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Yes, it was the Thanksgiving sailing. Maybe 30 kids under the age of 12 on the ship.

Also I forgot to mention that the chef made turkey, sweet potatoes, dressing and cranberry relish a special option on the menu on Thanksgiving. I saw this question asked several times before sailing.

1 hour ago, slei15 said:

Can I ask what she hated about it? We are taking our two boys (10 & 7) on the Edge over Christmas and it is their first time on Celebrity (They have been on Royal, Carnival, NCL, and MSC). We have heard nothing but great things about their kids club, and speaking to the staff in January when we were on without kids, it sounded right up our boys alley which is why we booked it. Was it very activity/science/art oriented?

My daughter felt like she did a lot more art/science/STEM type activities on the Summit. She just didn't care for it. She also like the staff better on the Summit. She never wanted to leave the Kids Club this Summer on the Summit, but she was done after about two hours on the Edge. We encouraged her to go back for a bit the second sea day, and we did a scavenger hunt with her, so day two was a bit better. But she did really love the giant Lite-Brite on the Edge. That was her favorite part.

Hello all! I don't post here much, but wanted to give a quick Pro's/Con's review of my families Edge sailing last week. First of all, we are a family of three. My wife and I are in our early forties and my daughter is eight. This is our fifth cruise with Celebrity.

Pro's

• Embarkation at Port Everglades was amazing! No more than 20 minutes from leaving the parking garage to being on the ship. I had a noon boarding time and showed up around 11:10AM. I was on the ship by 11:30. 
• Ship was very modern, clean and aesthetically pleasing. Personally, I liked a lot of the artwork and enjoyed the overall looks of the ship.
• Select dining was nice. Made reservations for all four restaurants the first four nights. Ate in the Normandie the first night and in the Tuscan the second night. We fell in love with our waiter and sommelier, and stayed with the Tuscan all week. We did have lunch in the Cosmopolitan both sea days. Big shout out to Slavitka, our head server and Sebastian, our Sommelier in the Tuscan. Probably the best restaurant staff we have had on a cruise. Both were amazing. I won't go into food, since it's so subjective, but my whole family very much enjoyed our meals. Some better than others, but all good.
• We felt like the breakfasts and lunches that we had in the OVC was improved over our previous Celebrity cruises. Hot food was always hot and cold food was always cold. Loved the hand washing station right outside the OVC. They should be mandatory on all ships.
• Overall, we enjoyed the shows in the theater. The two female lead vocalists in the performances were fantastic, their two male counterparts just mediocre. The accompanying acrobatics were always a highlight for my daughter. 
• My daughter liked the pool. It was a nice size compared to the other ships we have been on. 

Con's

• First let me say that we enjoyed our Infinite Veranda stateroom. But, like many others have said, they are not a veranda. I don't think Celebrity should be allowed to use the term veranda when selling these rooms. They are a wonderful oceanview sunroom, with a sliding window, but nothing more. The light they let in during the day is fantastic and the shade does a wonderful job of blocking out the light when needed. We put our window down for a few minutes every day, but you lose your A/C and everything fogs up in your room. 
• Not enough bars or bar staff on a ship of this size. We aren't huge drinkers, but always like a pre-dinner martini(more on this below), wine at dinner and a beer by the pool once in a while. 
• They ruined the martini bar and grand foyer all in one ship. The Edge has combined two of the most iconic locations on their cruise ships and I personally don't like it. I want the two to  each have their own space and audience. 
• Eden was different. I liked the space, but I didn't like the drinks or the incense smell they pipe in. Some days the smell was better than others. I never went in late at night, so I didn't get to see any of the performers. It's a big space that they could do so much more with. It was empty most of the time.
• The Club is way too small to hold shows in. I tried to take my daughter to the "Mirage" acrobatic show there twice and could never get a seat to see the stage. Their can't be more than 50-75 decent seats in the club to see the show. I'm not sure why they don't do these in the theater.
• My daughter hated the kids club. She loved the Summit this summer but hated the Edge. The activities and the staff were way better on the Summit. 

We all have our opinions and these are just a few quick gut reactions to my 7 days on the Edge. The Edge is one and done for me. I probably won't be back unless it's a price too good to pass up. For me and my family, we will stick with the older ships in the fleet. That being said, any day on any cruise ship is better than a day in the office!

Thanks for reading!

We took my 7yo daughter on the 7 day Bermuda run in July. It had 3 sea days and she very much enjoyed the kids club. Kids club consisted mostly of arts and crafts, movies, games, video games and scavenger hunts. Groups were very small. No more than 10 kids in each age group. 

It was only about $250 total for the upgrade from a standard veranda to the aft corner family veranda cabin. I spoke to a representative on the phone when I made the change. Other than a little noise from deck 10, I have read nothing but great things about those aft corner verandas. Fingers crossed that they don't try to take my cabin. I'm assuming they will "upgrade" me if that happens? BTW, we sail the end of July.

Thanks again Mike. We booked online and they are still using the pre-refurb deck plans when booking online. I changed my reservation to an aft Family Veranda(9197) so that we can have a sleeper sofa instead of a bunk above our heads. 

Great info. Thanks MightyMike!

Never stayed in a "sweet sixteen" cabin. But from what I've read online, they are a group of 16 balcony cabins on the front of M-Class ships(Deck 6) that have a double sized balcony. Hopefully that is correct and still the case after the refurb. It's the reason I booked the cabin.

Thanks for the reply. Did that change happen pre-refurbishment? I thought Celebrities deck diagram still shows the sofa bed in that room.

Thanks for the quick responses. Keep me posted!

Hello all,

First time cruising with our little one in tow. We are booked in a "sweet sixteen" cabin(6030) on the Summit in July. Does anyone have a picture of the bunk bed setup for those rooms? We are trying to decide whether the pullout or the bunk is better for our seven year old. I've looked all over the web and there isn't much out there.

Thanks so much in advance!!