TheWinds Cruise Review on Celebrity Edge on Dec 09, 2018

Celebrity Edge Cruise Review

TheWinds

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

Sail date: December 09, 2018

Ship: Celebrity Edge

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Cabin number:11241 Embarkation/Disembarkation: A very smooth process. Getting on the ship, we had used the online checkin and the app. We could have been onboard in 10 minutes. We had a wheelchair traveler that delayed us boarding for 10 minutes while waiting for staff to transfer between the terminal and ship. 30 minutes total was wonderful. Once onboard lots of pictures and welcome sparkling wine. Leaving the ship we did not have to exit until 9am. We cleared customs via face recognition. We cleared in 5 minutes. We did have to wait another 45 minutes for our wheelchair traveler to brought down. Concierge Class room: Our room was ready at 11:30, and we were permitted to store our bags and get our cards and daily paper. The room was beautiful. I’ve reviewed it separately. Disappointed to have to call to receive our wine and no fruit but at least it hadn’t gone warm. Our cabin steward did an awesome job. The Entertainment: I thought was wonderful. The three shows were excellent, especially A hot summers dream. Ron Sheridan provides a great show. The live music and entertainment throughout was fantastic. Sadly, so much to do we never got to see performances in Eden or the Rooftop. The Spa and barbershop: I had a fire and ice manicure with Althea which was superb and would recommend. The price was standard. My husband had a collagen facial and shave. He bought products as a first time goer...I didn’t. I also had the 1000 flower detox wrap and full body massage...the service was wonderful but for $400 the thermal suite should have been included. The Food: The Main dining rooms were great and we were able to prebook all four with Select dining. The downside is accommodating food allergies when ordering 24 hours ahead in a different restaurant...next time I will stick with traditional dining. The menus were 75% the same and the signature items did not rotate. Let petit chef was a fun tasty dining experience. I would do it again if there was a different menu on a second experience. The bar/sommelier service needed a bit more practice but we were on the first seven night voyage. The service: Impeccable as always. The Design: Full disclosure I am nearing forty... the colors were beautiful and elegant. The artwork was impressive. The layout of the ship is new and works... no more confusing partial deck areas except 15/16 when you are not suite class. I didn’t feel left out because I wasn’t in a suite. The areas were not overcrowded and flowed well. I love the new theater design. The magic carpet and new tenders were easy to use and well furnished. Overall: I think Celebrity did a great job with the new class. Many people want old or gimmicky features that don’t stand the length of the cruise ship. I think the new design allows Celebrity to constantly make changes and be able to keep up with the changing interests of the newer cruising generations.

3 Comments

wgammon1 3 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Thanks for the great review.

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foreverqueird 5 years ago

Thank you for such a full review. It's very appreciated

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almtsbb 5 years ago

Thank you for your review. Cannot wait for my trip on board.

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