MIAMI, June 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Another
industry first: Celebrity Cruises brought a new experience to
lovers of cinema and travel across North
America with a unique mobile cinema tour. The modern luxury
cruise line has taken the story of Celebrity Edge on a
cross-country journey; the 'Leading Edge Mobile Cinema' which has
been making rounds with 48 stops over 12 weeks, through the end of
this month, June 20. The vehicle has
traveled more than 10,000 miles while sharing the story of the ship
designed to leave the future behind with more than 20,000
people.
Celebrity Cruises recently announced the addition of the
Celebrity Edge. As part of the launch of this new ship, the Edge
Mobile Cinema has wowed cruise enthusiasts with stops in
Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Miami, Altamonte
Springs, St. Petersburg, New
York, New Jersey, and
Massachusetts among other cities.
The Leading Edge Mobile Cinema Tour launched in March 2017. At each stop, the public, (as well as
media, celebrities, influencers and those in the travel industry)
came out to get their first look at the transformational
2,918-guest ship, which will set a new standard for ship design via
the innovative mobile cinema experience.
Attendees at each stop were welcomed by team leaders and staff,
as they entered Celebrity's state-of-the-art, custom-built 91-seat
high-definition mobile cinema for a 15-minute cinematic experience,
including a 3-D animatic reveal of Celebrity's newest class of
ships in nearly a decade - Edge Class. Inside, guests enjoyed
beverages and gourmet truffle popcorn, a Q &A, and the
opportunity to win one of more than 50 modern luxury giveaways with
Celebrity.
Celebrity's mobile tour launched on March
29 at the Sonoma International Film Festival. Screening
inside the mobile cinema was at the world premiere of "This Side of
the Dirt" by Tito's Vodka founder Tito
Beveridge as well as the US premiere of "Goddesses of Food"
by director Vérane Frédiani, a documentary following innovative,
inspired women in the world of food – including star chefs,
sommeliers, mixologists, and activists – working to change the
world through gastronomy.
Sample tour stops include: California Jazz & Wine Festival,
California Wine Festival, 50th Houston International Film Festival, SPAC Rock
& Run, CitiCenter DC, Arlington Heights Promenade of Art, and
the Toronto Wine & Spirits Festival on Sugar Beach. At select
tour stops, Celebrity's own Marine Research Naturalist Brent Nixon
will provide an "Oceans Alive" experience featuring high definition
4K under water filming encounters with sharks, turtles, stingrays,
and majestic humpback whales, allowing guests to feel the "pulse"
of the living oceans Celebrity sails around the world.
To view a complete listing of cinema tour locations, visit
www.celebritycruises.com/edge/mobile-tours/. Celebrity Edge will
homeport in Fort Lauderdale, FL.,
making her first sailing December 16,
2018. Bookings are now open at
www.celebritycruises.com/edge, or through a travel agent, for the
ship's two seven-night Caribbean
itineraries. Celebrity Edge will be joined by three sister ships in
2020, 2021 and 2022.
ABOUT CELEBRITY CRUISES:
Celebrity Cruises' iconic "X"
is the mark of modern luxury, with its cool, contemporary design
and warm spaces; dining experiences where the design of the venues
is as important as the cuisine; and the amazing service that only
Celebrity can provide, all created to provide an unmatchable
experience for vacationers' precious time. Celebrity Cruises' 12
ships offer modern luxury vacations visiting all seven continents.
Celebrity also presents incredible cruise tour experiences in
Alaska and Canada. Celebrity is one of five cruise brands
operated by global cruise vacation company Royal Caribbean Cruises
Ltd. (NYSE: RCL). For more information, dial 1-800-437-3111, visit
www.celebritycruises.com, or call your travel agent.
Media Contacts:
Nathalie
Alberto (305) 539-6721 |nalberto@rccl.com
Bradley Norman (305) 539-4413 |
Bradleynorman@rccl.com
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