Originally nicknamed Project EDGE, Celebrity Edge is the first in the new Edge-class series of ships.
Celebrity Cruises announced a new class of ship in late 2014 – with an initial order of four vessels. The first, Celebrity Edge started construction in November 2016 with the first steel cutting; at the STX Shipyard in St. Nazaire, France.
Celebrity Edge is currently under construction and due for delivery in November 2018, with her sister ships due in 2020-2022.