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A luxury escape designed to take the Edge off

By Ute Junker

December 4, 2021 — 9.00am

Kick back, and relax in style.Credit: Celebrity Cruises

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Ready for some serious pampering? Then skip the spa break and book yourself in for a trip on Celebrity Edge®. Designed to be a sanctuary at sea, Edge offers guests the chance to enjoy a world of wellness. Whether you want to invigorate your body, de-stress your mind or soothe your soul, Celebrity Edge makes it easy.

Immerse yourself in the ultimate spa playground

At the heart of the spa sits its most seductive space: the SEA Thermal Suite, a collection of eight healing spaces that harnesses the power of the natural elements to give your body and mind a boost.

Relax in the Crystalarium, with its natural stone walls and healing amethyst crystal, or in the Salt Room, a simulated salt cave environment that is believed to help treat a range of respiratory and skin conditions.

Inhale deeply in the Steam Room to open up your airways and sweat out toxins, or harness the benefits of infrared healing in the Infrared Sauna Room. Zen out on the heated tile loungers, letting the warmth spread through your entire body as you gaze out at the ocean, or head to the Float Room where you can enter a meditative state as you relax in the floating basket chairs.

After a more invigorating experience? The Rainfall Water Therapy Room features a range of rain showers that stimulate your body, or try the Hammam. Inspired by the traditional Turkish bath experience, a body treatment in this quiet retreat will leave you glowing.

Troubles drift away in the Float RoomCredit: Celebrity Cruises

Sign up to stay fighting fit

What's your gym style: self-guided workouts where you set your own pace, or classes that push you to your limits? Whichever you prefer, Celebrity Edge has you covered.

If you like to design your own routine, there are state-of-the-art Technogym weight machines and cardio equipment, positioned so you can drink in the ocean views framed through the floor-to-ceiling windows while working out.

(Top tip: if you love a cycling session, check out the three custom playlists designed by Soul Cycle founder Ruth Zukerman.)

Love the energy of a high-intensity class? The Fitness Motion Studio has an impressive selection to choose from, from The HIIT to LIT Bungee Fit and Contender Cardio Boxing.

State-of-the-art work out facilities meet ocean views.Credit: Celebrity Cruises

Solo exercisers will want to saddle up for the exhilarating Peleton & Ryde. Celebrity Edge is the first ship to offer live-streamed Peleton classes that give you the motivation to go the extra mile.

Prefer to spin your wheels in an in-person group session? Ryde classes in the ship's Technogym up the thrill factor with their real road-cycling experience that will get your endorphins pumping.

Perhaps you want to rebalance your soul as well as working your body? Centre yourself with one of the many yoga and mindfulness sessions.

Savour a next-level spa treatment

Celebrity Edge has more than 120 treatments on its spa menu, including a range of therapies designed to match your destination. Take the Coconut Melt, which conjures up the delights of the Caribbean. It combines a muscle-melting massage with the ultimate manicure and pedicure. Your hands and feet – soaked in a coconut milk bath and exfoliated with a raw cane sugar rub – are left silky-smooth.

If you are all about treatments with immediately-visible results, their cutting-edge ELEMIS® BIOTEC Facials harness the most advanced facial technology to help increase your skin's natural cellular energy. Oxygen, light therapy, and galvanic stimuli work to switch your skin back "on", with specialised treatments focused on everything from anti-aging to skin pigmentation and brightening.

Indulge in luxury on board spa offeringsCredit: Celebrity Cruises

Give your hair a head start

Holiday hair: it's a thing. Most of us come back from a break feeling and looking better than when we left, but it's a different story for our hair, which often gets a little neglected. That won't happen on Celebrity Edge, which features the first Kerastase Institute at sea, a place where you can avail yourself of the latest technology and treatments.

A session with the Kerastase Hair Diagnostics tool gives a customised analysis of your hair. Treatments such as Fusio-Dose – which blends five concentrated care formulas to suit your precise needs – will mean you head home with hair that looks better than ever.

Book in for the ultimate indulgence

When you want to dial the wellness up to maximum, book into one of the AquaClass® staterooms. Every element has been chosen to increase your sense of wellbeing, from the cashmere mattress and pillow menus to the veranda that allows you to walk right out to the water's edge.

Dine at Blu, an exclusive restaurant dedicated to clean cuisine, including plant-based options, and enjoy a whole host of specially curated services, from a spa concierge and complimentary access to the SEA Thermal Suite to preferential rates on spa packages. You will even get your own yoga mat to use onboard. Celebrity has thought of it all, so you can concentrate on nurturing your mind, body, and spirit.