Our First Cruise Ever!
An Honest Celebrity Edge Review from Two Icelanders
We expected our very first cruise vacation to be exclusively about the massive ship. We were entirely wrong. For eleven glorious days, my beautiful wife Hildur and I lived on the Celebrity Edge. It is basically a five star luxury resort floating on the water, and spoiler alert, it was the absolute best trip of our lives! We are so incredibly thankful for this experience. If you are a first time cruiser over fifty wondering what a luxury cruise is actually like, grab a cup of coffee. Here is our completely fluff free, brutally honest Celebrity Edge review.
We highly recommend the Celebrity Cruises.
Let us start with the biggest surprise, which was the incredible crew. By day two, they literally knew our names. I am fully convinced the staff on Celebrity Cruises undergo rigorous Jedi training. I would simply stand there thinking about ordering a Pina Colada for Hildur, and suddenly a smiling bartender would hand me one. I am not saying they can read minds, but I am also definitely not saying they cannot! Cruising is like stepping into a joyful parallel universe where everyone is just happy. Strangers become instant friends, and somehow, we found ourselves right in the middle of a midnight group karaoke session.
We originally planned to maintain our normal healthy diet on this trip. That plan sank immediately. Casual snacks turned into four course meals, and dinner felt like a massive holiday feast every single night. I ate a steak so ridiculously good that it ruined all other steaks for me forever. I might actually need professional therapy to cope with how amazing the cruise food was. Then came my ultimate rookie cruising mistake. Room service is included, so I ordered a nice breakfast to the room for me, Hildur, and my stomach. I forgot everything on a cruise ship is oversized. What showed up was enough food to feed a small army. Pro tip for new cruisers: just because the amazing food is included does not mean you have to order the entire menu!
The biggest myth about taking a cruise vacation is that you will eventually get bored. That is absolutely false. The Celebrity Edge is a luxury resort and a foodie paradise rolled into one perfect package. There was always something happening twenty four hours a day. One evening, I walked into the spectacular Broadway theater and saw a guy literally flying through the air. I had absolutely no idea what was happening, but I loved every second of it.
Even though I look like a professional athlete, I am a massive fifty plus tech nerd at heart. I took the behind the scenes ship tour, and if you love seeing how things work, you absolutely have to book it. The ship is kept insanely clean, honestly cleaner than a hospital. Another major packing tip for your cruise checklist: bring sunglasses! I am not a sunglasses guy, but the ocean glare is intense. I had to buy a pair on board, so definitely pack two or three pairs.
Would we book this cruise again? One hundred percent yes. We give the Celebrity Edge a perfect ten out of ten. We went in as skeptics and came out as forever cruisers. Once you go, you never go back. If you love travel, making the most of life, and having fun, come watch our full video review right here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHoQ4sh4pfQ&t=61s
Here is link to the Celebrity Cruises web (not sponsored in any way):
https://www.celebritycruises.com
