We are currently on the Celebrity Edge in the Balearic Islands of Spain on the island of Ibiza.

We are on day 19 of our land & sea around the world journey. We are currently on the Celebrity Edge located in the Balearic Islands of Spain on the island of Ibiza. Ibiza is one of the Balearic islands, an archipelago of Spain in the Mediterranean Sea. It's well known for the lively nightlife in Ibiza Town and Sant Antoni, where major European nightclubs have summer outposts. It’s also home to quiet villages, yoga retreats and beaches, from Platja d'en Bossa, lined with hotels, bars and shops, to quieter sandy coves backed by pine-clad hills found all around the coast. Weather: 71°F (22°C), Wind SW at 27 mph (43 km/h), 69% Humidity More on weather.com Area: 571.6 km2 (220.7 sq mi) Coordinates: 38°59′N 1°26′E / 38.98°N 1.43°E Highest elevation: 475 m (1558 ft) Highest point: Sa Talaiassa Location: Balearic Sea Celebrity Edge is an Edge-class cruise ship operated by Celebrity Cruises, a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Group. After the new vessel was ordered with French shipbuilder STX France in December 2014, her keel was laid in June 2017 and she was floated out in January 2018. Upon delivery in October 2018, at 130,818 GT, she became the lead ship of the Edge class and the largest ship by gross tonnage to have joined the Celebrity fleet. Construction On 4 December 2014, Celebrity Cruises' parent company, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., announced that they had finalized an order with French shipbuilder STX France for two new ships that would compose a new class of vessels for the Celebrity fleet. Classified as "Project EDGE" during development, the two new ships were planned to be at approximately 117,000 GT each, with a guest capacity of 2,900 passengers. Deliveries were planned for fall 2018 and early-2020 for the two vessels, respectively. Each ship was reported to come at a cost of US$1 billion (2014). Design A blue-painted cruise ship is viewed from her starboard (right) side as she sails out of port; along the middle of the vessel is an orange sheltered platform that moves on a track on the starboard side The orange "Magic Carpet" along the starboard side of Celebrity Edge Celebrity Edge was the first Celebrity ship to be equipped with what the cruise line dubs the "Magic Carpet," an orange glass-sheltered platform that protrudes and is suspended from the starboard side of the vessel. It was designed to facilitate more accessible tender embarkation and disembarkation. When not in use as a tender platform, it can rise or descend alongside the ship on its track and otherwise hosts additional dining and lounge space. Most balcony staterooms on the ship also incorporate the outward patio of the balcony into the stateroom by moving the steel superstructure of the ship inward.Royal Caribbean Group CEO Richard Fain explained the motive behind the design as intending to provide passengers more living area while also allowing passengers to be closer to the edge of the ship while on their patios. The ship's bow is designed to maximize fuel efficiency by having a parabolic shape that vertically rises towards the decks. It provides extra sheathing for the bulbous bow and the propellers to reduce drag. #celebrity , #celebrityedge , #ibiza , #spain , #balearicislands