I Am On Celebrity – Get Me On There!!!

As this blog is being published me and my fellow colleagues will be having a 2 night sneak pre-view of Celebrity’s cruises latest edition – Celebrity Edge! – Although we are travelling for only 2 nights and sailing the English Channel, I can’t wait to see what this new innovative ship has to offer.

It has been seven years since the launch of Celebrity’s last ship the Reflection (Solstice Class) and Celebrity Cruises’ first new design and class in more than 10 years.  Celebrity Edge will have a tonnage of 129,500 GT and will occupy up to  2,918 passengers, with innovative features including The Magic Carpet, the Rooftop Garden, The Retreat, and two brand new suite categories.

After our 2 night stay Celebrity Edge will re-position on the 15th May 2019 from Southampton to Rome for  10 nights, taking in the ports of Bilbao, La Coruna, Lisbon, Gilbraltar and Palma. Then for the rest of the summer season celebrity Edge will be in the Mediterranean offering between 7 and 11 night itineraries out of Barcelona and Rome.

However it does not finish there, as there are another 4 Edge Class sister ships planned – Celebrity Apex 2020, Celebrity Beyond in 2021, Celebrity Element in 2022 and Celebrity Venus is 2024. With an estimated cost of 1 billion US dollars (EUR 830 million) per ship, it just shows you how huge cruising is and what these cruise companies will invest to stay and compete with their rivals.

What do you think of Celebrity Edge. Will you be sailing on her this or next year? As I am writing this blog I am so excited and cannot wait to see this new class of ship. I will be taking lots of photos and videos on this trip, so if you have any questions about the ship leave your comments.

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Ahoy there! Welcome to 'Set Sail with Sean.' I feel lucky that I have been able to combine my passion with my career for the past 20 years in the travel industry. It's been a privilege to have visited some amazing places and experienced once in a lifetime moments through the…

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