We were very excited to board the Celebrity Edge for our post-wedding cruise. We had recently been on one of the millennium-class ships, but the new edge class looked so much more impressive and appealed more to our sense of style. In anticipation we had watched all kinds of videos, and read all kinds of reviews on what to expect.

In person it is just as stunning as we had expected, and the splendour of the ship was definitely not overstated. The rooms were beautiful and well-sized, and we actually really enjoyed the infamous “infinite veranda”. But unfortunately, we felt that the overall experience of the cruise was disappointing. Compared to the cruise we had taken on Celebrity Infinity only one year prior, the experience and quality from this company appears to have taken a nosedive off a cliff.

Celebrity, like most of the cruise industry, is obviously struggling to make up for the income they were not able to take in during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their strategy to offset this loss appears to be “nickel-and-diming” their passengers for as much money as they possibly can at every opportunity. Read more