Celebrity Edge Review
Great ship and cruising experience, except for the Infinite Veranda
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Our first cruise on the Edge was a very rushed 2-day experience. I spent most of my time on the ship taking photos of all the over 60 public venues on the ship, along with many menus. As a result, I didn’t comment much on the positives and negatives of the ship. I wanted to wait until I had a full week’s experience. I am glad I waited, since I feel more qualified to give a fairer opinion.
I really like the ship itself. It is beautiful, well laid out and has some great innovations. The Infinite Veranda, which is discussed below was the main negative for us.
I will put down some positives and negatives with the ship below. As you can see, we really liked most things on the ship. I even enjoyed most of the entertainment, including Eden.
Cabin Review
Edge Veranda Stateroom
We really wanted to love the new Infinite Veranda type cabin, since it should be perfect for us. Living in south Florida, we don’t care that much about laying in the sun when on a cruise, so the extra cabin space would be nice to have. The cabin itself is great! There is so much storage space in the cabin and the bathroom. The larger bathroom allows for a shower that is large enough where I never hit the sides of it with my elbows, which is most unusual for a ship cabin shower.
Unfortunately, we just don’t care for the Infinite Veranda and would not book one again. I would just as soon have an oceanview for a cheaper price, due to the veranda portion of the cabin. The veranda area itself is quite small and crowded. There is no footstool, which is just as well, since there isn’t room for it. With the warm outside temperature, we needed to close the inside doors to keep the cool air in the main cabin. This is quite a hassle, since the chairs need to be moved closer to the window to be able to shut them, then you need to move them back after the doors are shut to be able to sit down. At the same time, you need to move around the small round table. Kind of frustrating. Putting the window down, takes about 16 seconds, putting it back up 28 seconds. This is after you already spent 50 seconds putting the blackout blinds up, which previously took 40 seconds to close to keep the sun from heating up the cabin.
Once the hassle of setting up the veranda is completed and you sit down in the chairs, the view through the window is not that great. The windows are tinted plus they are dirty with water drops, wet and dry. It isn’t that bad when the window is closed; but when open, there are two thicknesses of ting and window dirt to look through. Not enjoyable. With the bottom pane of glass being a bit more than half the height of the veranda, you can’t see directly through the opening, unless you stand up. I will say that it is pleasant when standing up and looking out to the sea. It is just not a quick and easy process like with a normal veranda. And it is an impossible process in the morning when I like to sit on the veranda before my wife wakes up. The blind and window motion is loud and the whole cabin gets too bright for someone to sleep.