{{short description|Edge-class cruise ship}} {{Infobox ship <!-- commercial vessels --> | infobox_caption = ''Celebrity Edge'' | display_title = ital |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = CelebrityEDGE - Auckland, NZ - DSC07116.jpg | image_caption = ''Celebrity Edge'' in Auckland, 2024 }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | country = Malta | flag = {{shipboxflag|Malta|civil}} | name = ''Celebrity Edge'' | owner = Celebrity Edge Inc.<ref name=dnv /> (Royal Caribbean Group) | operator = Celebrity Cruises<ref name=dnv /> | registry = Valletta, {{flag|Malta|civil}} | builder = STX France | original_cost = {{ShipCost|USA|1|b|year=2014}} | yard_number = J34 | laid_down = 21 November 2016 | launched = 23 January 2018 | completed = 31 October 2018 | maiden_voyage = 9 December 2018 | identification = *{{IMO Number|9812705}} *{{MMSI Number|248325000}} *Callsign: 9HA4612 | status = In service | sponsor = Malala Yousafzai }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | class = {{sclass|Edge|cruise ship}} | tonnage = {{GT|130818}}<ref name=dnv>{{DNV|id=34827|shipname=Celebrity Edge|access-date=2018-11-02}}</ref> | capacity = 2,918<ref name=edge-homepage>{{cite web |title=Celebrity Edge Cruise Ship |url=https://www.celebritycruises.com/cruise-ships/celebrity-edge |website=Celebrity Cruises |accessdate=14 December 2018 |ref=edge-homepage}}</ref> | type = Passenger ship | length = {{cvt|306|m|ftin}}<ref name=dnv /> | beam = {{cvt|39|m|ftin}}<ref name=dnv /> | height = | draught = | draft = {{cvt|8.4|m|ftin}}<ref name=dnv /> | decks = 15 | power = *2 × Wärtsilä 8L46F (2 × 9.6MW)<ref name=dnv /> *2 × Wärtsilä 12V46F (2 × 14.4MW)<ref name=dnv /> *1 × Wärtsilä 12V32E (1 × 6.96MW)<ref name=dnv /> | propulsion = *2 × ABB Azipod<ref name=dnv /> *4 × Brunvoll FU115 tunnel thruster<ref name=dnv /> | speed = {{convert|21.8|kn}}<ref name=edge-homepage /> | crew = 1,377 | notes = }} }}
'''''Celebrity Edge''''' is an {{sclass|Edge|cruise ship}} operated by Celebrity Cruises, a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Group. After the new vessel was ordered with French shipbuilder STX France in December 2014, her keel was laid in June 2017 and she was floated out in January 2018. Upon delivery in October 2018, at {{GT|130818}}, she became the lead ship of the ''Edge'' class and the largest ship by gross tonnage to have joined the Celebrity fleet.
== Design == alt=A blue-painted cruise ship is viewed from her starboard (right) side as she sails out of port; along the middle of the vessel is a tangerine sheltered platform that moves on a track on the starboard side|left|thumb|upright=0.9|The orange "Magic Carpet" along the starboard side of ''Celebrity Edge''
''Celebrity Edge'' was the first Celebrity ship to be equipped with what the cruise line dubs the "Magic Carpet," a tangerine glass-sheltered platform that protrudes and is suspended from the starboard side of the vessel. It was designed to facilitate more accessible tender embarkation and disembarkation. When not in use as a tender platform, it can rise or descend alongside the ship on its track and otherwise hosts additional dining and lounge space.<ref name="scn-features">{{Cite web |last=Kalosh |first=Anne |date=13 March 2017 |title=Celebrity Edge dazzles with style, Magic Carpet, infinite veranda rooms |url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-headlines/celebrity-edge-dazzles-with-style-magic-carpet-infinite-veranda-rooms/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102072721/https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-headlines/celebrity-edge-dazzles-with-style-magic-carpet-infinite-veranda-rooms/ |archive-date=2 November 2019 |website=Seatrade Cruise News}}</ref>
Most balcony staterooms on the ship also incorporate the outward patio of the balcony into the stateroom by moving the steel superstructure of the ship inward.<ref name="scn-features" /> Royal Caribbean Group CEO Richard Fain explained the motive behind the design as intending to provide passengers more living area while also allowing passengers to be closer to the edge of the ship while on their patios.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sampson |first=Hannah |date=17 March 2017 |title=Interview: Celebrity Cruises CEO on Getting the Edge in First Ship Design in a Decade |url=https://skift.com/2017/03/17/interview-celebrity-cruises-ceo-on-getting-the-edge-in-first-ship-design-in-a-decade/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329175832/https://skift.com/2017/03/17/interview-celebrity-cruises-ceo-on-getting-the-edge-in-first-ship-design-in-a-decade/ |archive-date=29 March 2017 |website=Skift}}</ref>
The ship's bow is designed to maximize fuel efficiency by having a parabolic shape that vertically rises towards the decks. It provides extra sheathing for the bulbous bow and the propellers to reduce drag.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stieghorst |first=Tim |date=7 September 2018 |title=Celebrity and the next wave of hull design |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Insights/Celebrity-and-the-next-wave-of-hull-design |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017202702/https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Insights/Celebrity-and-the-next-wave-of-hull-design |archive-date=17 October 2018 |website=Travel Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Street |first=Francesca |date=27 November 2018 |title=Celebrity Edge: 'Futuristic' cruise ship completes maiden voyage |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/celebrity-edge-cruise-ship/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920072352/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/celebrity-edge-cruise-ship/index.html |archive-date=20 September 2018 |website=CNN}}</ref>
