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I see the photos above show shade - guess it depends on the position of the ship and the sun.  There is NO covering above the chairs.  Shade is very important to us.  We are used to sitting on the lounge chairs that are actually covered near the windows, and not far from the pool on the S class.  Hope we find the shade we want during our 2 week sailing on the Edge.

Happy New Year and Happy Cruising to all!  We sailed on the Summit in September 2019 and enjoyed seeing the Edge video on our stateroom TV.  It looked so beautiful that we booked 2 Caribbean cruises (B2B) on the Edge for January and February 2020.  We hope to enjoy sailing on this new ship, after sailing on 20+ Celebrity cruises on the M class and S class.   Keeping a positive attitude, despite the negative Edge comments on CC.

haggal Thanks for the show and dining information and positive feedback about the ship. We will sail on the Edge B2B from   January 26 - February 9.  The videos we saw about the Edge on our September sailing on the Summit made the Edge look very appealing.  The negatives reviews on CC have been a bummer.  Happy to hear positives about the Edge!

We have sailed on 20+ Celebrity cruises, but this is our 1st time on the Edge.  All the other ships had shows at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm.  We would attend the 7:00 pm show, and go to late seating dinner, usually at 8:30 pm.  However, on the Summit this past June and September, late dinner was at 8:15 pm, which we enjoyed.  I would appreciate finding out the correct show times and dining times (set seating) from recent cruisers on the Edge.  We are looking forward to trying this new ship.  I have read many negative reviews, but would love to hear about all the positives for this beautiful ship.

Sailed on the updated Summit In September - M class ship.  The shower curtains were gone.  There is a rectangular shower with a glass door.  The cabins and bathrooms were completely re-done.  The S class ships have curved shower doors.

I order the luggage tags to be mailed to our house 45 days prior to the cruise.  I would never put the cruise luggage tags on prior to flying.  I put them on the luggage before we board a cab to the cruise ship.

We are booked on the January 26 and February 2 sailing on the Edge.  We have sailed on 20+ Celebrity cruises - our last one was on the Summit in September.  We saw Edge videos on the cabin TV and were impressed by the design and new features.   We were also intrigued by the idea of a new ship.  Does anyone know if Guest Relations has Mah Jong sets to be loaned out to passengers?  All previous ships had Maj Jong sets and other games.  Since the Summit no longer had a game room, we were allowed to play MJ in  Blu (off hours) and in areas of the buffet when the area wasn’t busy.  

I have taken Bonine occasionally on the 40+ cruises we have sailed on.  I start with a 1/2 pill.  Bonine says it is non-drowsy, however, in my experience, if I take 1/2 Bonine, and have an alcoholic beverage, I will fall asleep almost immediately. 

When the ship was in port in Bayonne for 2 days,  were the shops and casino open?  I thought the ship had to be at least 5 miles from shore in order to open the shops and casino.  Were live shows, movies and other activities available on board the ship during the days “stuck” in Bayonne?

We have sailed on 20+ Celebrity cruises, including 4 cruises this year.  I have seen a few door decorations here and there - simple and tasteful ones.  Seeing the decoration on another passenger’s door helped me locate my own cabin - a few cabins down from the decoration.   IMHO, simple decorations or message boards are fine.  It looks like some passengers go overboard in decorating their doors; perhaps that is why some cruise lines have banned door decorations.  I live in a planned community and certain decorations are banned from residents’ front yards.  One person’s decoration is another person’s eyesore.

Stopped in Tortola about 5 years ago and took the open air taxi to the beach, Cane Garden Bay.  It was one of the scariest rides I have taken.  From the cruise ship you have to go over the mountain to get to the beach.  The roads are steep and winding, with few guard rails.  We took a van to go back to the pier and closed our eyes and prayed.  The van driver told us that he needs to have his brakes replaced every 2 weeks because of the rides back and forth over the mountain.  Never again!

W have sailed on 20+ Celebrity cruises, including 4 cruises this year (1 seven night cruise, 1 eleven night cruise and 2 fourteen night cruises).  We have sailed in an inside cabin 90% of the time.  We can afford to spend more money for higher level cabins, but we are satisfied with our inside cabin, the service, the food and entertainment.   We are Elite and enjoy the perks: 1 free bag laundry per person, 1 free dry cleaning item per person and some free pressing, 90 free internet minutes each, and unlimited free drinks between 5:00 and 7:00 pm.  All in all, we find our choice a good value.  We also can go to Elite Breakfast.  The Elite benefits increase our enjoyment with the vacation.  I’m not envious of suite guests.  Everyone pays what they can afford and/or what they feel is important to them.  If a suite guest is paying 5 - 7 times what I’m paying - that’s their choice.  I don’t begrudge suite passengers who paid a big premium for the benefits of Luminae., Special lounges, special seating, butlers, etc.  

