Celebrity Horizon - the end.

[BigAl94]

Under tow to the breakers.

[lexmiller]

13 minutes ago, BigAl94 said:

Under tow to the breakers.

Thanks for posting this......a moving/sad homage, very well done.  Haunting!

[mahdnc]

Thank you for posting.  Such impressive footage about such a depressing subject.  We got to sail on her once and very much enjoyed it.  Here is a photo of Horizon during happier times:

 

Horizon docked at Roatan, Honduras, Apr 1 2005

[AnnaNicole]

Years ago, we were fortunate to sail on Horizon twice.   One of our all time favorite ships.   Small, quaint, outstanding food and service.   

[PTC DAWG]

If only old ships could talk.  

[cluso]

Yes, moving.  She got a nice escort, and the videos...😪

[Oceangoer2]

Thank you for posting.  Reminiscing .....  a wonderful cruise on her many years ago....my teen daughter and myself being part of a fashion show around the pool....dancing in the small cabaret....enjoying the close at hand shows and fine dining.  Intimacy that's gone now.

[Damcruiser]

How sad to be euthanized at age 30.

 

This was our first Celebrity cruise in 1993.

[cruisegirlppp]

Thank you for posting, we sailed on the Horizon twice in the late 90's.  Our first cruise with Celebrity was on the Meridian, a beautiful old ship which also had a sad ending.

 

[mahdnc]

1 minute ago, cruisegirlppp said:

Our first cruise with Celebrity was on the Meridian, a beautiful old ship which also had a sad ending.

 

 

I would say a sadder ending.

[Mrs_Tiki]

Horizon was one of our first cruises in 1994, and we still talk about our amazing waiter Nenad! Sad to see her go.

[mahdnc]

An evening at the Starlight Restaurant

Edited August 27, 2022 by mahdnc

[mahdnc]

Having a party with Horizon's medical staff.

Edited August 27, 2022 by mahdnc

[venicecruiser]

Meridian was also the first Celebrity ship I sailed on.  Horizon was one of my absolute faves!  did several cruises on her.

[lovecruzin]

Our first cruise was on Horizon in 1998, we were also lucky enough to cruise in one of her balcony cabins before she was sold. Thanks for posting 😔 
 

[cruisegirlppp]

21 hours ago, mahdnc said:

 

I would say a sadder ending.

That is true, 

[Loracpin2]

On 8/26/2022 at 2:08 PM, AnnaNicole said:

Years ago, we were fortunate to sail on Horizon twice.   One of our all time favorite ships.   Small, quaint, outstanding food and service.   

Completely agree!! She set the bar very high!!!! 30 Celebrity cruises later, I have yet to have a meal that was the quality of what we first ate in the MDR (no specialty restaurants then) in 1992.    

[Sailaway Girl]

Meridian, Horizon then Zenith. Classy ships with great food, met wonderful people, horse races, skeet shooting, great crew and staff. Made you feel like you were important and not just a number. Banana Foster and cherries jubilee, made over a flame right near your table. What elegance!!

[mahdnc]

I liked how the lights in Horizon's elevator ceiling formed an X

[Surfguyxxx]

Celebrity Horizon was my very first cruise in December of 2003.  I marveled at how huge she was and it seemed endless as it was about 11 nights or so.  Absolutely loved that ship!  And now, after almost 50 cruises on various cruise lines, Horizon is still my absolute favorite.  

[Cruising89143]

She has made it to her final destination. If you look closely, you can still see the X on her funnel. 
 

Photo credit: Serkan Deniz

[venicecruiser]

It's funny, but I always liked Horizon better than Zenith which I also did a couple cruises on. They were sister ships, but I just liked Horizon a lot better.

[Damcruiser]

Great memories

[mahdnc]

Horizon docked at Cozumel, April 2005.

 

It was a very windy day at port.  A ton of shore excursions were cancelled.

 

[KreinKrunker]

RIP