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That may be tough, if not impossible, to find since so few people travel with a 3rd or 4th in a suite. It's really not going to look that much different than balcony cabin setup in the same way.

Already posting 107 inbound cancelations and 14% of remaining inbound flights being delayed.

Youre not going to see much variety in Caribbean summer season. I’m almost positive summer 2019 was limited to alternating 7 night eastern and western routes. Prior to 2017 there were no summer Caribbean sailings at all. 2021 was an oddity with the restart. To keep turnarounds on the weekend the 7/7 or 6/8 rotation is really all that works.

This gets posted a lot and it is not true. TA’s do not hold specific cabins. Any group space that they held but did not sell is turned back over to the cruise line far in advance of the sail date. If you are two weeks from sailing and a cabin is showing unavailable…it’s booked.

It may have been purely made up (as are many things you 'hear' on board) but the elimination of the bubbly was partially due to the e-Muster. It takes 100+ crew members to staff each muster station from ~11am-3pm rather than the old way when crew did not meet at the muster until right before everyone was called. It took a sizable amount of crew to stock, pour and clean up all of the random glasses around the ship. Since they have to be posted at a muster station for 4+ hours rather than 30 minutes, something had to give.

She's only doing this for ~12 months and will fully retire in April 2024. I wanted to personally share the news with you of my decision to transition into a new role at the Royal Caribbean Group, effective May 1st. As I prepare to ultimately retire from the company in April of 2024, I decided the time was right to turn Celebrity over to a new leader. It has always been incredibly difficult for me to imagine leaving this amazing brand. But, I also knew the time would come when I would have to make that decision. 👍 To give some indication of the lead time, during various calls over the past few years it's come up several times that Beyond (the actual Beyond, not when Apex was named Beyond) was under "final" design considerations at the time Edge was being announced.

Check your itinerary. Appears you may have gotten your cruise line confused? Trieste is not a Celebrity embarkation port. Flights by Celebrity does not 'assign' your flights. You can essentially choose anything available. There are also no nonstop flights from the US to Trieste so that will not be an option regardless of which cruise line you choose.

Richard Fain is still the Chair of the Board for Royal Caribbean Group. I've never seen anything that factually outlines roles and responsibilities between the group leadership and individual cruise line leadership, but it would be very safe to say that the man (not LLP!) who oversaw Royal Caribbean from Song of America to the upcoming Icon of the Seas had a prominent say in the build of Edge class ships. It's well documented that ship design and innovation was his baby.

That will work. You just use the same login for both devices.

The only real concrete info available so far is more technical than guest facing: CELEBRITY CRUISES’ NEXT EDGE-SERIES SHIP BRINGS NEW FLEX FUEL ENGINE TO INDUSTRY Royal Caribbean Group’s new ship will be at the forefront of alternative fuel use thanks to partnership with technology group Wärtsilä and shipyard Chantiers de L’Atlantique MIAMI, March 28, 2023 – When Celebrity Cruises introduces the fifth ship in the revolutionary Edge Series, it will feature the collaborative efforts of its parent company Royal Caribbean Group, technology group Wärtsilä and shipyard Chantiers de L’Atlantique (CdA) to advance the use of alternative fuels for the cruise industry. The ship continues the innovation that debuted with the Edge Series but will also be equipped with a new engine model, along with storage and delivery systems, that will give unmatched fuel flexibility, with the ability to use three types of fuel, including methanol. “As we innovate our ship design and offerings, we’re also focused on equally evolving the fuel and technology landscape that powers them," said Jason Liberty, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean Group. “By incorporating tri-fueled engines, we are ensuring that as alternative, low-carbon-based solutions become more viable, our ships will be ready to adapt and drive the industry forward to a more sustainable and net zero emissions future.” “With the launch of our Edge Series of ships in 2018, we set ambitious sustainability goals to make these ships the most energy efficient large vessels at sea,” said Celebrity Cruises President and CEO Lisa Lutoff- Perlo. “Working collaboratively with our partners, we have continued to develop new technologies and achieve breakthroughs with each subsequent ship.” To allow for the ship’s fuel flexibility, Wärtsilä will deliver two converted 8-cylinder Wärtsilä 46F engines to allow them to utilize three fuel sources, including methanol. These changes not only advance carbon- free cruising, but by adding methanol as a fuel option, local emission like sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and particulate matter are significantly reduced. “Wärtsilä has invested heavily into researching viable future carbon neutral fuels for the marine industry, and methanol has emerged as one of the most promising candidates. This will be the second methanol-fueled engine conversion that we have undertaken, and the first with the Wärtsilä 46F engine. We share the commitment to decarbonize shipping, and the transparent partnership between our three companies for this newbuild project is a tremendous boost for achieving this aim,” says Håkan Agnevall, President and CEO of Wärtsilä. The order for the engines was included in Wärtsilä’s order book in January 2023 and the full scope includes two 8-cylinder Wärtsilä 46F engines capable of operating with methanol as fuel, two 12- cylinder Wärtsilä 46F engines, and one Wärtsilä 32 engine. Wärtsilä will convert the 46F engines to run on methanol at the yard, prior to commissioning.

