Cruise Critic News: Celebrity Cruises Cuts Steel on Third Edge-Class Ship, Celebrity Beyond

[LauraS]

(9:25 a.m. EST) -- Celebrity Cruises cut steel on the third of its revolutionary Edge-class ships at a ceremony in France today. Celebrity's president and CEO Lisa Lutoff-Perlo and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s chairman and CEO Richard Fain both attended the event. "This is really a special day," said Lutoff-Perlo. "Three years ...

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[Fairsky84]

Hmm... I’m a bit surprised by the name. I thought Celebrity would stay with 4-letter names for this class like EDGE and APEX so the Illuminated names fit nicely on the funnel. I was expecting this third ship to be OPUS, LUXE, or EPIC.

Edited January 30, 2020 by Fairsky84

[isdoo]

Apex was also called that before, I believe. 

It is a working title

[deliver42]

One name mentioned I don't think is even a possibility. That would be NCL's mistake, Epic.

[lamondys]

When will bookings open up for Celebrity Beyond?