rachelmle1 Posted January 15, 2019 #1 Share Posted January 15, 2019 We just booked the 2019 Christmas sailing for the Edge. My husband and I are both 40 and we have two kids - ages 9 and 7. We are also sailing with my in laws - both in their early 70's. We have only sailed together on the RCCL megaships (Anthem, Harmony) and we were looking for something not as crazy and crowded this time around. My kids didn't like the RCCL kids camps at all - WAAAAAY too many kids and no organized activities. It seemed to always be a game of tag or dodge ball - or a movie. Does anyone have any reviews of the Edge kids camp or programming? What are some of the family friendly activities you've seen onboard? I know it's a brand new ship and it's probably working out some kinks.... but I'm getting nervous reading all the reviews that state that there is "nothing to do" except sit by the pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Anne Posted January 15, 2019 #2 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Rachel ~ I meant to check out the kids camp on Edge last week and never got down there to do that. It's on Deck 2 and peeking in the door as we walked by it looked nice but I never got back to take photos. One thing is for sure.....you won't find the ship overrun with kids. There were some children onboard but really a handful compared to Royal Caribbean. I am certain that between now and your sailing someone will be able to share more details about the programs they have for kids. I think they have more for them to do than sit around the pool. I do have the daily activities sheets from last week that I'll post later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachelmle1 Posted January 15, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted January 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Host Anne said: Rachel ~ I meant to check out the kids camp on Edge last week and never got down there to do that. It's on Deck 2 and peeking in the door as we walked by it looked nice but I never got back to take photos. One thing is for sure.....you won't find the ship overrun with kids. There were some children onboard but really a handful compared to Royal Caribbean. I am certain that between now and your sailing someone will be able to share more details about the programs they have for kids. I think they have more for them to do than sit around the pool. I do have the daily activities sheets from last week that I'll post later today. Thanks, Anne. Our RCCL cruises were fun - but we all felt they were waaaaay too crowded. There was also SOOOO much to do onboard (waterslides, carousel, ice skating, Abyss slide, etc.) that we felt like we were literally running from one thing to another. We don't need all the bells and whistles of the RCCL ships, but certainly want *some* organized family activities. I'm assuming that the Christmas sailing will have more families onboard and the activity programming on the ship will account for the holiday sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SensFan11 Posted March 4, 2019 #4 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Following, and hoping some who have sailed Edge with kids might be able to chime in. And in particular, Host Anne, it would be great if you could post the daily activity sheets from the kids and teen clubs! :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pier290 Posted March 4, 2019 #5 Share Posted March 4, 2019 We sailed Equinox for 10 days with our 11 and 7 year olds.....THEY ABSOLUTELY LOVED the kids club on Celebrity!! They still talk about it 2 years later! I'm sure it will be comparable on Edge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachelmle1 Posted March 4, 2019 Author #6 Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Pier290 said: We sailed Equinox for 10 days with our 11 and 7 year olds.....THEY ABSOLUTELY LOVED the kids club on Celebrity!! They still talk about it 2 years later! I'm sure it will be comparable on Edge! Thats great! I really hope the Edge has some daily family activities and an engaging kids club with fantastic staff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pier290 Posted March 4, 2019 #7 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Just now, rachelmle1 said: Thats great! I really hope the Edge has some daily family activities and an engaging kids club with fantastic staff We couldn't get them out of the kids club!! They loved the unique activities and small groups!! Lots of attention!!!! The staff treated our children like gold....they were so sweet, kind and creative!!! We took an MSC Cruise a year after the Celebrity one and our kids preferred the Celebrity kids club BY FAR to the MSC one. Awesome memories for them!! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted March 4, 2019 #8 Share Posted March 4, 2019 We peeked in on our ship's tour of EDGE.. It looked like an active, happy place, although no windows and a remote location. The X website has ( had) an article on the innovative kids programming for EDGE It looked excellent..esp for children same age as yours..Hopefully, it is being well executed, There are also fun activities in the CLUB they might like,... Have a Great Cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachelmle1 Posted March 4, 2019 Author #9 Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 hour ago, hcat said: We peeked in on our ship's tour of EDGE.. It looked like an active, happy place, although no windows and a remote location. The X website has ( had) an article on the innovative kids programming for EDGE It looked excellent..esp for children same age as yours..Hopefully, it is being well executed, There are also fun activities in the CLUB they might like,... Have a Great Cruise! What kind of activities in The Club are you referring to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted March 4, 2019 #10 Share Posted March 4, 2019 They had archery, drone races... board games 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washdcguy Posted March 5, 2019 #11 Share Posted March 5, 2019 We haven't seen any reviews of Edge with Kids so far either... We're sailing Edge with our 5 year old at the end of the month (also with our 70ish parents). We'll post our experience. We did the Reflection 2 Spring Breaks ago when our DD was 3 and she loved it (noting 3 is very different from 7 & 9). She's actually liked X's kid's club more than Disney as there was more structure events than the free play concept