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a great challenge to the seaborne skills of the crew. In fact, the tightest spot for Celebrity Eclipse – in fact, the tightest spot she is likely encounter in all her days at sea – came and went on River Ems in Germany. It’s a rite of passage known as “conveyance”, as the ship leaves the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg and head up the river to the sea. During the March conveyance, there were as few as two feet between each side seatec 2/2010 27