Celebrity gains an Edge with steel-cutting

The first piece of steel has been cut at the STX France shipyard for Celebrity Cruises’ newest ship, the Celebrity Edge.

Celebrity's first new ship class since 2008, the cruise line has also announced the name of Edge’s sister ship, Celebrity Beyond. The company expects delivery of Celebrity Edge in fall 2018, while Celebrity Beyond is scheduled for delivery in spring 2020, with the third and fourth Edge Class ships in fall 2021 and fall 2022, respectively.

"Edge Class is destined to be a trailblazer in modern luxury travel," said Richard D. Fain, chairman and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. "The new ships will be on the cutting edge of innovation and the leading edge of design, so the ship names are spot on and offer a sense of how Celebrity Cruises is looking into the future.”

Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, Celebrity's president and CEO, said: "We set the bar high for the architects and designers on Edge class, and we were rewarded with a stunning design. Cutting the ship's first piece of steel is the traditional first step in the shipbuilding process, and I'm excited to see our dreams turn into reality over the next 24 months."

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