In 2004, 'Celebrity Horizon' started cruises out of Norfolk VA (April through October) leaving from Nauticus Pier on 6-7day roundtrips to Bermuda.In 2003, the flag-state was changed from Liberia to Bahamas.
Blue Horizon Casino Cruise Ship Galveston During winter, the ship operated 7-day Caribbean cruises from homeport San Juan Puerto Rico to Martinique (Fort-de-France), Barbados (Bridgetown), St Lucia (Castries), Antigua (St Johns) and St Thomas USVI (Charlotte Amalie). The 7-day service was commenced in May 1990. With two liners (Horizon and Meridian) Chandris Group planned to start regularly scheduled roundtrips from NYC New York to Bermuda (Hamilton and St George).
The vessel originally had 681 staterooms (533 of which outside). The cruise liner was ordered in 1987 (by Chandris Group/shipowner) and built in Papenburg Germany (originally for Celebrity Cruises) as 'MV Horizon'.
