Edge Class Ship Celebrity Apex Coming to Southampton

Raising the Bar for UK Cruising

The British cruise community is celebrating the news that Celebrity Apex is coming to Southampton for a whole season from May-November 2024. Why are we so excited? Celebrity Apex will be the largest Celebrity Cruise ship, and first ever Edge Class ship to home-port in the UK. which makes it a big deal.

What is Edge Class?

Edge Class is a classification of cruise ship unique to Celebrity Cruises that is a departure from traditional cruise design. Celebrity’s vision was to redefine luxury and create transformational, innovative outward-facing ships. This was achieved by having the ships designed completely in 3-D, and featuring the work of A-list global architects and designers including a partnership with American interiors expert Nate Berkus who serves as Celebrity Cruises Edge Design Ambassador. Jouin Manku designed the fabulous Grand Plaza; Kelly Hoppen MBE designed and furnished the fabulous contemporary interiors onboard, whilst Tom Wright of WKK (designers of the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai), was responsible for the open decks and exterior profile. Together with other contemporary designers, all experts in their fields, the team arrived at designs that are fresh, exciting, current and comfortable.

Edge Class really pushes the boundaries of cruise ship architecture. From the Parabolic Ultrabow designed to slice more efficiently through the water, to the urban condominium-inspired accommodations and the industry-first Magic Carpet®, Celebrity Cruises have reinvented cruising, to ensure that Edge Class ships are the epitome of design excellence.

How Many Edge Class Ships Are There?

There are currently three revolutionary Edge Class ships: Celebrity Edge, Celebrity Apex, and the most recent, Celebrity Beyond. A fourth Edge Class ship, Celebrity Ascent, will join the fleet in late 2023.

Celebrity Apex Specification

At 129,500 gt, 306m long and 39m wide, Celebrity Apex is big and beautiful. Built by Chantiers de l’Atlantique and registered in Malta, Celebrity Apex’s maiden voyage was on May 20, 2020. Her godmother is Reshma Saujani.

Celebrity Apex has capacity for between 2918 - 3521 passengers and has a crew of 1319. She has 16 guest decks, ten of which house the 1467 beautifully appointed cabins and suites. Celebrity Apex has a cruising speed of 22 knots.

Dining on Celebrity Apex

There are 29 food and beverage experiences on Celebrity Apex including four complimentary dining rooms, seven speciality restaurants, 12 Bars, cafes and lounges plus two exclusive restaurants - Luminae for suite guests and Blu for Aquaclass. Those already familiar with Celebrity Cruises will be pleased to find favourites onboard such as Tuscan and Fine Cut Steakhouse, plus some new dining outlets specific to Edge Class such as Raw on 5 and Eden Restaurant.

Celebrity Apex Cabins/Staterooms & Suites

Of the 1467 staterooms onboard Celebrity Apex, 81% are balcony/veranda cabins, 10% are Ocean View and 9% Inside. There are 178 connecting cabins and 25 Accessible cabins. If you like the suite-life, Celebrity Apex has 176 suites, including the fabulous Iconic Suite.

View Deck Plans

Accommodation Highlights

• Edge Stateroom with Infinite Veranda is 23% larger than Solstice Series veranda staterooms (bathroom space is 10% larger)

• All standard-sized staterooms are fitted with king-sized cashmere mattresses part of the exclusive Celebrity Cashmere Bedding Collection

• In-room automation allows guests to control and personalize everything with a simple touch screen, including lighting, shades, temperature and service

Highlights of Celebrity Apex

Celebrity Edge raised the bar high for cruise ship design, and her sister ship Celebrity Apex has benefitted.

Key features on Celebrity Apex

• The Magic Carpet Is a distinctive cantilevered platform suspended along the starboard side of the ship that can move vertically between the top and bottom decks. On deck two it acts as an embarkation or disembarkation platform - ‘Destination Gateway’. When the Magic Carpet is on Deck 5 it serves as a fabulous speciality restaurant. Finally, when at the very top of the ship on Deck 14 the Magic Carpet becomes a stunning extension of the main pool area.

• There are three pools and five hot tubs on Celebrity Apex, including The Retreat Sundeck pool and an adults-only solarium pool.

• Technologically advanced theatre, with a 110-foot curved 4K LED screen, offering perfect views from every seat.

  Celebrity Apex 2024 Itineraries from U.K.

  Celebrity Apex will call Southampton home from May-November 2024 and will offer a range of itineraries.

• In May 2024 she will sail to the beautiful Norwegian Fjords, offer a short break to Amsterdam & Bruges plus a 12 night Best of Scandinavia cruise.

• In June, in addition to the above, Celebrity Apex will add Iceland, Ireland and Scotland to the mix.

• Guests booking in July will be able to choose between the Norwegian Fjords, the Arctic Circle (including the Norwegian Fjords), or opt for some summer sun In Spain and Portugal.

• At the height of the summer in August, Celebrity adds a Mediterranean itinerary before cooling off again in Norway, and Scandinavia.

• September sees some of these itineraries repeated before finishing off with some autumnal sun in October with some Canaries & Portugal cruises.

Booking opens for Celebrity Apex on 15th November 2022 so watch this space

To book you can contact your travel agent or book direct at Celebrity.com.