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New Luxury Liner Ready to Set Sail from France

A new luxury cruise ship for the group Celebrity Cruises, is ready to set sail later this year.  

The Celebrity Edge, a ship with a capacity of 2,900 guests and hosting an array of amenities,and transformational passenger comfort technology features,  is currently under construction at the renown Chantiers d’Atlantique shipyard at St. Nazaire, France.

The 984 foot long liner was set down for construction in November 2016 and recently underwent sea trials in late July.  The Celebrity Edge is currently in dry dock until further sea trials in September.

The ship goes into commercial service for Caribbean cruises in late 2018.  The liner will be home-ported in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. 

St. Nazaire’s historic Chantiers d’Atlantique shipyard (formerly STX) is one of Europe’s largest and has built such iconic ocean liners as the  Normandie, the France, and most recently the Queen Mary II.