The drydock work took place in Europe next spring, with Century emergin with 393 veranda cabins, 14 new Sky Suites and an additional 10 staterooms.

The specialty restaurant, with menus by celebrity chef Michel Roux and featuring tableside preparations, has been added on Deck 5. The Lido dining has been expanded to include a casual Mediterranean Cafe, a Sushi Cafe and an al fresco seating area. The ship's spa gains a Spa Cafe with healthy cuisine, and the Sports Bar will transform into a Martini Bar.

A new teen facility has gone into a corner of the Deck 7 aft lounge. On-board boutiques are expanded, Century gains an art gallery, the 'Acupuncture at Sea' programme gets a permanent space and the Millennium-class 'High Seas Computing' concept finds a home on the ship, with the number of terminals increasing to 25. Internet connectivity, including WiFi in suites, has been added, along with flat-screen televisions throughout the vessel.

Passengers can appreciate particularly Century's spaciousness, and the exceptionally high level of personal service offered by her crew.

Among the highlights of the "new" Century are:

• A new specialty restaurant presenting the elegant dining experience with a menu designed by Celebrity's long-time culinary and wine consultant, Master Chef Michel Roux. The venue follows the style of Celebrity's Olympic, SS United States, Normandie and Ocean Liners restaurants, which presented the industry's first tableside cooking, carving and flambŽ.
• The Casual Dining Boulevard on the lido deck is expanded to include a Sushi Cafe, made-to-order Pasta and Pizza Bar, and small ice cream parlour, along with buffet breakfasts, themed lunches, and dinner service with a casual dress code.
• Fans of light, healthy spa cuisine will find what they're seeking in a new Spa Cafe inspired by the venue of the same name on CelebrityÕs Millennium-class ships.
• For evening cocktails, a sophisticated new Martini Bar offers Celebrity's famed menu of more than 30 versions of the popular libation, while outside on the aft deck, a new bandstand and bar complete with tapas carts will offer the ultimate setting for romantic sailaways at sunset, complete with live music.
• High Seas Computing finds a home in a newly dedicated space offering Internet access and courses ranging from basic computer use to website creation to digital photography.
• As on the Millennium-class fleet, Century's new art gallery joins the array of trendy boutiques in The Boulevard, allowing art aficionados to purchase one-of-a-kind works.
• The Fun Factory children's area is expanded, with a new teen room added to offer a variety of new activities geared exclusively toward that age group.
• The Acupuncture at Sea programme has a permanent home on Century as it does on the four Millennium-class ships, offering guests acupuncture treatments, therapies and enrichment lectures by licensed doctors of Oriental Medicine.
• The AquaSpa is expanded significantly to allow for a number of new features yet to be announced.

Following its revitalisation, the "new" Century set sail on a series of 12-night Baltic and 10- and 11-night Mediterranean sailings, a 13-night Best of Europe voyage, and a seven-night Norwegian Fjords cruise.

Century is also be one of the first Celebrity ships to offer short cruises from the cruise capital of the world, the Port of Miami, beginning in November 2006. The ship will present four and five-night roundtrip Caribbean cruises until April 2007, offering travellers with more limited vacation time the opportunity to experience what the award-winning Celebrity brand has to offer.