Celebrity Edge Review
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I've been monitoring this ship's construction for a long time and was very excited to experience it to see if it lived up to the hype. Some areas did. Others did not. Overall I felt it was a swing and a miss. I also think your experience - and the reason the reviews on this ship are so varied - will depend on your choice of cabin. More on that later. I should preface this by stating that we were in an Infinite Veranda. I think anyone staying in a traditional balcony room - or better a Suite class or higher - will end up with a much better experience.
The new terminal - Port 25 - is beautiful. We used the Mobile App to do our online check-in ahead of time. We also had Expedited Arrival. It was incredibly easy. Being a 3 day cruise we had carry-on luggage. So we walked into the terminal, showed our passport and Mobile Pass, and waited. We got there a bit early but did not have to wait too long before they let us get on the ship. I highly recommend using the Mobile App and online check-in. The Mobile App was super useful the entire time during the cruise. We loved it.
The overall design of the Edge is stunning. Highlights include the Grand Plaza, Eden, Magic Carpet, Resort deck, and the Oceanview Cafe. The look and feel was very much boutique high end hotel rather that cruise ship. Kudos to the design team for their efforts. Just on visual design alone the ship gets 5 stars. There is nothing else like it.
Cabin Review
Edge Veranda Stateroom
Please see my full review on the Edge for more details. Basically, the much hyped Infinite Veranda room is not a balcony room. It is an Ocean View room with a floor to ceiling window that you can open. It is a beautiful room. It offers many things a traditional Ocean View or Veranda room do not offer. It is a no compromise step up from Ocean View. But compared to a traditional Veranda room it has some compromises. I don't think everyone will like this type of room. It depends on how often and what time of day you usually enjoy using your balcony. We loved the floor to ceiling glass and having the window open. But we did not enjoy being unable to use our balcony for 6 hours while they washed the outside windows. We also could not use it if one person wanted to sleep in, because you cannot darken the room and have the window open at the same time. These limitations soured our opinion of the room.
Port Reviews
Nassau
We strolled the shops for a couple of hours. It is a noisy crowded port. Not my favorite stop.