Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has reached an agreement with French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique to order a fifth Edge-class mega-ship for delivery in the fall of 2024.
Celebrity’s original 2,918-passenger Celebrity Edge was delivered in 2018; the cruise line earlier ordered three additional Edge-class ships for delivery in 2020, 2021 and 2022. The newest Edge order is contingent upon financing, company officials said.
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“Edge class made an immediate hit with Celebrity Cruises guests and is a state-of-the-art example of technical excellence and elegant design,” said Richard D. Fain, Chairman and CEO, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. “We can’t wait to build the next one.”
“Celebrity Edge has delighted our guests,” added Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, Celebrity’s president and CEO. “Chantiers de l’Atlantique has been a brilliant partner and we look forward to creating another amazing vessel with them.”
“We are really proud and happy to have built such an outstanding relationship with our customer, based on mutual trust and driven by the spirit of innovation,” said Laurent Castaing, General Manager, Chantiers de l’Atlantique.
“After the four Millennium-class ships at the beginning of 2000s and the four Edge-class ships, this is the ninth ship ordered by Celebrity Cruises at our shipyard and it will be the 24th vessel built by Chantiers de l’Atlantique and operated by [Royal Caribbean]. This is a real testimony of the exceptional level of cooperation we reached together.”
