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Next week I will be flying to Hamburg, Germany to witness the inauguration of the newest Celebrity cruise ship, Celebrity Silhouette. This is the fourth ship in Celebrity's Solstice class, which I consider some of the most beautiful vessels afloat. Construction of the ship was just completed at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, the same yard that built the new Disney Dream and will be producing Norwegian Cruise Line's new ships as well. For those who are new to cruising, a "class" of ships is a series of vessels with the same basic floor plan. But unlike cars or planes, it’s rare for any class of ships to have more than two or three iterations. Probably the most prolific class of ships is the so-called "R Class," with eight ships all built for Renaissance Cruises in the 1990s. All are still in service and are doing very well for their new owners (Renaissance went belly up in 2001). The R-ships currently sail for Azamara Club Cruises, Oceania ...