Mainah

Is that a raisin on that cheese biscuit? 😲 (Or was it just happy to see you 😉?)

As far as lobster in the Portland area I'd recommend "The Lobster Shack at Two Lights" in Cape Elizabeth.  Food is good and the views are fantastic (they are right on the ocean).  Take a look at their website and you'll see what I mean.  They're about a 25 minute car ride from Portland so not sure if that would work for you but it looks like you're docked there most of the day so doable time wise but maybe a little pricey to get there and back, would have to look into that.

There are plenty of places in the Old Port area near the cruise terminal to eat lobster but I don't have any experience with them other than "DiMillo's on the Water" and I'd not recommend anyone to go there.  I won't go into details but after 2 bad experiences there a few years ago I swore never to go back.  

Hope that helps a little!

I posted pictures of the SV I had in the "Edge Class Cabin Compilation" thread at the top of this forum.

1 hour ago, ohhbother said:

I was on the Dec. 1 cruise and looked everywhere for stirfry but didn't see it. Can you describe where it was in more detail so that I can - hopefully - find it for our April cruise? Not having stirfry was a huge letdown for our cruise - it's my go-to lunch item!

 

Let's see...after exiting the aft elevators on deck 14 enter the OVC on the port side where Il Secondo Bacio is located...continue into the OVC and the counter to the left should be the bread section...continue past this and go around to the left following the counter (IIRC it turns into desserts shortly after you go around to the left) keep following it and the stir fry section should be there on the left just a few stations down.  Hope this helps and they don't change the location of it by April!

I don't know if this will work but I'll attach a deck plan with a red line showing the route.

1 hour ago, bajathree said:

It was a walk up station where you pick everything out and they make it for you on like on S class?

Yes....my partner loved it and thought it was very good...I mostly ate the food from the Indian Food station and thought it was very good also.

2 minutes ago, bajathree said:

Well that would be good news.....Hmmmmmmm....I didn't see it during the preview sailing....where was it located.

IIRC just up from the bread and dessert stations and diagonally across from the Indian Food station if that makes sense.

Just now, bajathree said:

Wish they hadn't eliminated the stir fry station 😞

It was there during our Dec. 1 cruise. 

38 minutes ago, hcat said:

Where do the steep outside stairs lead  to?

If I may jump in here...they go to the Sunset Bar and actually take you right into the smoking section (where you need to have your required cigarette in order to continue on to the bar ).

Date of Cruise:  12/1/18                                                                                                                                               

Ship:  Edge                                                                                                                                           

Cabin #:  10269                                                                                                                                                            

Deck #:  10                                                                                                                                              

Cabin Category:   SV (Sunset Veranda)                                                                                                                                                          

Cabin Location:   Aft                                                                                                                                            

Bed Position:   By the bath                                                                                                                                              

Balcony Type:   Regular Aft Balcony                                                                                                                                            

Balcony/Window Size:    Very good size, a little shorter length wise on one side due to curvature of ship                                                                                                                                              

Balcony/Window View/Obstruction:    No                                                                                                                 

Balcony Overhang?:   Slight overhang                                                                                                                                                

Magic Carpet Issues?:    No                                                                                                                                             

Noise Issues?:   No                                                                                                                                               

Wind Issues?:    No                                                                                                                                              

Connecting Cabin? Where Does it Connect?:   No but can connect balconies if desired  

Suite Details:                                                                                                                                                    

Advantages/Problems/Comments:                                                                                                                           

Would You Book It Again?:    Yes, loved the room

Photos or Photo Links:

28 minutes ago, alwaysonaship said:

Actually they are out of style.  Gray is history

 

Gray was the 2016's color of the year according to Pinterest, but since then, warmer tones have begun to enter the minimalistic landscape. Companies Behr and Benjamin Moore both predict sand tones to be big next year.

I have gray and sand tone colors in my house so I guess I'm good to go for a few more years!

hcat may have been referring to me as I mentioned in my review that the gray hallways were getting to me but the room itself was ok with the pops of color in the picture and on the pillows along

with the white,  anyway I'd just go to the martini bar, have a couple more lemon drops and all would be right with the world.  Now I must confess that I am color blind so everything ( except the lemon drop part! ) has just gone down the  toilet in your minds I'm sure!

14 minutes ago, Pennstateman said:

If I am in the smoking section, do I have to smoke?

Yes, it's a requirement,  every time I walked through the smoking area near the sunset bar during the December 1 cruise they would stop me, shove a cigarette and lighter into my hand and I'd have to light up and take a couple drags to fulfill the requirement then move on to the bar to get a good strong drink to take the taste out of my mouth...it was nothing really..I got used it quickly (I stopped smoking over 40 years ago).  😉😉😜😜

4 hours ago, crimsonbird said:

So, other than the pool deck...where can we sit to enjoy the ocean, in the shade, at no additional charge?  It's there a promenade deck?  

