Boarded Edge Yesterday—First Impressions

[hcat]

35 minutes ago, drakes2 said:

I'm booked in a CC on Apex next year. Originally upgraded from balcony verandah (not IV,)  Now that I've added the 4 perks don't really need concierge as no value in it for me. I'm already Elite status. Would it be worth downgrading to a regular IV with the perks?

Interesting question.... guess it depends on cabin  location  which is critical on E Class..and the price difference.

   Concierge gets some priority, canapes, embarkation lunch, better rm service menu  & more points towards E plus 

[GeorgiaPeach51]

On 11/12/2019 at 2:48 PM, Luvcrusn said:

Did you ask if it's available anywhere on the ship even though it's not listed? My DH also uses that as his go to dessert many times. I'm wondering whether it's one of those non listed things that appear with a request like the escargot in Blu.

Luvcrusn that’s a good idea. I’ll ask tonight if I can remember. 

[GeorgiaPeach51]

Look what I found for dinner last night. Yay!  I thought about why I thought cb was not available and figured out that it shows when you check the menu on the app but it doesn’t show on any of the menus you are handed at night. 

 

It was the second “fancy” night. There seemed to be fewer men in suits than the first night, but still saw a few tuxes and long gowns looking great. And one dapper gentleman in his entire kilt outfit. 

 

At any rate, I was a happy camper last night. 

 

Went to to the casino and played roulette last night. We both put in $100 and played for an hour and a half. Walked away with $180, so that’s a pretty clean escape, down only $20. I always play roulette with my twin sister and our birthday is the 8th. So I put two chips on 8. The dealer hit 8 three times in a row!  That is what sustained us and allowed us to escape relatively unscathed. 

 

The day is cloudy and rainy so far. Noticeable wave action and ship movement. 

Edited November 14, 2019 by GeorgiaPeach51

[Pantheral]

19 hours ago, Alushar said:

I have been known to embrace my former rugby persona and find that they can move when accidentally bumped with profuse apologies and commenting good job there was plenty of room behind you lol

I am 6'2" and 250. I find if I pose like I am going to leap into the elevator and ask who is going to catch me, that people tend to move out of the way....😁

[JBare]

On 11/12/2019 at 2:41 PM, GeorgiaPeach51 said:

While I like the four dining room concept a lot, I kind of miss developing some rapport with our waiter and assistant.  In Tuscan we have had the same waiter, Daniel, all three times, but that is not the case in the other dining rooms.

 

We like to do that as well. We had traditional 8.30pm dining. We had an excellent table, great location in Cosmopolitan with  brilliant waiter and sommelier so we stayed there for the whole cruise and built up that rapport, so it is possible. We checked out the specialities from the other menus and our waiters were more than happy to bring us any of them. The other dining rooms are great, Cosmo probably the least impressive but the location, service and food are the most important.

[alishac]

Thanks for all of the great info you've been posting. We board Edge on December 8th (for the second time) and can't wait!

If you have time, would you mind checking the ilounge to see if they sell the iPad Pro?

[Bo1953]

41 minutes ago, Pantheral said:

I am 6'2" and 250. I find if I pose like I am going to leap into the elevator and ask who is going to catch me, that people tend to move out of the way....😁

LOL - until I step up to the plate and yell "body surfer" entering the elevator!!!!

 

bon voyage

[TeeRick]

21 hours ago, hcat said:

 

My big elev issue is folks who carry piled high plates of food ,  or  one or two hot bevs  filled to the top without cover..sloshes around til the inevitable happens. Spills are dangerous!

 

 On one cruise we were on our way to disembark....I was scalded and had to smell like coffee all the way home.. 

 

As to the other issue, some folks have trouble judging  their size or the numbers of people that can fit in to a fairly full  elev car.  There is no " Make it Fit" feature on the elevators. 

 

When we are dressed up,  I do not appreciate being stepped on,  body crushed or smothered. 

Or feet crushed by Scooters!  I am not denigrating them as they are wonderful for people that need them to give them the freedom to enjoy the ship and their vacation.   Although the vast majority of folks in scooters are very respectful of the elevator crowd situation, I have occasionally had my feet run over by a stray wheel when they were backing into the elevator.  I am thinking of steel-toed shoes when cruising .  Some people are used to driving scooters, and others are just using them for the first time on a cruise.  

[GeorgiaPeach51]

22 minutes ago, alishac said:

Thanks for all of the great info you've been posting. We board Edge on December 8th (for the second time) and can't wait!

If you have time, would you mind checking the ilounge to see if they sell the iPad Pro?

They do. See photo. I’m trying to find the price for you. 64gb is $599. 256gb is $699.  

[alishac]

19 minutes ago, GeorgiaPeach51 said:

They do. See photo. I’m trying to find the price for you. 64gb is $599. 256gb is $699.  

 

 

Thank you so much for the quick response!

[Mauidiver]

Wow, that seems pretty inexpensive for an iPad Pro!  I wonder if these are the newest ones, or the older ones.  The newest version are up around $1000 or more for the 256gb on-line.  Maybe Celebrity gets some deal with Apple??  I'd definitely be tempted to buy one on board at these prices!!

