We are long time Celebrity cruisers and have been eagerly anticipating this ship. I will begin by saying that Edge is beautifully decorated - tasteful furnishings, interesting artwork and restful color scheme. I'm also fascinated by the incredible technology used throughout the ship. All that being said, there were definitely some issues that I hope can be corrected on the next ships in this class.

The concept of 4 main dining rooms with different menus sounds great, until one realizes that specialty menus don't change from night to night. Perhaps on a longer cruise, the menus will change. If not, I could easily see becoming bored with each of these restaurants on a 1 - 2 week cruise. The Ocean View Cafe was great - food was well prepared and the addition of a quiet area toward the front of the space was especially nice. We chose not to dine in specialty restaurants, as we wanted to get a picture of what an average cruiser might expect. Service in the restaurants was excellent, as always.

I found the pervasive, loud techno pop music unappealing - On previous cruises, we have enjoyed bars/lounges with either classical music or light jazz - Couldn't find a single place on Edge to have a quiet drink and conversation in the evening - Everyone was yelling to be heard over the volume of the music. Read more