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The ship left the port of Saint-Nazaire yesterday, Sunday, and should finish its crossing of the Atlantic in nine days. The first pbadengers will have to wait until the beginning of December before boarding.
Larger than the Titanic (269 meters), but smaller than the Symphony of the seas (363 meters), the Celebrity Edge is one of those boats of excess. He left yesterday at 15h the port of Saint-Nazaire where he was born to join Miami in the middle of next week. Suite sidewalks, chic restaurants and countless hot tubs, the Celebrity Edge, the latest of Chantiers de l'Atlantique was built at the forefront of luxury to be delivered to the American owner Royal Caribbean Cruise Ltd. (RCCL). "You should be very proud that it was built here," exclaimed RCCL-Lisa LeBoff-Perlo's Celebrity Cruises president, about the giant, able to accommodate 2,900 pbadengers and 1,320 members. crew. "12% of the cabins are suites", she also said by presenting the most luxurious of them: the huge "Iconic Suites" with a view at the front of the boat or the duplexes "Edge Villa" which Private Jacuzzi overlooking the sea. Details of the interior of the ship will be unveiled only once in the United States.
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No pbadengers before early December
After a nine-day Atlantic crossing to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the first pbadengers
"France is a country of engineers"
Laurent Castaing, Director of Chantiers de l'Atlantique
will be able to benefit from these splendours as of early December during the first cruises in the Caribbean. In spring 2019, the ship will return to Europe for a Mediterranean stay with stops in Rome and Barcelona. "France is a country of engineers, it is known in the world, this ability to quickly bring together new technologies," noted the director of Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Laurent Castaing, saying that the ability to innovate had been instrumental in securing the contract four years ago.
The flagship novelty of the giant is the "Magic Carpet", a platform that can be moved on the side of the ship to enlarge the space around the pool or serve a meal over the water, depending on the chosen level. Unpublished also, large windows in the cabin that can be opened at mid-height. The price of such a ship is estimated "between 700 and 800 million euros," said Laurent Castaing who is to deliver to Celebrity Cruises a next ship, the Celebrity Apex, in March 2020. These two orders had been signed for 1.2 billion euros. "Saint-Nazaire is probably the place in the world where we build the most cruise ships right now," added the site manager. On December 4, the Celebrity Edge will be named by Nobel Peace Laureate Malala Yousafzai, said Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, explaining that gender equality is a priority for her group.
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