The Flying Pirate

2 hours ago, Sam.Seattle said:

Hey Flying Pirate!

Sorry we did not actually meet on the Edge Feb 20 sailing.

Not hijacking the thread hopefully.  I waited until you appear done before posing this, but adding on some additional posts and comments. 

 

Regarding Uber, I used it 3-times in Ft. Lauderdale and once in Seattle.

 

Feb 20, 2022 9:00am. Avis Rental return to LagoMar Uber X =$23.28

Feb 20, 2022 11:00am Lago Mar to Celebrity Terminal 25 Black SUV = $58.00

Feb 27, 2022  9:33am Celebrity Terminal 25 to Avis Rental Black Sedan = $25.14

Feb 27,2022  11:43 pm Seattle Airport to my home 45-minute ride = $261.11!  ARG... another story...

Yes I missed the Meet and Mingle party to get together. I think that fell victim to Covid caution. 

1 hour ago, r2h2 said:

A great view indeed. Over 180 degrees for us on the back of the Edge in a sky suite on the 7th deck. This location is also closest to the water.  Bring your own binoculors as the ones in the cabin are useless.

I laughed at the comment about the binoculars in the cabin. Yes they are terrible, that is something I always try and remember to pack is a pair of good binoculars. 

1 hour ago, asnaleah said:

Thanks for the comprehensive review and photos! We were supposed to sail on Apex, but got moved to Silhouette. Beautiful ship, no complaints at all, but we still want to try E class. Just not with infinite veranda!

You'll enjoy Silhouette, we sailed on her previously and liked it. 

6 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

 

It's because of a few things.  If the port is requiring X to have bubble tours, tour operators now have to adhere to the bubble tour requirements which include insurance requirements various covid protocols including an entire dive boat exclusive for X passengers.  Another possible reason is the cruise ships arrival and departure time, dive boat operators simply may find it more profitable to offer non-bubble/open to anyone including land based tourists at fixed times.

This is becoming a non-issue as the ports are easing restrictions, with changes seemingly daily. 

The problem I had was finding a boat operator that I could get to before they left and get back before the ship sailed. I think this was due mostly to the schedule changes caused by the decision to go to Nassau instead of San Juan. I am hoping that this becomes less and less of an issue. 

It is also highly likely, although speculation on my part, that they don't get as many scuba divers on Celebrity as other lines. So since they are running with fewer excursions total they went with more mainstream options. Again that is just speculation

1 minute ago, FBrew said:

We are in Fort Lauderdale all day after we disembark the Apex. We would like to get a day pass.  Which hotel did you stay for the day? How far was it from the airport?   Thank you

We stayed at a place called Hotel Dello. It was like 5 min from the airport. I think we might look for another place next time. Dello was clean but the breakfast area was a fiasco and expensive (not that we needed food after the cruise) But there are a lot of options. I would try something else next time. 

44 minutes ago, lola2013 said:

Thanks for the great review.

I have sailed twice on Edge and hope to return at some point.  Your pictures are fabulous!

Susan

Thanks for the compliment, I missed the old school reviews people used to do with lots of pictures. I think the pictures help get people excited about being on the ship sometimes. 

46 minutes ago, lola2013 said:

Sunset Veranda is definitely the way to go.  I have booked SV on two Edge sailings.  

Enjoy.

That is good information. We had done Concierge Class and Aqua on other ships and liked it and wanted to try the new Infinite Veranda to see if we liked it. I would definitely do it for Alaska or transatlantic but I missed the traditional balcony in the Caribbean  

14 minutes ago, TheHawk1 said:

Do you know if the sunset verandas on Edge allow the dividers between balconies to be removed, allowing for a larger shared balcony space?  This is one of the best features of any regular balcony cabin when traveling with others.  It appears the infinite veranda eliminates that perk.

That I am not sure, maybe one of the others on here can better answer that question. You are correct the Infinite Veranda does eliminate that perk with traveling with a group 

When we got back to Fort Lauderdale, we had all day to kill before our flight. In the past we have booked a ships excursion that takes you and your luggage, you go do whatever and they drop everything off at the airport. Easy. 

This time there was only one option, the Everglades Air Boat Tour. We have done it in the past and didn't have a need to do it again and it was the only option. So we found a day room. If you are in this position I recommend getting a resort pass. There are several websites out that sell them, we used resortpass.com. It allows you to have the use of all the hotel facilities, pool, beach for a fraction of the price of renting a room. It is a good alternative for a shore excursion especially if you have a big family. 

In St Maarten we went to the Sunset Bar to get pictures of airplanes and people getting blasted by the sand. Here is Air France arriving from Paris, one of the few "big airplanes" to arrive that day. 

If you are sailing Aqua Class here is Blu on Edge 

Additional dessert, because you're on a cruise you need more food right???  This is the Eden surprise dessert. 

The Forbidden Fruit was more complicated than it appeared. Here is the inside

The other choice was this one called "Forbidden Fruit" 

The best part of dinner at Eden is the dessert, this is called the Looking Glass. The "moss" is actually cake. 

Eden Life after Death tenderloin. This was amazingly good

Eden Tidal Pool, the catch of the day was Grouper

Eden Namaste 

Eden Enlightening 

This is the Eden appetizer called Raindrops. 

Here is the food side of the Eden menu. It's a 5 course meal and you choose one from each side. You can choose from either side at each level so you can mix and match as you like. 

Here is the Eden drink menu. These are also available at the bar if you want to try them. If you have the premium drink package, that covers you up to $15. So some of these you have to pay the difference for. They also have a wine list and pretty much a full bar with whatever you might want, these are just the signature drinks

The last night we went to Eden for dinner. The theme here is all about food presentation. If you are a foodie that likes the "show" of amazing plating this is for you. Here is the menu. The cover has an artistic theme you will see throughout the venue. 

The first day at sea going back to Florida the Captain made an announcement that masks would no longer be required in the Casino or Theater. Here is a view of the casino on Edge

These tasted as good as they looked. One odd thing, they had these amazing donuts for the afternoon late lunch/snack, but not at breakfast. Probably a good thing if they were at breakfast I would have eaten more!