“Someday is here”: Celebrity Edge to relaunch cruising from US ports in June

Reason for celebration: Celebrity Edge arrives in Fort Lauderdale in late 2019 for her maiden voyage. She will depart Port Everglades on 26 June for a seven-night voyage to begin cruising from US ports after the lockdown.

USA. Celebrity Cruises’ vessel Celebrity Edge will be the first cruiseship to sail from US waters in over a year on 26 June following approval by the US Centers for Disease Control this week. Celebrity Cruises CEO and President Lisa Lutoff-Perlo tweeted the line “Someday is here” in announcing the news. The move will mark a first step in the return of the cruise industry in North America.

Celebrity Edge will depart Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on a seven-night cruise of the Caribbean.

Company CEO Lisa Lutoff-Perlo broke the news with one celebratory line on Twitter this week

“For the past 15 months our conversations with friends and loved ones about seeing the world have been accompanied by the phrase ‘someday.’ I’m beyond proud and excited to say that day has arrived,” said Lutoff-Perlo.

“The power of travel has a way of healing our souls as we connect with cultures, sights, and experiences that bring greater joy and renewed energy to our lives. Nothing compares to these experiences at sea and now the wonder of these journeys returns.”

“This exciting news is the result of a collaboration with the CDC, our elected officials at the local, state and national levels and our industry partners at CLIA,” said Richard Fain, Chairman of Royal Caribbean Group, parent company of Celebrity Cruises. “We’ve consulted with the brightest minds in the health industry to ensure that our passengers and crew feel safe and comfortable on our ships while enjoying the uncompromised experience they know and love.”

With the announcement, eight of the 15 ships within the Celebrity Cruises’ fleet now have plans to return to sailing in 2021.

All Celebrity ships will sail with a vaccinated crew. US guests ages 16 and older must be fully vaccinated and, as of 1 August, all US guests ages 12 and older must be fully vaccinated.

Celebrity Edge features 7,000sq ft of “a next-level shopping experience”, as we reported upon its launch in late 2018.

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