New luxury cruise ship sails its way to the Aegean Sea in Greece

With a Greek captain at the helm, a new luxury cruise ship named ‘Celebrity Edge,’ which has been named the “best new cruise ship in the world” sailed its way into the Aegean, making its first stop at the port of Piraeus in Athens, before it sets off for Santorini, Mykonos, Nafplio and Katakolo, greekcitytimes.com reports.

There are currently 2,500 guests on board along with 1,400 crew members, with all bridge and engine officers being Greek

It is the first of a series of new generation cruise ships that belongs to new company Celebrity Cruises, which was established in 1988 by the Greece-based Chandris Group. In 1997, Celebrity Cruises merged with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line to form Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

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