If you keep up-to-date on news in the cruise industry, you may have heard about the much anticipated build of the Celebrity Edge, the first new ship from Celebrity Cruises in six years. And today is a very exciting day for Edge as she had her official ‘float out’ yesterday. And we at Amazing Journeys are particularly thrilled about this, as we will be offering a vacation on the Edge in 2019 on one of her first Mediterranean sailings!
The initial stages of a cruise ship’s construction take place in a dry dock facility. Once exterior outfitting is complete, the dry dock is flooded and the ship is floated to a wet dock where construction continues. The transition is considered a major milestone in the multi-year process of building a cruise ship. The 2,900-passenger Celebrity Edge was floated out from the dry dock yesterday in France where it has been under construction for nearly a year. Scheduled to debut in November of this year, the ship now will undergo finishing work in a wet dock.
Edge is the first of four new Celebrity vessels due by 2022 that will boast an innovative new design. Among Edge’s most notable features: A 90-ton platform the size of a tennis court that will be cantilevered over its side. Called the Magic Carpet, it will move up and down the side of the ship serving functions that range from a tender boarding platform to 90-seat alternative restaurant.
Among other unusual features, Edge will have a jogging track that spans two decks and winds around the ship’s terraced pool area. A relaxation area to the aft of the pool deck called the Rooftop Garden also is on its plans as are six poolside cabanas with 20-foot ceilings for rent. Hot tubs will be perched on stems in what Celebrity says is a “martini glass” design.
Edge also will feature what Celebrity is calling Infinite Veranda cabins designed to blend the indoor and outdoor experience. Billed as an industry first, Infinite Veranda cabins will have balconies that are incorporated into the main cabin area. Bi-fold doors in the rooms either can be completely closed, creating a traditional room area separated from a balcony area, or left open, creating a wide-open indoor space that is about 23% larger than traditional balcony cabins.
If the Mediterranean is on your bucket list, let us know to put you on the Interest List for this amazing cruise and you will hear about it when we have details to share! Until then, stay tuned!
