CELEBRITY EDGE

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Celebrity Edge

CLIENT: Celebrity Cruises

DESIGN ARCHITECTS: WKK Architects, Kelly Hoppen Interiors, Wilson Butler Architects, Patricia Urquiola, Iddi, BG Studio, The Gettys Group, HBA, Jouin Manku

YEAR: 2017-2019

MRD: Interiors, Exteriors, Guest Rooms

The innovations of the Celebrity Edge truly push the envelope way to the edge and it is poised to change the way guests experience the world. With its visionary design, it will raise the bar on cruise vacations to even greater heights. With forty individual venues divided between nine architects, MRD's lighting served as an important unifying factor both in design and process. Selective fixture placement, superb quality and careful integration creates a sophisticated architectural feel not typically found on cruise ships.

Guests can soak up the sun by the beautiful pool while lounging comfortable, take a dip in the 75-foot lap pool, relax in one of the spectacular martini glass-shaped hot tubs suspended elegantly in the air on the slenderest glass stem that bookend the pool, or sprint along the nearly quarter-mile-long two-deck jogging track. A living urban playscape inspired by childhood playgrounds, Rooftop Garden was brought to life with the help of famed architect Tom Wright. The Magic Carpet moving platform deftly moves from Deck 2, where it is a tendering platform, to Deck 5, where it is a fine-dining restaurant, to decks 14 and 16, where it serves as a bar and lounge. Eden, an edgy restaurant and performance venue unlike anything at sea, features a “Library of Plants.” AquaClass guests will enjoy the exclusive restaurant Blu, featuring clean, crisp flavors and inventive cuisine complemented by an extensive list of sustainable, biodynamic wines. Suite Class guests gets access to a private restaurant, Luminae at The Retreat, designed by Kelly Hoppen, MBE. In Tuscan Restaurant, guests can savor mouthwatering cuisine inspired by authentic southern Italian eateries, featuring all homemade pastas prepared with a rustic flare. The Club on Celebrity Edge is a progressive, multi-purpose space that changes character from morning to… well, early the next morning. Whether guests want to clear their mind, fine-tune their body, reinvigorate their spirit, or all of the above, The Spa on Celebrity Edge is a 13,907-square-foot escape.

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