The Celebrity Solstice, which debuted in 2008 and the Celebrity Equinox which made her debut in August 2009 brought nearly 6,000 passengers to the shores of St. Kitts. 

The 2,850-passenger capacity Solstice brought 2,867 passengers and 1,257 crewmembers arrived from St. Maarten and departed Miami. 

The 2,850-passenger Equinox arrived from San Juan with 2,887 passengers and 1,257 crewmembers, and later sailed bound for St. Maarten. 

The Solstice and Equinox are the first of a new class of five vessels to be launched through 2012. 

(Parts of this article were written with content submitted in a CUOPM press release)