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Celebrity Edge Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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Celebrity Edge

12 Night New Zealand (Sydney Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 09, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Edge

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9311

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

We had a wonderful time on our cruise. The staff on Celebrity Edge are all attentive and friendly at all times, the amenities are top-notch, and the theatre is excellent.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy and efficient.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The main dining rooms and Oceanview cafe were fine. We missed having the one main dining room and sitting with the same guests and staff every night. We always enjoyed that aspect of cruising. The Fine Cut Steakhouse was spectacular.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Backstage tour was great - we're theatre people, so it was a real treat to see the whole operation onboard. Zumba, Aqua and Fun Dance classes, walking track. All were excellent.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Terrific performers and performances on ship.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The following staff were absolutely phenomenal! Le Andrew (Fine Cut Steakhouse), Janelle (Normandie), Aiza (stateroom attend), Louis (Asst waiter at Normandie), Christoph (Zumba), Grace (Fun Dance), Emington (Oceanview cafe)

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Everything was terrific.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin was perfect for us. The sofa was a bit stained, but other than that, the furniture was great, spotlessly clean and well cared for, and there was plenty of storage space.

Ship tip

If you book with an outside travel agent, do NOT book your flight through Celebrity. They cancelled our entire reservation due to "lack of payment" because we weren't billed for the flight that we booked on their website.

Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5
We spent five nights in Sydney before we embarked the cruise. We loved the city, but it was on our own.

Auckland, New Zealand

4 out of 5

Tauranga, New Zealand

5 out of 5
We walked around on our own - it's gorgeous!

Napier, New Zealand

4 out of 5
Sweet town, but not a "don't miss." No excursion

Lyttleton (Christchurch), New Zealand

5 out of 5
We took the "Journey to Middle Earth" excursion. Our guide was excellent and seeing the sites was amazing. Lunch wasn't great, but that wasn't why we were there.

Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

3 out of 5
Nice enough town, but not a necessary stop.

Cruise Dusky Sound

5 out of 5
Spectacular from our Sunset Veranda!

Cruise Doubtful Sound

5 out of 5
Spectacular from our Sunset Veranda!

Cruise Milford Sound

5 out of 5
Spectacular from our Sunset Veranda!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very efficient.
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12 Comments

Ladyjunecliff     8 months ago

Wonderful review!

deconz     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

dbialkin     11 months ago

Thank you everyone! To the person who asked if there was a tea kettle in the cabin - no. I don't think any cruise line would allow it; it's too much of a potential fire hazard. But we did have a small refrigerator, which was really helpful.

JandJ26     11 months ago

Thank you for the review - I am doing this cruise in '24 and it was very helpful. quick question, is there a kettle in the cabin? a lot of lines don't have them. Thanks :-)

dlcramer     11 months ago

Thank you so much for your comments. We are cruising Jan 13th, 2024.

RedDawn55     11 months ago

Merry Christmas and thank you for the wonderful review of the edge. We will be going to Hawaii on a 10-day on the edge May 1st and, after over 20 cruises, will finally be sailing celebrity for the first time. Really excited about it! 😝

Gwbigdog     11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

WorldCrusinJW     11 months ago

Thanks for the review

bubbles60     11 months ago

Wonderful itinerary! Glad you had a fabulous time.

cruising2004     11 months ago

Great information on your ship tip! Glad you had an enjoyable cruise.

javawoody     11 months ago

Thanks for the review

Niavlys     11 months ago

Looks like u had a great time... Tks for sharing

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