== Construction == On 4 December 2014, Celebrity Cruises' parent company, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., announced that they had finalized an order with French shipbuilder STX France for two new ships that would compose a new class of vessels for the Celebrity fleet. Classified as "Project EDGE" during development, the two new ships were planned to be at approximately {{GT|117000}} each, with a guest capacity of 2,900 passengers. Deliveries were planned for fall 2018 and early-2020 for the two vessels, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 December 2014 |title=Celebrity Cruises Orders Two New Ships |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/11946-celebrity-cruises-orders-two-new-ships.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210135143/http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/11946-celebrity-cruises-orders-two-new-ships.html |archive-date=10 December 2014 |website=Cruise Industry News}}</ref> Each ship was reported to come at a cost of {{ShipCost|USA|1|b|year=2014}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bloom Begley |first=Laura |date=30 November 2018 |title=Why This Billion-Dollar Cruise Ship Is The Ultimate Ship For Women |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2018/11/30/billion-dollar-cruise-ship-celebrity-edge-launch-women/#79c5dc155780 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808131213/https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2018/11/30/billion-dollar-cruise-ship-celebrity-edge-launch-women/ |archive-date=8 August 2021 |website=Forbes}}</ref>
STX France began preparing construction for the first new ''Edge''-class vessel with the steel-cutting ceremony on 21 November 2016 at its shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. On the same day, Celebrity announced the name of the first newbuild as ''Celebrity Edge'', and her sister ship as ''Celebrity Beyond'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 November 2016 |title=Celebrity Cruises Cuts Steel, Announces Names for First Edge-Class Ships |url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=7357 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124080808/http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=7357 |archive-date=24 November 2016 |website=Cruise Critic |access-date=2 November 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pickford |first=Mary Ann |date=22 November 2016 |title=Celebrity reveals names of new Edge Class ships |url=https://www.cruise-international.com/celebrity-reveals-names-of-new-edge-class-ships/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324112742/http://www.cruise-international.com/celebrity-reveals-names-of-new-edge-class-ships |archive-date=24 March 2017 |website=Cruise International |access-date=2 November 2019 }}</ref> which was later changed to ''Celebrity Apex'' in July 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kemble |first=Harry |date=24 July 2018 |title=Celebrity Cruises changes name of next Edge series ship |url=http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/308441/celebrity-cruises-changes-name-of-next-edge-series-ship |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102072725/http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/308441/celebrity-cruises-changes-name-of-next-edge-series-ship |archive-date=2 November 2019 |access-date= |website=Travel Weekly}}</ref>
Six months after the steel-cutting, ''Celebrity Edge'' had her keel laying and coin ceremony at STX France on 21 June 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2017 |title=STX France Lays Keel for Celebrity Edge |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/17263-stx-france-lays-keel-for-celebrity-edge.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621180146/https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/17263-stx-france-lays-keel-for-celebrity-edge.html |archive-date=21 June 2017 |website=Cruise Industry News}}</ref> She was officially launched on 23 January 2018, marking her float-out from the shipyard.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=23 January 2018 |title=New Celebrity Edge Cruise Ship Floats Out |url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=8355 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123201542/https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=8355 |archive-date=23 January 2018 |access-date= |website=Cruise Critic}}</ref> On 27 July 2018, she began her first round of sea trials<ref>{{Cite web |last=Souza |first=Ben |date=27 July 2018 |title=Celebrity Cruises' New Cruise Ship Begins Sea Trials |url=https://cruisefever.net/celebrity-cruises-new-cruise-ship-begins-sea-trials/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730110850/https://cruisefever.net/celebrity-cruises-new-cruise-ship-begins-sea-trials/ |archive-date=30 July 2018 |website=Cruise Fever}}</ref> and completed them four days later, on 1 August. Her second and final round of sea trials were performed in September 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 August 2018 |title=New Celebrity Edge Cruise Ship Successfully Completes First Sea Trials |url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=8792 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801211044/https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=8792 |archive-date=1 August 2018 |website=Cruise Critic}}</ref> ''Celebrity Edge'' was delivered on 31 October 2018.<ref name="delivered">{{Cite web |date=31 October 2018 |title=Celebrity Edge Delivered |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/19882-celebrity-edge-delivered.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101050626/https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/19882-celebrity-edge-delivered.html |archive-date=1 November 2018 |website=Cruise Industry News}}</ref>
