Celebrity Edge

 Hi.  This post is all about the Celebrity Edge, the ship I sailed on to Alaska.  This is the description from the internet: The Celebrity Edge is widely considered an excellent, innovative cruise ship for travelers seeking a modern, upscale, and resort-style experience. 

Throughout the cruise, it seemed like a boutique hotel to me because of it's attention to design and art.  I wanted a nice cruise ship for this trip and we loved it.  It was the easiest embarkation/debarkation I ever had.  It has 4 complimentary restaurants onboard.  It also has a few paid restaurants, but we ate at the complimentary restaurants and the buffet.  The food was good and a few things stood out to me, but honestly, I don't go on a ship with the highest expectations of food.  As long as it is good, I am perfectly content with someone else doing all the work, having options and with no clean up afterwards!  

Here are some pictures:

I love the feeling of walking on a ship on embarkation day!

I was able to snap this picture when we first boarded of one of the main bar/sitting areas.  We sat in this area to play cards one day, have a drink, I did a dance lesson here and we went to a dance party here too.  They also hosted a silent disco in this area.  We opted to get the non-alcoholic drink/internet package on this cruise and I had no regrets.  Typically I totally disengage from my phone on a cruise.  It was nice that the 3 of us were able to text one another on the ship to find out our location, what we were doing, & where we got a table in the buffet area.  The drink package included sodas, bottled water, specialty coffees (regular black coffee is free), smoothies, mocktails, and hot chocolate.  

Cool art display in a hallway

A mirrored walkthrough to the other side of the ship

Ping pong area

Solarium with inside pool and hot tub that was for adults only, except for one hour a day.  There were kids on the ship, but not tons.  The ship doesn't have a waterslide or other things that would normally attract parents with kids on a carribean cruise.

In the picture below, you can see the walking path. This path went around a section of the ship and you walked between 2 levels.  I did this every day a few times and the views never got old whether you were looking at Alaska or only water.

Hot tub

The Alaskan cruises have such a different feel with not as many people in/near the pool.  It was used, but just a different vibe.

There was an area at the end of the ship called Eden.  It was 3 levels of seats, glass windows with great views.  People played cards in this area, worked puzzles and there was a musician that played a lot and there was dancing too.  It was a fun place to sit and watch people and the water!

There were lots of food options in the buffet area, including gluten free items.  I took this picture for my sister.

My Alaskan moose I bought on my bed with chocolate each night :)

There is an area of the ship called the Magic Carpet.  It is an area that extends over the side of the ship and can go up and down between a higher deck and a lower deck.

I am glad to have this post to remember this beautiful ship!