We are just happy to be sailing on a Celebrity ship.  We enjoy the product and feel well taken care of by the staff and crew.  We have met many nice people on board.  We don’t discuss who is in which type of cabin. We 

Was on the newly renovated Summit in September.  There is no game room.  However, Mah Jong and card players were allowed to play in Blu from 11:30 am until 3:30 pm.  It was a pleasant atmosphere.  We also played cards in the buffet area between 3:30 and 5:30 pm.  It was after lunch and before dinner.  We were able to get coffee, tea, water and snacks served in the buffet at 4:00 pm.  Some people read books and played games in the Rendevouz Lounge.  It was a cool weather cruise, so people were looking for indoor space.

Sailed on the Summit in June and September.  Shows were at 7:00 and 9:00 pm.  We had drinks around 6:15 , went to the 7:00 pm show and went to late seating - held at 8:15 pm.  We have done late seating on other Celebrity ships and it was at 8:30 pm.  We liked the 8:15 dining time, because there was very little time between the show and dinner.  We have sailed on 20+ Celebrity cruises and the shows are generally at 7:00 and 9:00 pm.  The 7:00 pm show is less crowded.

Love going to the private island.  We have stopped at Labadee and Coco Cay during Celebrity cruises.  We didn’t get off the ship in Coco Cay because it was a tender port.  Now Coco Cay has a regular dock.  It’s an easy beach day at the private islands because you just walk off the ship and look for a lounge chair.  No cost for taxis and chairs, clean bathrooms, and free lunch - a good deal.

We were on the September 8 sailing with you.  We would do it again, as we live in New Jersey and it was an easy trip to and from the port.  We loved the newly renovated Summit.  We had a big round mirror over the desk, and enjoyed the lamps on the night tables that each had 2 outlets (good for plugging in cell phone, etc.).  We had an inside cabin (a GTY) and was very satisfied with our midship location on deck 2.  We had late dining - 8:15 pm; we headed to dinner after the 7:00 pm show every night. We found the MDR food to be good to very good, with the beef being especially tasty and tender.  We enjoyed almost every show, except for the first night’s comedian.  The local husband/wife act from Montreal was quirky and very enjoyable.  The one negative was that there is no indoor movie theater.  The weather was too cool for outdoor viewing - especially at night.  There is no game room, but we were allowed to play Mah Jong in Blu during the afternoon.  We also found tables in the buffet area, in the late afternoon (3:00 - 5:30 pm), where we played cards with friends.  The ports were interesting and the weather was good, so all in all a wonderful cruise.

We booked an inside GTY on August 7 for the September 8 sailing on the Summit.  We received our cabin assignment on September 5 (by checking on the cruise check-in page). We liked our cabin on deck 2.  Our friends booked a few days after us and found out their cabin the same day that we did.  Their cabin was on deck 7, but their cabin was a “sideways” cabin and it didn’t have the large chair that we had - no room for it. 

We are also boarding the Summit tomorrow.  Dorian is heading to Nova Scotia this evening.  Hope there isn’t much damage there.  OP:  what are the seas like - how high are the waves?

Thursday at 12:00 noon - found out our cabin assignment on line - Celebrity Check In.  We, and our friends, both booked inside guarantee cabins on or about August 8.  We are on deck 2 midship.  Our friends are on deck 7 forward.  We are Elite and our friends are Select.  Wonder how Celebrity decides which people go in which cabins.

Topper and Chandelier are THE WORST and need to be retired IMMEDIATELY!  Waiting for Celebrity to go retro and bring back production shows containing Broadway and pop music favorites.

It’s Wednesday night and we sail on the Summit on Sunday. Still no cabin assignment.  Down to the wire.

These boards never fail to amaze me - what a wealth of information!  Thanks!  We have been on 20+ Celebrity cruises.  I had no idea that the porters would have the ship’s manifest with cabin numbers.  I knew they had luggage tags. 

Thanks for the info about when the move up offers are processed.  Regarding finding out a cabin assignment at the dock: when we arrive at the ship, we give our luggage to the porters.  Who exactly would give us the cabin number?  The porters wouldn’t have it.

FlorenceItaly. We also sailed on the Summit in June and liked the refurbishment.  We liked driving to the port and the ship so much that we decided to sail again 3 months later.  As of this morning (August 31),  we still have no cabin.  Wonder if Celebrity assigns cabins over the Labor Day weekend.  

We booked a GTY cabin on the September 8 sailing on the Summit.  The ship sails 9 days from now and we still don’t have a cabin assignment.  Has Celebrity ever not come through with a cabin?  A few years ago we booked a cruise on Princess.  They overbooked the ship and called us to see if we would go on another sailing.  They offered financial incentives to do so.  Unfortunately, we couldn’t change our date and didn’t take the offer.  Has anyone not gotten a cabin from Celebrity after booking a GTY?  We have been told by our travel agent that we can receive a cabin assignment up to one day prior to sailing.  As we are driving to port, we don’t have to worry about flights.  However, it would be nice to know if we will be sailing before we stop our mail and start packing.