Celebrity Edge Cruise Reviews - Reviews

I have read a lot about infinite veranda cabins and reviews are mixed. This was our first experience with this type of cabin. It was perfect for Alaska since we could be in balcony area and not open the window until we approached something we wanted to take pics of. If this was a true veranda we would have been freezing. It also offers a lot more space in the cabin with window closed. Cruise was mostly adults which I appreciated. Highly recommend this ship and itinerary. We normally cruise with their sister line, Royal Caribbean and this was our first time on celebrity. Felt a bit more upscale. These are the definite pluses over Royal. I really liked that the photographers didn’t hound us to do photos and the service people in restaurants didn’t annoy us with giving a good review. “10 is good. Anything lower is fail”

loved most. of it. Just lots to learn- if I. went again it would be smoother.

CELEBRITY IS AN UPSCALE CRUISE LINE THE STAFF WAS TOP NOTCH

We have been to Alaska five times. This was our least favorite trip.

This felt like an upscale cruise based on my limited experience. The ship was impeccably clean and there was always someone around to help you if needed. I recommend this ship and this itinerary .

This cruise was the perfect blend of adventure and rest and relaxation!

Back to royal carribean next cruise. I assumed that celebrity would be an upgrade to RC. Had a better time on Anthem ots.

Celebrity is an upscale cruising line, and the Edge class ships are their new standard for ships. Tendering was easy, with the magic carpet. The ship had many places to explore, and the smoke free casino was great.

Loved it! The crew was fantastic and made this one of the most enjoyable cruises I've been on.

For the most part this was a wonderful cruise. However, I think Royal is probably more our speed. We found the guests to be very mellow and they would plant themselves all day in the grand atrium making it almost impossible to enjoy that area and the coffee area. That being said, the ship rarely felt crowded and that included the pool and solarium areas which were stunning. We had a great time and will cruise celebrity again.

I am repeating here the lengthy comment I made else were in this review: Rip-off Cruise Prices and How to Avoid Them-Beware of Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Recently, I went on a Celebrity Cruise. Before making the final payment for the cruise, I did my usual check and found that a lot of cabins were still available. As a person who has been on 75 plus cruises, wrote a dissertation on travel agencies, and teaches the Cruise Ship Management/Marketing course at my University, I am quite aware of the cruise lines marketing practices. So, I did the usual thing and checked to ensure there would not be a price drop after the final payment. This was checked directly with the cruise line, and guess what? They lied to the travel agency and me! Further, they would not make any accommodation to make up for the overpayment. In this case, the overpayment was over $1,200. The one other time I had this happen for a lower amount was with Norwegian Cruise Line and they offered me a future cruise credit or a cabin upgrade. After many runs around, Celebrity would do nothing. I also found on the cruise that many people had the same story. I would say it was at least 25 percent of the passengers but it may have been a lot more as just people I asked at random amounted to much more than 25%. Cruise lines overprice things, and then when they go into non-refundable fare periods, which are usually 120 days before the cruise, they tend to drop the price due to unsold cabins. This is largely due to the fact that some of them do not have good capacity controls, and from what I have seen, Royal Caribbean and Celebrity are the biggest culprits. (Capacity controls are statistically calculable and are used by most travel companies, including airlines, hotels, etc.) Often with other travel products, you get a better price if you book early! Many other companies, such as Delta Airlines, always give you a credit for a future flight (always frequently check the fares for airline tickets after your initial booking) and if you do not pay for a rental car in advance (I advise not to pay for any rental car in advance unless it is a huge bargain) it is often that if you start checking about a week before your rental, you will find a price drop. From my experience, Gate 1 Travel and Virgin Cruises have excelled with the concept of pricing correctly early on and then raising the prices rather than lowering them. Many others do much better than RCL/Celebrity. Other cruise lines price things accurately and, therefore, do not have these problems with filling the ship. Carnival, NCL, and MSC, from what I have experienced, are not as guilty, and clearly, Virgin is the champion at not doing this. On Virgin , I booked a cruise months prior to departure, and they gave me a lot of perks and the best price. The price included $700 worth of bar purchases for a seven-day cruise. I think I will be buying drinks for a lot of cruisers! As a result of the Celebrity debacle, I will never book an RCL or Celebrity cruise before 120 days prior to the departure of the cruise. If we all do this, they will be forced to stop screwing people who are loyal to them and book cruises far in advance. Celebrity also tends to tout you with what are really non-bargains to book again while you are on the ship. Other cruise lines try to get you to book another cruise while on the ship but are usually offering a better deal! It is pretty easy to see if a price drop will or is likely to happen. Go on the site of the cruise line or any of the online agencies and try to book it about 125 days out. They will show you the cabins that are available in each class of cabin, so it will take a while to get a good picture of what is happening. If you see many cabins still available, you should probably not make your final payment and cancel your reservation. Usually, there is no penalty for doing this or very little. (Incidentally, when you make the original booking, make sure there is no penalty for canceling within 120 days before the cruise. Sometimes, the cruise line does this to try to lock you into the reservation further.) Also, be more cautious when booking any cruise that is ten days or more because these are the ones that sometimes have booking problems simply because not everyone in the population can afford to take this amount of time off. If you see many cabins left, drop any reservation you may have had and look forward to the price drop. If the price does not drop on the cruise you booked, you can rebook it or just pick from the many other last-minute availabilities that are out there.

Great ship, great crew, plenty to do, food was great and the shows outstanding

The cruise was 18 days from Sydney, Australia to Honolulu, Hawaii stopping in New Zealand and Tahiti. The ship ride was smooth. The Internet service was good.

This was my first Celebrity cruise, and based on my experience, I will consider cruising with them again, but probably on a smaller ship, and depending on the destination.

Ship is beautiful, staff are the friendliest,🤗 Drink prices are too high ($18-$20) for most cocktails. Definitely pushing the upgrades here. Wasn’t enough waiter’s in the main lounge, met my friend for a cocktail before dinner every night and would take 20 minutes to get a drink 😡

We had a great time with family and friends. A great change from the Caribbean.

We took this cruise in March 2024 primarily to enjoy the ship. It was a wonderful cruise we had great weather. A truly jaw-dropping ship. Loved it!

Really enjoyed this cruise and the locations visited. The ship is great, but the branding did not provide a marked change over the 2 previous cruises on other lines to this location. I will do it again, but not at this premium.

We had a lot of problems with immigration in India. Took two hours in both Indian stops, and I will never go there again. It was very dirty. Sri Lanka was very nice. Had a great time there. We’d like to spend more time there. Phuket was very nice. Would like to spend more time there. Had a great crew. The ship was clean the only problem with the ship. It seems like they have a lot of people on here, and not very many common areas always packed in the common areas hard to get a cuppa coffee in the morning the Buffet was always packed. I have been on over 20 celebrity cruises and this is the crowded list I’ve ever seen a ship. It seems like they cut down on the common areas when they built this ship. Most of the chairs were hard to sit in. The Eden is a perfect example of this the club, which they do a lot of their entertainment activities, and the seats are all uncomfortable in there. Also, they also had partitions which makes it hard to see it less.You’re in it just a couple of certain areas. Very poor design. All in all I would probably avoid this ship again unless it’s going somewhere I really really want to go to.

We have been on several Celebrity cruises and had high expectations on the quality of the cruise line based on past experience, The crew was very disorganized, inattentive to guest's needs. Lack of inventory (wine, soda and others items). Food was not up to the quality or variety that we were used to getting in the past.