We chose Celebrity Edge because we had cruised Celebrity before and this was Edge's first time to Australia. We were in awe of this amazing ship from the moment we set eyes on her. Embarkation in Sydney was quite straight forward and we were on board in less than 30 minutes. Many of the comments made previously did not apply on this occasion. for instance, gratuities were included in our fare, the entertainment was really good, something different every night and each night was top class.

We were travelling Concierge and had an Infinite Verandah stateroom deck 11 Midship. Our stateroom was presented beautifully, had plenty of storage and the king size bed was really comfortable. Prior to entering our stateroom I wasn't too sure about the infinite verandah against the regular balcony but now rather like it as it does make the stateroom more spacious, the blockout blind does a great job of providing privacy when docked. When at sea the window can be left open or closed as you wish.

We had the choice of four dining rooms. Normandy, Cyprus, Tuscan and Cosmopolitan. We had booked into Normandy and Tuscan for the first six nights but after the fantastic reception and service we got in Normandy the first night we opted to dine there for the rest of the cruise. Our wait staff offered to provide us with menus from the other dining rooms as we wished and their service over the entire cruise was first class. There was ample variety offered when it came to what was on the menus, especially when we could choose from four. Read more