Celebrity Beyond is 20 meters longer than Celebrity Edge and Celebrity Apex and sports new and redesigned spaces
Celebrity Beyond arrived in the New York area today, making its North American debut.
For the sail into Bayonne, New Jersey’s Cape Liberty, Capt. Kate McCue was on the bridge, along with Capt. Dimitris Kafetzis, who completed the ship’s trans-Atlantic crossing.
Celebrity Cruises’ third Edge-class vessel has been operatingin Europe since its April delivery and will make its inaugural US cruise Oct. 26 from Bayonne to Fort Lauderdale. The nine-night southern Caribbean sailingwill visit Bermuda, Curaçao and Aruba.
Nov. 4 naming at Port Everglades
Celebrity Beyond is then scheduled to be named by Olympic gymnast Simone Biles at festivities Nov. 4 at Port Everglades.
After that the ship will offera variety of seven-night Caribbean cruises to destinations including Puerto Plata, St. Thomas and St. Maarten, and the Bahamas, Mexico and Grand Cayman.
Larger, with new and redesigned venues
Celebrity Beyond is 20 meters longer than Celebrity Edge and Celebrity Apex and sports new and redesigned spaces.
‘This ship is at the forefront of travel innovation — it’s a luxury resort, spa resort and culinary haven combined into one exceptional “Journey WonderFULL,”‘ Celebrity Cruises President and CEO Lisa Lutoff-Perlosaid, citing the brand’sadvertising message.
Celebrity Beyond’s Sunset Bar, a new space designed by Nate Berkus
New spaces include a terraced, Moroccan-inspired Sunset Bar by Nate Berkus, Daniel Boulud’s first restaurant at sea, a new two-story Retreat Sun Deck by Kelly Hoppenand the first AquaClass Sky Suites.
There are 179 additional staterooms.
