Real grass on a cruise ship deck?

Posted by stephen on February 6, 2008

That’s right! There’s a new job opening at Celebrity Cruises: groundskeeper. When Celebrity Solstice debuts in December 2008, it will present an industry first on the top deck of the ship: real, growing grass, set in an innovative new country club area called “The Lawn Club”.

Spanning over half an acre, The Lawn Club on Celebrity Solstice will invite passengers to enjoy bocce ball and croquet, practice their putting, or even go for a picnic on the deck, while sailing the open seas. The area also will feature the Hot Glass Show, another first in the industry, developed in collaboration with The Corning Museum of Glass; the Patio on the Lawn; the Lawn Club Shop, and the Sunset Bar.

The 118,000-ton, 2,850-passenger Celebrity Solstice will be the cruise line’s biggest ship ever. She is a sister ship to the Celebrity Equinox and the Celebrity Eclipse, which are expected to enter service in summer 2009 and summer 2010 respectively.