== Service history == Following her delivery, ''Celebrity Edge'' jump-started her inaugural season on 6 November 2018 with a transatlantic crossing from France to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.<ref name="delivered" /> As a result of construction progressing faster than expected, Celebrity released four three-day preview cruises for sale upon the ship's arrival in Florida: 21 November, 24 November, 1 December, and 6 December.<ref name="scn-preview">{{Cite news |last=Kalosh |first=Anne |date=8 January 2018 |title=Celebrity Edge is entering service earlier, five cruises added |work=Seatrade Cruise News |url=http://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-headlines/celebrity-edge-is-entering-service-earlier-five-cruises-added.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215065748/http://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-headlines/celebrity-edge-is-entering-service-earlier-five-cruises-added.html |archive-date=15 December 2018 |accessdate=2 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leposa |first=Adam |date=23 February 2018 |title=Celebrity Cancels Dec. 3 Edge Preview Cruise |url=https://www.travelagentcentral.com/cruises/celebrity-cancels-dec-3-edge-preview-cruise |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223204046/https://www.travelagentcentral.com/cruises/celebrity-cancels-dec-3-edge-preview-cruise |archive-date=23 February 2018 |access-date= |website=Travel Agent Central}}</ref>
Celebrity named 2014 Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai as the godmother to ''Celebrity Edge'' in April 2017<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stieghorst |first=Tim |date=27 April 2017 |title=Malala Yousafzai named Celebrity Edge godmother |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Malala-Yousafzai-named-Celebrity-Edge-godmother |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427162714/http://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Malala-Yousafzai-named-Celebrity-Edge-godmother |archive-date=27 April 2017 |website=Travel Weekly}}</ref> and Yousafzai christened the ship in a ceremony on 4 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sloan |first=Gene |date=5 December 2018 |title=Celebrity Edge: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai helps christen ship in Florida |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2018/12/05/celebrity-edge-malala-yousafzai-names-new-cruise-ship/2212514002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206130400/https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2018/12/05/celebrity-edge-malala-yousafzai-names-new-cruise-ship/2212514002/ |archive-date=6 December 2018}}</ref> The ship's official maiden voyage sailed on 9 December 2018, calling in the ports of Key West, Grand Cayman, and Costa Maya.<ref name="scn-preview" />
Since December 2018, ''Celebrity Edge'' has been homeported at Port Everglades, operating weekly Eastern and Western Caribbean sailings during the winter season,<ref name="delivered" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 December 2017 |title=Celebrity Sends Six Ships to Caribbean for 2019 – 2020 Season |url=https://www.travelagentcentral.com/cruises/celebrity-sends-six-ships-to-caribbean-for-2019-2020-season |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211192456/https://www.travelagentcentral.com/cruises/celebrity-sends-six-ships-to-caribbean-for-2019-2020-season |archive-date=11 December 2017 |website=Travel Agent Central}}</ref> and sailing in the Mediterranean during the summer season.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Monk |first=Dave |date=13 September 2018 |title=Celebrity Edge: What to expect on the $1bn cruise ship |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/articles/celebrity-edge-what-to-expect/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215224917/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/articles/celebrity-edge-what-to-expect/ |archive-date=15 December 2018}}</ref>
In November 2022, Celebrity opened the 2023 Alaskan Cruising Season and announced ''Celebrity Edge'' would be on the Alaskan cruises.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kalosh |first=Anne |date=2022-11-11 |title=Celebrity going year-round in Europe, Asia, sending first Edge ship to Alaska |url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ship-operations/celebrity-going-year-round-europe-asia-sending-first-edge-ship-alaska |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Seatrade Cruise News |language=en}}</ref> Then ''Celebrity Edge'' moved to service the 2023/2024 Australia/New Zealand circuit,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.celebritycruises.com/nz/cruise-deals/edge-aunz | title = Experience Celebrity Edge in Australia & New Zealand: Sailing 2023–2024 | website = celebritycruises.com}}</ref> and returned to the Alaskan circuit in May 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.celebritycruises.com/au/2024-2025-cruises/2024-alaska-cruises | title = 2024 Alaska Cruises | website = celebritycruises.com}}</ref>
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