Edge-class cruise ship
The lead ship, Celebrity Edge, at Saint Nazaire, France | |
| Class overview | |
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| Builders | Chantiers de l'Atlantique (France) |
| Operators | Celebrity Cruises |
| Preceded by | Solstice class |
| Planned | 6 |
| Building | 2 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Active | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
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| Beam | 39 m (127 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) |
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The Edge class is a class of cruise ships operated by Celebrity Cruises, a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. The class is constructed by Chantiers de l'Atlantique of France. At present, there are four active Edge-class ships: the lead vessel of the class Celebrity Edge, Celebrity Apex, Celebrity Beyond, and Celebrity Ascent. Celebrity Apex was scheduled to begin operations in April 2020, but entry into service was delayed until June 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Celebrity Ascent is the newest ship to debut and welcomed its first guests in November 2023. A fifth ship, Celebrity Xcel is currently under construction and a sixth, yet unnamed, ship will enter service in 2028.
Both Celebrity Edge and Celebrity Apex were built with a gross tonnage (GT) of 130,818. Subsequent new builds have a hull extended by 20 metres (66 ft), bringing the length of the ship to 327 metres (1,072 ft 10 in), and an increased gross tonnage to 140,600 GT. Ships in this class are reported to cost US$1 billion each.