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Internationally acclaimed architect Tom Wright of WKK Architects collaborated with Celebrity Cruises to create the Resort Deck on Celebrity Edge. With his vision, the Resort Deck offers endless ways to enjoy the outdoors and connect with the sea.
Revolutionary in its vision, the Resort Deck is encompassed by an outward-facing asymmetrical pool deck with a poolside gallery full of over-sized art installations, two-story martini hot tubs, and high-ceiling cabanas that overlook the ocean.
There’s also the Rooftop Garden, an urban playscape where you can catch a movie, have a picnic, or dance among the stars. Fly high in the sky on the Magic Carpet, cantilevered over the ocean and connecting you to destinations in a new immersive way.
Solarium
Find an intimate space at the re-imagined, adults-only Solarium. Or go for a run on the jogging track that spans two decks and winds up, down, and around the Rooftop Garden and terraced pool deck.
Collectively, the Resort Deck is unlike any other outdoor space at sea—or on earth.
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The most transformational aspect of Celebrity Cruises new stateroom design is the introduction of the Edge Stateroom with Infinite Veranda, where with the touch of a button, your entire living space becomes the veranda, letting you walk right out to the water’s edge.
These staterooms feature the latest in design and technology, and they’re 23% larger than their award-winning Solstice® Class veranda staterooms.
Welcome Aboard Celebrity Edge
We arrived at Port Everglades Pier 25 around 11:30 AM, used our Celebrity App to check in, and proceeded to the gangway to go onboard. Once onboard the ship, we were greeted with the traditional selection of champagne and other drinks. We finished our drink and headed for our cabin.
As usual, the cabins were still being made up, but we were able to drop off our luggage and snap a few pics before heading off to explore the ship. Here is your first glimpse of Celebrity Cruise's latest cabin innovations.
Our cabin was 11145 on deck 11 starboard side. The highlight new feature was the infinite veranda. You'll notice in the picture, that the cabin steward has the room setup as if the veranda was a sitting area, but obviously, you can rearrange the chairs and tables any way you like.
The controls in the picture raise and lower the shade and window of the infinite veranda. The key pad controls can also be used, as can your cell phone, if you've installed the Celebrity App. Both of those devices can also adjust lighting in the room and more. Watch the video on our previous article to get more details.
Another feature which we loved was the charging station with both electric and USB connections as well as the additional connections on both sides of the bed. You can be lying in bed, charging your phone, and controlling everything in the cabin from your mobile device or tablet. They've come a long way from having only one or two outlets in the cabin and no USB connections.
When the window is closed, the cabin is very quiet. One design improvement might be to include a curtain across the veranda area. You can lower the shade to keep out the sun or moon, but if someone wanted to get up early and sit on the veranda without disturbing other guests in the cabin, that really isn't possible. They will most likely wake up unless you are as quiet as a mouse and the burst of light (when you raise the shade) doesn't disturb their sleep.
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We are back from our preview sailing on Celebrity Edge. Hopefully, you were following our adventure on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram during that time, but if not, don't worry, as we finally have some time to summarize our experiences here as well.
The Celebrity Edge lived up to all the hype prior to its arrival in Fort Lauderdale. Celebrity Cruises has really knocked it out of the park. We didn't mind waiting 6 years for a new class of ship, if this was the result.
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Get the App Before the Cruise
I'm not a big fan of all the mobile apps that are in use these days. I almost need a second phone just for apps. However, I did find the new Celebrity Cruises App very easy to use and helpful. So I recommend you install it in advance.
Once you've signed into your Celebrity Cruises account on the app, you can select your upcoming cruise vacation and all the information you need for planning is now at your fingertips on your phone or other mobile device.
Have you ever come back from a cruise, taken a look at the paper daily planners, and said "I wish that I knew that was going on, I would have done that?" Well, now, you can do your planning in advance and be sure to have your list of "to do" events on your phone. Of course, you can always change your mind or just "go with the flow" - that's what cruising is all about. But for the planners, this is definitely ideal.
