As you read on my post last week, I am officially back to cruising. This time I am on my first Celebrity ship and one of their newest, the Celebrity Edge. Famous for their “magic carpet” and first American female Captain, Kate McCue and her hairless cat Bug (find her on TikTok, its worth it). This has been a cruise line my family and I have been eyeing for years.
Originally, we booked our first Celebrity cruise on the Celebrity Infinity for an Italy and Greece cruise during the Summer of 2020. But with a worldwide pandemic and the cruise industry at a complete shut down our dream cruise got canceled.
So, when we found our Celebrity Edge would be sailing again, we took the leap of faith and the crazy looks from friends and family and booked the Edge’s 4th sailing post pandemic.
While I am excited to explore everything, this ship has to offer as well to indulge in the incredible food Celebrity is known for, I am more excited to explore the island ports as this is always my favorite part of cruising.
Our first stop is Nassau, Bahamas which is actually the last foreign cruise port I visited back in August 2019. While our time in Nassau is short and we have been to the island a handful of times and our plan is to do some shopping in downtown. Jewelry is what we mainly shop for when traveling to the Caribbean and this will be no exception. Because of the duty free and great prices, we always find great deals on pieces that will last a lifetime. I can’t wait to share what I came back with.
Our next stop is St. Thomas. This is by far one of my most favorite ports to visit because every time we go we island hop on over to St. Johns which is my favorite island in the Caribbean. Here we will have a beach day at Cinnamon Bay, and I will personally be on the hunt for my man Kenny Chesney as he has a house in St. John’s. (Kenny if you are reading this please invite me over to your waterfront mansion and sing me Old Blue Chair as a sip on a Margarita)
Our last stop is St. Maarten, another stop we have been to a few times. Although it has been years, my brother planned our excursion here. In St. Maarten we will be doing a Rhino Rider tour. A Rhino Rider is basically the cross between a boat and a jet ski that 1 or 2 people ride together. During this tour we will stop at a few snorkel spots as well as get a chance to race and ride around on the rider. Unfortunately, we just found out that prior to getting off in St. Maarten we must be tested for Covid while on board before they let us off the ship. Even if you are vaccinated this is required by the government in St. Maarten. But if I am going to get my first covid test at least it’s on board a cruise. Fingers crossed for no positive results in my party!!!!!
I can’t wait to share all about cruising post pandemic as well as my top recommendations at each port.
See you all soon!