, Celebrity Eclipse in 2010, a fourth Solstice-class ship in 2011, and a fifth in 2012. For more information, call your travel agent at #1-800-738-8837.</p>