Since it was such a short cruise I unfortunately didn't get to check out many parts of the ship but one area that comes to mind would be the (starboard?) side of the Solarium where IIRC there were plenty of loungers in the shade by some large windows overlooking the sea (I took pictures of the Solarium but don't have one of this area).  Vtcruising was on the ship longer and has a more comprehensive review than mine so she might be able to shed more light on where these types of area's can be found.

There is a promenade deck however I didn't see much of it.  I know that it doesn't wrap around the ship and it also has outside area's for a few restaurants on parts of it so not sure how usable it is for just walking etc. 

Sorry I guess I'm not much help!

Oh wait a minute!  Eden of course!  Plenty of places to sit in Eden during the day and watch the ocean.

2 hours ago, cruise47 said:

To the “OP” only.. in your cabin it appears you had curtains hanging in your cabin?

yes or no. Answer

Yes. 

All Sunset Veranda's have curtains.

15 minutes ago, Sam.Seattle said:

 

 Thanks for sharing the picture.  If I am seeing is correctly, you can step into the spash over section.  But, if you want to be fully imersed you have to use the tradition rail and climb down, right?  

Yes, so I guess it's not a complete walk in access now that I think about it if that's what the poster was talking about.  

I didn't use the pool but was sitting there and at one point saw a person slip and fall after getting out of the pool and coming down those stairs you can see in the picture so beware it can be quite slippery in that area!

1 hour ago, hcat said:

Do you know where the AC and toilet issues were? Was the AC issue  in public areas or maybe due  to folks keeping veranda doors and windows open???

 

We suffered with on and off AC on Infinity but thought a new ship would be better,

 

Wonder if there will be changes to APEX re balc furniture, brighter decor in cabins, etc...???

I know your questions weren't directed to me and I don't want to hijack the OP's thread but just wanted to say that we didn't notice any AC issues anywhere on the ship, doesn't mean there weren't any but we didn't notice it.

We had a problem with the toilet in our cabin not flushing a couple of times during the cruise but it was fixed in a very short period of time.

6 hours ago, Sam.Seattle said:

Linda,

Now you have given me two reasons to conitune sailing on the older class ships.  I just looked at the floor plans and would understand that the other kitchens are too far apart to allow ordering from other menus.  The other let down for me is the small pool in the Solarium that does not have walk in access.  The suite pool also is missing walkin access. 

Just off the ship myself and as per my picture below you can see that the Solarium Pool does indeed have walk in access.

On 12/3/2018 at 1:29 PM, mit429 said:

Yea, I've seen several pictures and videos of them ... my two concerns are that the walkway in front of them is roped off (I'm told it is now) and that they don't seem to get much sun ... so we'll see! 

We rented one this last Monday and they would not rope off the area even though we were told that it would be roped off when we booked the day before (the area was roped off that day, Sunday).  I mentioned it in my "late Live" thread in the Closer to the Edge forum.

3 minutes ago, vtcruising said:

It was great to meet you! Thanks for participating in the cabin crawl. Your place was a big hit and it was nice to see how they connected the two cabin balconies.

 

Take care! Hope we cruise with you again!

 

Marilyn

It was great meeting you and your husband also Marilyn (plus all the other CCer's we met)!  Thanks so much for all your work in organizing everything and all the information you posted throughout these months about Edge. 

Maybe we'll all have a future cruise on the Apex together? 

Dale.

48 minutes ago, ecslady said:

Are the stools at the sunset bar really curved?  Looks kind of weird in the picture you posted.

Funny but I never noticed the curved feature before you pointed it out!  To be honest I don't know.  I never sat in them!

And last but not least we received these gifts the last day of the cruise.  Thank you Celebrity!

A few more:

One last thing about the cabanas from me and this is not to start a debate about them...in our opinion and considering we had first hand experience they are not worth the $400 per day charge for what you get YMMV.  Celebrity addressed our concerns in a very professional and courteous way and I'll end it at that.  So before life gets in the way I wanted to post a few more pictures of this beautiful ship and yes we had a great cruise and can't wait to sail Edge again.

4 minutes ago, kearney said:

No way the cabana's can be private. Even if you cut off the area to cross traffic... how private would it be if you have an end cabana and people from a middle cabana walk past... also wait staff.. also... doesn't the MC come into play somewhere in that area?  Not like cabanas of S class. So no cabana sex for anyone... 😞 

Well at least they know of the "problem" after our complaints.  Your points are valid however there would be a lot less traffic if only servers guests walked by...it's been an absolute zoo with it open to all...they moved the MC around 9:30 this morning.

Our current view:

Disregard the empty veuve clicquot rose in the foreground ...😉

6 minutes ago, CanadianTourist said:

It seems as though it simply is not a private area.  The cabanas are close in proximity to one another and there are people walking by (at least for now).  How do you find the cabana (besides the privacy issue) ?  Service?  Food? Drinks? Comfort?

 

 

As far as service, drinks and comfort it's been excellent...just ordering food now so will report back after....🙂