on Disney. That said, being an only child sailing without any friends may impacted the Disney experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachelmle1 Posted March 5, 2019 Author #12 Share Posted March 5, 2019 15 minutes ago, washdcguy said: We haven't seen any reviews of Edge with Kids so far either... We're sailing Edge with our 5 year old at the end of the month (also with our 70ish parents). We'll post our experience. We did the Reflection 2 Spring Breaks ago when our DD was 3 and she loved it (noting 3 is very different from 7 & 9). She's actually liked X's kid's club more than Disney as there was more structure events than the free play concept on Disney. That said, being an only child sailing without any friends may impacted the Disney experience. We are also doing a multi-generational sailing. My husband and I are both 40, kids are 7 & 9, and my in laws are in their early 70’s. I have a feeling the Xmas sailing will have quite a number of families in the same boat as us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare villauk Posted March 5, 2019 #13 Share Posted March 5, 2019 24 minutes ago, rachelmle1 said: We are also doing a multi-generational sailing. My husband and I are both 40, kids are 7 & 9, and my in laws are in their early 70’s. I have a feeling the Xmas sailing will have quite a number of families in the same boat as us From previous experience, there are usually far more kids on the holiday sailings and I would expect even more this year on Edge with the ‘kids go free’ promotion (presuming it’s not exempt from the offer 🤔). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachelmle1 Posted March 5, 2019 Author #14 Share Posted March 5, 2019 5 hours ago, villauk said: From previous experience, there are usually far more kids on the holiday sailings and I would expect even more this year on Edge with the ‘kids go free’ promotion (presuming it’s not exempt from the offer 🤔). I’m SO GLAD you mentioned this promo! I didn’t know about the Kids Sail Free promo, called my TA, and just got around $300 knocked off our cruise fare! I love it when that happens 🙂 Thx again for mentioning it!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandream Posted March 5, 2019 #15 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Just got off the Edge a week ago with my 7 and 8 year old sons. They are very experienced Celebrity cruisers - this was #9 for both of them - so they are very familiar with the Fun Factory. My 7 YO is VERY social and he absolutely loves the Fun Factory. He wants to go every evening are rarely wants to be picked up early. My 8 YO is less social and not as big a fan. He generally comes to the shows with us. The one exception is Pirate Night - which they both look forward to all cruise (face paint and all). They both had fun at Pirate Night on the Edge - but said it wasn't as good as previous cruises. They usually have a scavenger hunt around the ship (after getting decked out as pirates) - but said this time they stayed in the FF the whole time. Same with the family camp out - on a previous S class sailing - they had a camp out on the lawn (just a couple hours early evening - not overnight :-)) complete with smores and hot chocolate. On the Edge, they just had some tents set up in the FF. Other than that - it was fairly typical of other cruises. There are fewer kids and it is more highly structured than on other lines. Aside from the Fun Factory - the boys participated in some of the non kid specific activities in the club. They joined the grown ups for the Laser Maze and Archery. In fact they told my son (and made an announcement) he was the youngest person to ever hit a target in Archery - he was so proud. They also have non structured activities in Eden. Coloring, wooden puzzles, etc. It's no RC, but there are lots of things to do if you want. We also like to spend time in the cabin watching movies. I know that will offend some who say we should be out and about on the ship - but we're on vacation and like to do what we like..... The Edge was beautiful - I'm sure you'll have a great time. Mike 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare villauk Posted March 5, 2019 #16 Share Posted March 5, 2019 1 hour ago, rachelmle1 said: I’m SO GLAD you mentioned this promo! I didn’t know about the Kids Sail Free promo, called my TA, and just got around $300 knocked off our cruise fare! I love it when that happens 🙂 Thx again for mentioning it!! Glad to hear that it was helpful 👍. Our kids have been on every one of our cruises and are now in their late teens. It will be strange when they don’t want to sail with us anymore. Have a fabulous family holiday cruise 😉. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyfriend80 Posted March 5, 2019 #17 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Interesting to read this. We are doing the first cruise with our little one (9 months) in September. We know there will be nothing specific for him to do (well no more than at home!) and no babysitting but will make the most of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradosmom Posted March 6, 2019 #18 Share Posted March 6, 2019 We leave on Sunday on the Edge with our 10 and 12 year olds. We booked a long time ago and were disappointed that the final reveal didn't include a basketball court or any area for them to burn off some energy. I'm hoping because it is Spring Break they will have a little more activities than what OP described. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachelmle1 Posted May 3, 2019 Author #19 Share Posted May 3, 2019 On 3/5/2019 at 10:06 PM, coloradosmom said: We leave on Sunday on the Edge with our 10 and 12 year olds. We booked a long time ago and were disappointed that the final reveal didn't include a basketball court or any area for them to burn off some energy. I'm hoping because it is Spring Break they will have a little more activities than what OP described. Coloradosmom - do you have any update? how was the Edge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alj1208 Posted May 5, 2019 #20 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Curious if anyone has an update about taking their kids on Celebrity Edge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS CRUZIN Posted May 5, 2019 #21 Share Posted May 5, 2019 The EDGE does not have much for children compared to Carnival or Royal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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