Edited November 14, 2019 by Mauidiver

[alishac]

29 minutes ago, Mauidiver said:

Wow, that seems pretty inexpensive for an iPad Pro!  I wonder if these are the newest ones, or the older ones.  The newest version are up around $1000 or more for the 256gb on-line.  Maybe Celebrity gets some deal with Apple??  I'd definitely be tempted to buy one on board at these prices!!

Wow! I didn't know they were normally so expensive. I was asking for my husband, but if the prices are that good I might have to get one too.

[alishac]

1 hour ago, GeorgiaPeach51 said:

They do. See photo. I’m trying to find the price for you. 64gb is $599. 256gb is $699.  

 

Are they WiFI and cellular capable? Do they also have the keyboard and pen? (If you have time to check 😀 )

[VitaminSea53]

On 11/11/2019 at 3:54 AM, GeorgiaPeach51 said:

GermanCruiser, I don’t know how to describe the smell. It is herbal and I guess they would want it to be called earthy. It’s like incense and I find it very cloying and heavy. It is supposed to add to the whole Eden vibe, along with the names of the drinks and the foods. I cannot eat there because the smell overcomes everything else. But the place is busy so it obviously doesn’t bother other people. You won’t know till you go!  

Regarding the smell /incense in Eden. Jim_Iain just reported that at the Eden show last night there was NO smell. Here is his quote:

 

”I was wondering the same thing before going to the show.   I've read so many people indicate it was bothersome to them.

I am very sensitive to smell and have to say I didn't discern any odor at all.   To me it smelled just like the rest of the ship.  “

 

Maybe Celebrity has listened!

[GeorgiaPeach51]

7 hours ago, alishac said:

Are they WiFI and cellular capable? Do they also have the keyboard and pen? (If you have time to check 😀 )

I stopped in on the way to the MB tonight thinking it would be a quick answer. But the area was dimmed and no one was there. I’m so sorry. I fully planned to get your answers. I’ll watch as we pass by tonight to see if there is another chance. If so, will report back. 

[GeorgiaPeach51]

I’m rethinking the Cyprus. Tonight it seemed much more brown and visually not as appealing.   I don’t know, Greek to me might be white and that beautiful Mykonos/Santorini blue.  More appealing I think. 

 

We are not production show people but are in the theater waiting for the final one called Kaleidoscope. When you come in there is a blank backdrop that gradually morphs to reveal a full scene. Really cool and clever. 

 

I’ll let u know what we think after the show. 

[Mauidiver]

3 hours ago, GeorgiaPeach51 said:

I stopped in on the way to the MB tonight thinking it would be a quick answer. But the area was dimmed and no one was there. I’m so sorry. I fully planned to get your answers. I’ll watch as we pass by tonight to see if there is another chance. If so, will report back. 

 

 

If you talk to someone, will you ask if it has an A12X Bionic chip with the neural engine?  That’ll tell us if it’s the brand new version or the old one.  Thank you so much!

[Oville]

Thanks GP51 on including us on your trip and all your insight.

Edited November 15, 2019 by Oville

[Oville]

59 minutes ago, Mauidiver said:

 

 

If you talk to someone, will you ask if it has an A12X Bionic chip with the neural engine?  That’ll tell us if it’s the brand new version or the old one.  Thank you so much!

Got off Silhouette today, I’m not sure Celebrity has the latest onboard.  We did buy a pencil generation 1 but they did not have gen 2.

[GeorgiaPeach51]

Mauidiver and others, I went back to the ilounge twice more and there was never a staff member there. I’m sorry to not get the info you needed. Note to self, don’t wait till late afternoon  the last day, because the staffing might change. 

 

I thought the show last night was clever. Enjoyed the music but especially the dancers. I thought they were a very talented group. The singers much less so. It was not called kaleidoscope...that title is wrong. My husband didn’t love the show due to the singing, but it’s not his thing. 

 

We played roulette again last night and again the number 8 hit three times. Very rare for that to happen two days in a row. So we walked away up $236 which is a nice way to end. 

 

We were up at 5:45 this morning to just get it over with. We had tag 16 which had us off the ship at 7:15. We went to al Bacio for one last Americano, then to Cosmopolitan for breakfast at 6:30. They serve the usual menu that was available all cruise. At 7:20 we were off the ship and are now sitting in the yuckky Delta terminal at Ft L waiting for our flight to Atlanta. 

 

The ship staff in various places mentioned the inspection so there was some anxiety or at least pressure there. They definitely were pushing to get people off the ship as quickly as possible with what seemed to me to be somewhat earlier group departures. 

 

So, I am signing off. I hope some of this has been helpful. I didn’t really intend to keep posting beyond that first post but it turned out differently and I have enjoyed communicating with you. I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts as you visit Ms Edge. 

 

Here’s our final summary:

-Not our favorite ship, but would go again. 

-Interesting and pleasing visually. 

-Better food in the OV and the high ceiling helps. 

-Pool area beautiful, especially at night. 

