CELEBRITY Cruises’ Celebrity Edge has becomes the first cruise ship to sail from an American port in 15 months. Departing Fort Lauderdale over the weekend, Edge set sail for Mexico and the Bahamas. “This is a momentous sailing and one that we have been preparing for a long time,” said...
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CELEBRITY Cruises’ Celebrity Edge has becomes the first cruise ship to sail from an American port in 15 months.
Departing Fort Lauderdale over the weekend, Edge set sail for Mexico and the Bahamas.
“This is a momentous sailing and one that we have been preparing for a long time,” said Royal Caribbean Group Chairman Richard Fain.
“It’s not only a huge honour to be the first ship back in the water, leading the industry in the long-awaited return to US-based cruising, it’s also an incredible achievement and testament to the tireless efforts of our shoreside team and onboard crew.”
The sailing means eight of the 14 ships within the Celebrity fleet now have plans to return to cruising this year, including Celebrity Millennium leading the cruise line’s return to service as the first ship to sail in the Caribbean on 05 Jun from St. Maarten (CW 08 Jun).
Celebrity Senior Vice President of Hotel Operations Brian Abel said the significance of this moment was not lost within the cruise line’s team, or the wider industry.
“We have longed for this day, not only because it represents a return to service and doing what we love to do most,” he said.
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