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Heads-up, FYI! Monster Celebrity "Edge" cruise liner
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12/05/2018 01:26 PM
12/05/2018 01:26 PM
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This is a heads up, FYI only, for those planning your charters/vacations. HOPEFULLY THIS THREAD WILL NOT TO TURN INTO A PROS/CONS ABOUT CRUISES. I read today that Celebrity cruise line's new monster high-end cruise liner (an understatement!!) will be docking at Tortola starting Dec 2018. 1004 ft (306m), 10 decks, with 1300+ crew! ( https://www.cruisemapper.com/ships/Celebrity-Edge-1588) https://www.celebritycruises.com/edge/Can't imagine what the "suites" are priced at!! Gotta have a 7-figure income for those! Just where are 2900-3300 passengers going to deboard and "play" in Roadtown and surroundings?? Wow, surprised that the Roadtown pier can handle a 1000 footer but looking at what else docks there (Disney, Norwegian with their 3000+ passengers ) on the Ports Authority web site it must fit. The Baths, Indians, CGB, beaches are going to be swamped even more than with the current "little" Romney cruisers. Tortola stop will be part of some of the "7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise", https://cruiseweb.com/cruise-lines/celebrity-cruises/destination-eastern-caribbeanOne has to dig into the itineraries to see it stopping in Tortola. (AND OTHER ITINERARIES/DATES HAVE STOPS IN NEARBY Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas!!! So day trippers will be swamping Indians, etc then too) Currently scheduled to dock in Tortola; Dec 19, 2018, and about every 2 weeks in 2019 (Jan 16, Jan 30, Feb 13, Feb 27, Mar 13, Mar 27, Apr 10, ...) (Whew! Missing our trip by a few days!!) Will have to monitor the BVI Ports Authority for all the cruise ship schedules. Web site doesn't have 2019 schedules listed yet. ( http://bviports.org/cruise-schedule/) Randy
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Re: Heads-up, FYI! Monster Celebrity "Edge" cruise liner
[Re: MrMGtd]
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12/05/2018 02:41 PM
12/05/2018 02:41 PM
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Here is the "official" schedule from the Port Authority. The first day Celebrity Edge is in port, her size and passenger count will be dwarfed by Norwegian Bliss at 1,093 feet and 4,990 passengers.
Last edited by JasonHelmbrecht; 12/05/2018 02:44 PM.
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Re: Heads-up, FYI! Monster Celebrity "Edge" cruise liner
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12/05/2018 02:58 PM
12/05/2018 02:58 PM
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Jason--correct. To call the Edge a 'monster' these days really isn't correct, not by the current standards of ships..
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Re: Heads-up, FYI! Monster Celebrity "Edge" cruise liner
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12/05/2018 04:31 PM
12/05/2018 04:31 PM
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After New Years, Suites are around $5,600. Not what I'd pay but certainly not outrageous.
Last edited by RickinAtlanta; 12/05/2018 04:31 PM.
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