The world’s largest ship Celebrity Solstice, has a backyard everywhere it travels. There’s absolutely nothing like it. A freshly manicured lawn is featured on the highest deck.
The Celebrity Solstice brings a whole new experience to cruise ship passengers. Aboard Celebrity Cruises’ 317m long ship is a half-acre lawn of living Agrostis stolonifera, or creeping bentgrass. The Celebrity Solstice is the first cruise ship ever to house live grass.
The Greek ship’s environmental officer, Nikolas Asproudas told New Zealand’s 3 News, “It was a crazy idea to start with and for 5 years now, they say that this lawn is the most walked lawn in the world.”
The lawn is a source of pride for Nikolas so when there are problems with it he says, “It brings me some sad feelings, but I need to be strong because I know that it will recover within one week.” All of the crew’s hard work to maintain the “backyard” is appreciated by its many guests including some that say the Celebrity Solstice’s lawn is better than theirs at home. Two recent passengers aboard said, “We’re in a drought at home so it was brilliant!”
Generally, the cruise industry has dealt with many stories of bad customer experiences, but they seem determined to offer alluring amenities to get hesitant travelers aboard their lavish vessels.
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