Overall loved the ship!. Is it my favourite Celebrity ship?: Probably BUT they do need to deal with some of the fixable points below (most of which have already been mentioned by other people. We will be back (and soon!)
Celebrity Edge pros and cons
Pros
Good use of public space. Everything seems spacious. Ocean view not frantic and lots of table space even on notorious busy days like ...
Because I'm a cruisey and it is the newest ship. The Retreat lounge was ok and I liked the idea that food was once again served in this lounge. I never made it to the Captain's Club. Our group, all in suites, liked to finish the evening at the Martini Bar - that's really so neat. The bar every so often is allowed to "mix martinis" showing their talents - every hour, I think. They were very ...
BACKGROUND INFO
My husband and I were on the 10-night Iberian Peninsula sailing 15 May 2019. We are in our early 50s, foodies, and very active.
PRE-CRUISE
We stayed in London 5 nights prior to the cruise. Happily we were able to share a private transport with another couple. NOTE: because of the high tax imposed on drivers into the city of London, our share of the transport was an ...
Itinerary and time of year were good. The ship itself was clean and the staff were lovely. Our butler was fantastic.
The sky suite however - not acceptable. We've sailed with Celebrity 3 times and all were on S class (just so you know I'm comparing apples to apples) The loveseat was filthy. Stains that should have been cleaned long ago and if not possible, replace the loveseat. It makes one ...
My wife and I were very happy with the food, service and appearance of this aging but beautiful ship. The staff in Micheal's club was particularly helpful and attentive. We sailed on a back to back in a Celebrity suite, actually a comfortable, on board, apartment. The ship is classic with wood accents and panels.Celebrity is making a huge mistake ripping out the extravagant wood panels and ...
Poor:
1.) Our room and the total ship, for that matter, is very "tired". We actually traveled on the Infinity in 2004 and don't believe any updates have been made since then (dramatization on my part). The crew we talked to stated a retro is due in October, but that didn't help us for now. Every passenger we spoke to about the ship stated the same thing, ship needs help.
2.) No Captain's ...
We chose this cruise because of ports, We have always had the best service on Celebrity. This cruise did not disappoint. Main dining room service was the best. We cruised with my cousin and his wife. We booked select dining and ate at the same time almost every night. We had the same waiter every night. The waiter was outstanding. He gave the best service I have ever had on a cruise ship. We have ...
We chose this cruise for the ports. We wanted to see a Dubai and Petra. In my opinion, the ship was in pretty good shape. Yes, it needs paint in a few areas, but it is due for a refurbish anyway. I like the M class ships and was very happy with the ship. We could not get excited about the entertainment offerings in the theatre, which I think was because it was a repositioning cruise. We did enjoy ...
We have sailed Celebrity a lot and this is one of their poorer efforts. Even when we sailed Infinity a couple of years ago, it was better. The sad thing is that I don’t think they realize how their niggling little economies and deteriorating customer service are taking the Celebrity experience from “Celebrity” to “No name.”
Embarkation was sub par at 45 minutes. These things can happen. ...
I chose this cruise as my first Transatlantic crossing and first time on Celebrity. I've been on 59 other cruises, so I consider myself well versed and know what I'm looking for in a cruise. It's easier to list my LIKES and DISLIKES rather than ramble on so here it is:
LIKES
1) Small ship.2000 passengers
2) Friendly working staff members
3) Nightlight in bathroom
4) No towel ...