Tales of Magic Carpets & Floating Bars Onboard ‘Celebrity Edge’

Celebrity Cruises has gone all out with its pride and joy, the Celebrity Edge, which now comes complete with floating bars, private verandahs and plunge pools, not to mention its ship-climbing Magic Carpet platform, and is set to hit the seas on December 16, 2018.

Designed in 3-D and featuring the work of A-list architects and designers, the 2,918-guest Celebrity Edge aims to redefine cruise travel thanks to among others its Retreat Lounge with round-the-clock personal butler service, six split-level Edge Villas with stunning views, private plunge pools and direct walk-out access to the Retreat Sundeck, the Rooftop Garden and the Magic Carpet – a floating platform replacing the gangway which transforms into a specialty restaurant at night offering “Dinner on the Edge” under the stars.

“Celebrity Edge is one of the most exciting, innovative and transformational ships I have ever been involved with,” said Richard D Fain, chairman and CEO, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. “The new features and refined design will establish a new baseline for ships from here on out.”

Celebrity Edge will homeport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Bookings are open for the luxury ship’s two seven-night itineraries: an Eastern Caribbean cruise to San Juan, Puerto Rico; Tortola, British Virgin Islands; and Philipsburg, St. Maarten and a Western Caribbean journey to Key West, Florida; Costa Maya, Mexico; Cozumel, Mexico; and George Town, Grand Cayman.