Edge-class cruise ship

Class overview
Builders: STX France, Saint Nazaire, France
Operators: Celebrity Cruises
Preceded by: Solstice-class cruise ship
Planned: 4
General characteristics
Type: Cruise ship
Tonnage: 129.500 GT
Length: 306 m
Beam: 39 m
Capacity: 2.918 in 1.467 staterooms

The Edge-class is a class of four upcoming cruise ships by Celebrity Cruises.

History

In December 2014 Celebrity Cruises ordered two ships at STX France optiona. In June 2015 Celebrity Cruises ordered the first two ships.[1]

On 21 November 201 the construction of the first ship started and the names Celebrity Edge and Celebrity Beyond were published.[2] The keel of the Celebrity Edge was laid on 21 June 2017.[3] In June 2016 two more ships were ordered, together with a fifth ship of Oasis class.[4]


One ship costs about 900 Million $.[5]

Ships

Name Status Entered service with Celebrity Cuises Gross tonnage Home port Notes Image
Celebrity Edge keel laid on 21 June 2017 2018 (planned)
Celebrity Beyond ordered 2020 (planned)
TBA ordered 2021 (planned)
TBA ordered 2022 (planned)

sources

  1. "Celebrity Cruises : Commande de deux navires à STX France confirmée". 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  2. "With a Single Cut of Steel, Celebrity Cruises has the Edge". 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  3. "Celebrity Edge : Cérémonie des pièces à Saint-Nazaire". 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  4. "ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES EXPANDS OASIS AND EDGE-CLASS". 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  5. "Cruise Ship Orderbook". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
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