Here's a quick video from Celebrity Cruises that demonstrates the new app's functionality. The app worked seamlessly for me, but my husband did need to do a reinstall during the cruise when it seemed to get hung up, but all was fine after that.
Expedite Your Check-In
Celebrity Cruises recommends using the phone app to check in for your cruise, but you can also do so online on their website. We like to have all bases covered, so we had the boarding passes on our mobile phones, and also a printed copy (in case you have network issues at the pier for some reason).
We did use the mobile boarding pass on the day of embarkation, along with our passports.
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Disney Cruise Line has unveiled images and videos of the third ship in the Disney family, the Disney Dream TM. The new ship will begin sailing in 2011.
The Disney Dream will have 14 decks with 1,250 staterooms which can comfortably accomodate 4,000 guests. It will weigh in at 128,000 tons and have a length of 1,115 feet (more than three football fields).
The ship continues the traditional style of the first two ships in the fleet which were modeled after ships sailing in the early 20th century - known as the golden age of cruising.
Walt Disney had a dream...
How fitting it is for this new ship to bear that name. Walt would be very proud of the Disney Imagineering team that have designed a classic ship with true Disney flare. As I viewed the images on the Disney Travel Agent site, I was certain that this new ship will bring many dreams to reality in the years ahead.
Only one of a kind ...
When you think of Disney, what comes to mind? If you are even a slight Disney fan, you'll have no problem answering that question. Of course, it's Family fun.
What could be more fun than riding the only Water Coaster at Sea? The AquaDuck pictured above (courtesy of Walt Disney Imagineering Concept Art) is a 765-foot long water attraction that takes guests on a magical ride around the top deck, through one of the ship's funnels, and down a full four-deck drop. Now that's a water ride!!
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes ...
My biggest joy is helping make dreams come true every day... I'm certain that the Disney Dream will make dreams come true once she begins sailing to the Caribbean and Bahamas in 2011.
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SEE THE WORLD'S WONDERS ABOARD QUEEN MARY 2 IN 2011
2011 MAIDEN WORLD VOYAGE ABOARD QUEEN ELIZABETH
I am pleased to give you a sneak preview of Cunard's 2011 World Voyages. Both iconic QUEEN MARY 2 and the gracious new QUEEN ELIZABETH will sail around the globe on two distinct itineraries as part of the youngest luxury fleet at sea. These epic voyages will go on sale to the public on July 1, 2009, at 5:00 a.m. PDT (8:00 a.m. EDT).
QUEEN MARY 2 sets sail on a 103-day journey roundtrip from New York, bringing guests to renowned destinations around the globe in the grandest style imaginable.
Explore exciting ports in South America, Africa, Australia, Asia, the Middle East and Europe
Voyage concludes with a classic Westbound Transatlantic Crossing from Cunard's home port of Southampton
Overnight stays in Cape Town, Sydney and Hong Kong
QUEEN ELIZABETH will define a New Golden Age of Ocean Travel as she embarks on her maiden 103-day World Cruise voyage roundtrip from Southampton.
Chart a western course to destinations in Central America, the South Pacific, Australia, Asia, the Middle East and Europe
Voyage features full transits of the Panama and Suez canals
Experience the fanfare and excitement of maiden-calls in many ports
Overnight stays in Sydney, Hong Kong and Dubai
TWO SHIPS, ONE FULL WORLD VOYAGE
You can discover two views of the world on a special 2-Ship World Voyage option sailing aboard QUEEN ELIZABETH from New York to Sydney, then joining QUEEN MARY 2 on the westbound return journey to New York. On both ships, you will encounter a wide range of inspiring regions and maiden ports.
Book early to take advantage of bonus fares. Early Booking Fares applies to reservations made before February 28, 2010. Contact me for full details and restrictions. It is also possible to book segments of the entire world voyage.
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