a great challenge to the seaborne skills of
the crew. In fact, the tightest spot for Celebrity Eclipse – in fact, the tightest spot
she is likely encounter in all her days at sea
– came and went on River Ems in Germany. It’s a rite of passage known as “conveyance”, as the ship leaves the Meyer Werft
shipyard in Papenburg and head up the
river to the sea.
During the March conveyance, there
were as few as two feet between each side
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