Celebrity Edge 2021 -- Part II Life on the Edge - Embarkation and Cabin

My embarkation was scheduled for between 1:00 and 1:30. I shared a cab from the hotel with some others with the same schedule. Embarkation was amazingly seamless. No lining up, no waiting. Some health checks, a scanning of the boarding pass, and I was walking on to the ship while some crew clapped along to "Happy". I was feeling it.

Sea passes are supposed to be waiting for you at your cabin under the new protocols, and they are open when you board, but pass wasn't, so I toddled off to guest services. Again, no waiting, and I had my card in a couple of minutes.

I was in a solo infinite veranda cabin. Celebrity is now kind enough to offer cabins with no single supplement, and an ocean view. This meant they only gave me one robe and there was no option for beds apart. Also, there was balcony furniture, but no other conversation area.

The view was slightly obstructed, as the cabin was above the lifeboats, so you couldn't see directly down to the water. This was my first time with an infinite verandah. I'm of two minds about these. I wouldn't call it an actual veranda stateroom. It's sufficiently enclosed that it's really more of an ocean view with a floor-to-ceiling window that opens. For that, I like it, but I'm not entirely sure it should rate veranda prices. 

The control panel states that the captain may close the window and lock it for various reasons, including when the windows get washed. I did get a notice that the windows would be washed one night on the ship. They weren't.

I always enjoy looking at the sea show, same as the air show. I like knowing exactly where I am, where I've been, and where I'm going.

My stateroom attendant, Eden (like the restaurant bar lounge complex at the back of the ship), was wonderful. He took very good care of me, and made sure Gravedigger Mickey was always comfortably settled before he left the room. 

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