Stop the Press! The Symphony of the Seas and the Celebrity Edge have arrived!

The day has finally arrived!  The newest members of the Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruise fleet is here!  And what ships they are!

Symphony of the Seas

The brand new vessel is the largest in the world. Symphony of the Seas spans 1,188ft in length, stretching 215ft wide. Covering a total of 16 decks, the giant ship will weigh 230,000 gross tonnes. That’s almost 3,000 more than the current record for world’s largest ship, held by Harmony of the Sea’s, also in the Royal Caribbean fleet.

It even has it’s own GLOW IN THE DARK DECK!  Royal Caribbean  have announced that they have been working with design company, Boldt, to provide glow-in-the-dark decking for the brand new ship!

Symphony’s maiden sailing will be on the 21st April 2018 and will be a seven-night round trip from Barcelona, calling at the likes of Palma, Pisa, Florence and Rome.  And with prices starting from £799 per person cruise only, its offer that can not be turned down!

Other sailings now available to book include an eight-night trip around Miami, the Bahamas and Mexico; an eight-night trip round the Bahamas, St Thomas & St Kitts; fly cruises around the Mediterranean calling at ports in Nice, Naples and Sicily. Click here for all information on Symphony of the Seas’ sailings available to book now!

Be a part of something special next year, and make your first priority a booking on the Symphony of the Seas!

Celebrity Edge

If you prefer something a bit more upmarket then the Celebrity Edge is the ship for you!

What makes the edge so innovative?  Well, let’s start with perhaps the most unique feature, the “Magic Carpet,” a movable deck about the size of a tennis court cantilevered off the side of the ship. The Magic Carpet scales the decks, moving down to Deck 2 to assist with disembarkation in tender ports and all the way up to Deck 16, where it becomes a speciality restaurant in the evening.

The Magic Carpet will help ease its passengers from the ship to the tender boats.  Passengers can spend time sitting on the deck, then walk directly from the Magic Carpet to the tender, without ramps or unwieldy stairs.

During the day, the Magic Carpet will serve as an al fresco extension to a raw bar restaurant. The movable deck will rise to the pool deck for happy hours and late-night parties. At dinner time, it will serve as an alternative restaurant, where the theme will change every night.

For another innovation, Celebrity Edge will introduce the Infinite Veranda, a cabin designed to seamlessly blend indoor and outdoor.

The balcony features a window that rises to close off the space from the elements at the touch of a button. When the window is closed and the bi-fold doors opened, the entire space is air-conditioned. Cabins in general are designed to provide larger living areas, beds and bathrooms, with more storage space and a better connection to the sea.  All double-occupancy cabins will feature king-sized beds with cashmere bedding; single-occupancy cabins will have queen beds. Cabin doors can be opened using an app on your phone.

So………….. Which one will you choose?  The Symphony of the Seas or the Celebrity Eclipse??  Let me know in the comments below!