Two more recent leadership shakeups in the industry in the past few days. Michael Thamm left his role at CEO of the Costa Group (which did happen abruptly) leaving the presidents of Costa and AIDA reporting directly to the Carnival Corp CEO. The US big three all have new leadership at the top since 2022. A lot of these changes have occurred since the beginning of 2023: Richard Fain - left the Royal Caribbean Group Frank del Rio - left Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Arnold Donald - left Carnival Corp Michael Thamm - left Costa Group Lisa Lutoff Perlo - left Celebrity Cruises Roberto Martinolo - left Silversea Cruises Howard Sherman - left Oceania Jason Montague - left Regent Josh Leibowitz - left Seabourn Although not a departure, Norwegian Cruise line will have a new president and John Padgett is fairly new to his role at Princess (2021).

So it’s safe to say we should be prepared for a half dozen users to be very dissatisfied with the new CEO before she even starts 🤣 They won’t like her, her business or the ships, but will pop in with opinions (or self created facts) once an hour. And still claim to book cruises. Happy sailing!

Edge #5 (Vertex or Excel...hopefully not Excel) is slated for sometime in 2025. Nothing after that. However, with a new CEO that has a lot of involvement in product development, the next series may not be that far away. The first Solstice ship was laid in March 2007, Edge was laid in November 2016 so the 10ish year rotation (maybe add some time for financial recovery) is potentially not all that far off.

👍 As they say, out with the old, in with the new. Harsh reality for some, but that's how it goes. Remember all the complaints on here that Oasis class would be the end of Royal Caribbean? There was no way they could survive that monstrosity? It was a massive failure before it even launched? Well...

Some interesting perspective. Some ignorant perspective. Some WAG passed as fact. In reality she's a 65 (66 at retirement) year old who is wrapping up a 40 year career with the past 3 years being undoubtedly a bigger sh!tshow than anyone would have ever imaged prior to Feb 2020. Things are finally returning to some sense of normalcy and she can exit in a much more calm environment and finally have time to fully enjoy retirement and the sizable amount she has earned.

The cruise docs for your upcoming cruise should have a page towards the end pertaining to Future Cruises.

Some serious COVID burnout at the top? Since early 2022 Richard Fain left RGC, Arnold Donald left Carnival Corp, Frank Del Rio is leaving NCL Holdings, Lisa Lutoff Perlo leaves Celebrity, Roberto Martinoli left Silversea (but stayed with RCG in a similar capacity to LLP), and both Regent and Oceania have new presidents.

The category and/or the entire cruise is near capacity. The TA scenario isn’t very accurate. TA’s do not hold specific cabins and for a cruise in June their inventory that was held but not sold by them has already been forfeited.

It's C.O. Bigelow Lavender Peppermint. The stuff you can buy in stores and online does smell quite a bit different than what they have onboard.

You can definitely just select your check-in time then go back later to complete the other steps.

IMO the ones that make exhaustive lists are just seeing how far they can push it. Do have a conversation when you meet on day one. Sometimes if you don't give them anything or any feedback they think something is wrong. I make it clear we too are pretty low maintenance. A snack, a specific drink in the refrigerator, etc. maybe a standing coffee order in the morning is our usual request.

After having spent quite a bit of time on both in the last year, I would choose Beyond even if its just for something new and fresh. The difference in the balcony is not an issue for me. Both have their pros and cons.

My choice would also be deck 7 due to the balcony design which is different than deck 7 on Edge and Apex.

You can usually Google the dates or check Facebook to see if there is a large group organized. Other smaller groups, incentive groups, etc. you usually won't find anything. Tip...don't search the term 'partial charter' because that isn't a thing. It's either a group or a full ship charter. One or the other.

I've followed Edge class since it was announced and am fairly certain this idea was made up here on Cruise Critic. One of the only substantive search results I can find is the resident CC expert disputing there is likely any fact to this statement. The same cabin design is now present on many other ships aside from Celebrity and this concept still never surfaces.