Eclipse In Cobh On 30th April

Cruise Liner, The Eclipse sails into, and berths in Cobh on Friday 30th April at 3.00pm approximately.Celebrity Eclipse will feed your wanderlust, offering the best way to explore Europe and the Caribbean when she sets sail in 2010. Luxury and spectacular design are mainstays aboard this floating masterpiece. Exceptional service, as well. Whether you’re being pampered in the AquaSpa® Relaxation Room. Indulging at the main dining room, beneath a two-story glass wine tower and dazzling chandeliers.

The keel of the Celebrity Eclipse was laid on 23 January 2009.The Celebrity Eclipse floated out of drydock on the 28 February 2010. The ship was designed in close cooperation with the owner, and was optimised by means of computer calculations and model tank tests. Thanks to her slender outlines the ship, with her 17 decks and a pod propulsion system, features a very low fuel consumption and has outstanding manoeuvring and sea-keeping capabilities as well as low noise and vibration levels. In April 2010 the ship was completed and delivered to the Dutch port of Eemshaven.

Ship Facts
Occupancy: 2,850
Tonnage:  122,000
Length: 1,033 ft
Beam: 121 ft
Draught: 27 ft
Cruise Speed: 24 kts
Inaugural Date: Apr 29, 2010

Friday’s Entertainment In Town
Kicking off the Summer Swing this year on 29th April 2010 the Cobh and Harbour Chamber will have a host of various musical entertainment lined up to coincide with the maiden visit of the Eclipse Celebrity cruise liner

which will be docked at the Deep Water Quay over night.  There will also be free entertainment including bouncy castles, face painters, clowns and also the local farmers market and arts and crafts.

In addition to the normal Summer Swing Sessions on the weekends throughout the summer, the Chamber will be extending the Summer Swing activities to three other dates including 30th May and 29th August when

the Independence of Seas will be docked in Cobh, the 24th July for the visit of the Queen Victoria.  On these dates in addition to the concerts there will be free family entertainment and a food/crafts fair.
If you are interested in participating in the Arts & Crafts / Food fair please contact Peter on 0868153922 or fill in an application form which is available on www.cobhcalls.com

If you have a band or group who are interesting in performing contact Kathleen on 021 4813612.

These events are kindly supported by SECAD