-Walking track is a 10. 

-Tons of places to sit in shade outside on THIS cruise. 

-Magic Carpet was a meh to us. Gimmick and no big deal. 

-Public bathrooms on board pretty, nice touches. 

-Elevators were quick, the light up feature is cool. 

-Staff was uniformly fantastic. 

-Favorite entertainer was Nic Paige. 

-4 dining room concept was a hit for us. 

-IV was ok. To do Edge again we would do a regular balcony or a suite. 

-cabin storage was very good. 

-magnetic wall hooks work well. 

-Not fans of Eden due to the smell, but Jim reported that it wasn’t there when he went. 

-The Club was not a hit at night. Usually almost empty. 

-We missed having a great place to dance. 

-I was fine with the M Bar. My husband misses the S class version. 

-The shops?  Almost always empty. How does this drive revenue for them?  I don’t get it. 

-we missed the Sky Lounge. 

 

I will still try to answer questions if I can. I’m excited for those of you who have Edge booked, or anything booked!  We’ve been gone a month and I’m ready to embrace normal life but feeling so blessed to have had this great trip. 

 

Wishing everyone safe and happy travels. Hope to see you on board some day!

 

Joanie

 

[TeeRick]

12 minutes ago, GeorgiaPeach51 said:

Mauidiver and others, I went back to the ilounge twice more and there was never a staff member there. I’m sorry to not get the info you needed. Note to self, don’t wait till late afternoon  the last day, because the staffing might change. 

 

I thought the show last night was clever. Enjoyed the music but especially the dancers. I thought they were a very talented group. The singers much less so. It was not called kaleidoscope...that title is wrong. My husband didn’t love the show due to the singing, but it’s not his thing. 

 

We played roulette again last night and again the number 8 hit three times. Very rare for that to happen two days in a row. So we walked away up $236 which is a nice way to end. 

 

We were up at 5:45 this morning to just get it over with. We had tag 16 which had us off the ship at 7:15. We went to al Bacio for one last Americano, then to Cosmopolitan for breakfast at 6:30. They serve the usual menu that was available all cruise. At 7:20 we were off the ship and are now sitting in the yuckky Delta terminal at Ft L waiting for our flight to Atlanta. 

 

The ship staff in various places mentioned the inspection so there was some anxiety or at least pressure there. They definitely were pushing to get people off the ship as quickly as possible with what seemed to me to be somewhat earlier group departures. 

 

So, I am signing off. I hope some of this has been helpful. I didn’t really intend to keep posting beyond that first post but it turned out differently and I have enjoyed communicating with you. I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts as you visit Ms Edge. 

 

Here’s our final summary:

-Not our favorite ship, but would go again. 

-Interesting and pleasing visually. 

-Better food in the OV and the high ceiling helps. 

-Pool area beautiful, especially at night. 

-Walking track is a 10. 

-Tons of places to sit in shade outside on THIS cruise. 

-Magic Carpet was a meh to us. Gimmick and no big deal. 

-Public bathrooms on board pretty, nice touches. 

-Elevators were quick, the light up feature is cool. 

-Staff was uniformly fantastic. 

-Favorite entertainer was Nic Paige. 

-4 dining room concept was a hit for us. 

-IV was ok. To do Edge again we would do a regular balcony or a suite. 

-cabin storage was very good. 

-magnetic wall hooks work well. 

-Not fans of Eden due to the smell, but Jim reported that it wasn’t there when he went. 

-The Club was not a hit at night. Usually almost empty. 

-We missed having a great place to dance. 

-I was fine with the M Bar. My husband misses the S class version. 

-The shops?  Almost always empty. How does this drive revenue for them?  I don’t get it. 

-we missed the Sky Lounge. 

 

I will still try to answer questions if I can. I’m excited for those of you who have Edge booked, or anything booked!  We’ve been gone a month and I’m ready to embrace normal life but feeling so blessed to have had this great trip. 

 

Wishing everyone safe and happy travels. Hope to see you on board some day!

 

Joanie

 

Joanie, Great final summary.  Thank You!

[Cdresser]

Thank you so much for taking us along. I will be on the Edge on December 8 and this has really added to my precruise experience.

[alishac]

15 hours ago, GeorgiaPeach51 said:

I stopped in on the way to the MB tonight thinking it would be a quick answer. But the area was dimmed and no one was there. I’m so sorry. I fully planned to get your answers. I’ll watch as we pass by tonight to see if there is another chance. If so, will report back. 

Thank you so much for checking.

[Cruisegirl6]

Thank you, what did you not like anything?  What time did you get off the ship?

Edited November 15, 2019 by Cruisegirl6

[GeorgiaPeach51]

4 hours ago, Cruisegirl6 said:

Thank you, what did you not like anything?  What time did you get off the ship?

Cruisegirl6:

I’m not sure what you’re asking or saying?  In my listing above I liked plenty of things

and I listed the things I didn’t like or missed.  If you can clarify I’ll try to answer specially.  I admit, they are mixed together....I wrote them as I thought of them.  

 

we were off the ship at 7:20....see long post above about disembarking..