Edge Villa Cabin Tour Continued - Can Only Go Up and Out From Here!

Now that you've seen the main or lower level of our Edge Villa suite cabin, it's time to venture out for some fresh air. One of my favorite parts of any cruise ship cabin is the balcony. It's great for getting some fresh air, to watch the waves and hopefully some marine life, or to just take a breather and relax.

Watch your step on this raised threshold as you join me outside on this roomy balcony. You may also find some new arm muscle definition by cruise end with how much strength it takes to slide this door. 

Oh pay no mind to this green on one side and red on the other switch located above the door handle. It didn't seem to matter what side that switch was on.

With one last look back at your spacious cabin, we shut the door and start embracing the solitude. 

First take a look to your right. This group of suites is almost as far forward as you can go on Beyond but you will have complete privacy with side walls that go all the way up to Deck 17. Those wall boxes of "flowers" have lights underneath controlled by a switch in your cabin in case you want a little low light ambience in the evenings. No one to complain that you have the balcony lights on either. That cushioned bench seats 2-3 people and the table in front of it is fairly sturdy and wide in case you want to entertain with snacks or drinks. 

Now take a gander to your left and you'll find the rest of the floor space on this balcony. That adirondack style chair is also a rocking chair. It also may rock its way across the balcony if there's high winds and rough seas. Same as the small plants in the flower boxes can come loose in high winds creating lily pads when they fall down below. There's a small side table on this near side but also an attached marble shelf on the other side. Two full size padded loungers finish out the space inviting you to recline and nap to nature's sound machine. You may need to get your shimmy on though if you are using the furthest lounger since the main way off is to slide onto the closer lounger. Do take care to keep some sort of footwear on while walking around as this flooring gets hot in the sun.

What's that curvy railing there for, you ask? Oh well that's a railing to help you up the steps and into your personal balcony hot tub, aka jacuzzi, aka plunge pool. Grace and decorum have no place here as you climb your way from the stairs to get inside the tub. The window behind the TV in the previous photos is the window to your right where the railing is. Both that window and the glass panels on the back of the tub span both levels. There's more reflection looking in from the outside but if you're inside you can see everything going on in that hot tub. 

Want hotter water, colder water, or more/less jet action? The panel to control all the settings is right here in the wall underneath the lowest flower box. There are two bench seats and a center space that is open. Room for four (2 on each side) to sit comfortably or room for two that want to put their feet up on the other bench seat. It's like a fancy version of choose your own adventure - invite your friends and be cozy or keep it all for yourselves and stretch out.

While the main portion of the balcony is exposed to the overhead sun, the hot tub has a tarp ceiling. Where the two glass panels split is where the upper level of the suite starts. Watch your step walking around the bedroom space inside in front of those upper window panels. Great views to watch the ocean from bed but if the ship is rocking, trying to walk in front of that window can make you feel like you're being pitched forward. Both levels have a sheer curtain option and a blackout curtain option so you can enjoy the view or completely darken the room for sleeping.

Okay, let's take a break from the sun and get back into the air conditioning.

The view looking out the lower glass panel as you head up the stairs inside your cabin. Here you can see the small two step ladder that you can use to get in and out plus the dark line marking the edge of the bench seat and the drain on the bottom of the open space. Your steward will routinely drain and clean the hot tub.

Let's take a minute to look around while on the middle landing between the two sets of stairs. Who needs the gym when you've got a personal Stairmaster in your cabin? 

Phew, made it to the top of the staircase. Isn't the natural light and the view wonderful?!

You are technically now on Deck 16 without ever leaving your cabin! The door to your right is the first of many floor to ceiling closets whereas the door to your left is the door to leave your cabin and step out onto your private porch. Just like the main door downstairs, this door has a peephole and deadbolt lock. It also requires your personal sea pass card to unlock from the outside. This can be a great option for you to leave the cabin through a door that puts you right across from Luminae or to get back in quickly after you've been enjoying the Retreat Sun Deck. 

Once you open that grey door from inside your suite, you will see this white door. This is the door anyone who approaches the area around your private porch will see. Anyone can open this white door but they won't get past the grey door without using the proper sea pass card on the sensor.

You won't have to worry about having enough room for all your belongings as this upstairs hallway space is full of hanging rods. Some closets were like this for full length hanging and others had more shelves for hanging shorter items. If you need more hangers (or hangers that don't have clips for pants and skirts), a simple request to your steward or butler will have them in your cabin quickly before you can say "When's happy hour?" 

Against the same wall as your door to Deck 16 is a full length mirror so you can grab that final style check before heading out.

The first closet next to the mirror is your only closet that is solely shelves. Here you will also find your second touchpad safe. 

The next closet over features a half and half set up so you can hang shirts and jackets as well as keep shoes on the shelves. Those wire hangers are how our non underclothes laundry was returned so it was easier to simply hang it back in the closet that way. Please no one channel Mommy Dearest on this cabin tour.

Time to turn the corner and head towards the larger bathroom and bedroom space. That break in the closets on the left is the door to the bathroom - also with a light switch on the outside. On the right is the secondary thermostat that operates just like its twin downstairs but this time it will affect the temperature upstairs. 

The glass railing keeping one from reaching the lower level via the express and more painful way is about waist high. Otherwise the stairwell space is completely open. It's much more fun to toss your dirty laundry over the railing to your cabinmate filling a bag than bring the laundry bag upstairs. Just remember to call out a warning before letting it fly so your cabinmate doesn't end up wearing your unmentionables as a hat. Downside is if your cabinmate is using the living room TV to watch a loud action movie as the sound will carry. In that case maybe he could use a new hat.

The last cabinet just past the bathrooms has the combination of dual hanging rods. It also holds two plush bathrobes and two sets of slippers that are yours to use during the cruise. 

Let's take a quick side jaunt into the upstairs bathroom. There is not a big step up to go into this bathroom like most cruise ship cabins have. It is also unique in that this bathroom door is a sliding translucent door. The second picture shows the door halfway open so you can see the level of privacy it provides.

Now here is the place with enough counterspace for all your hygiene needs. The left drawer under the sink held extra toilet paper and tissues. The right drawer held the hairdryer. The shelf below with a trash can and towels is great for stowing your travel kit or makeup bag. 

Pro tip - to close the sink drain, press down on the silver circle pictured above. To open it back up, press down on it again. I thought for sure our sink was stopped up on day one until that trick was figured out.

In addition to the products in the shower, the counter offered small containers holding cotton swabs, cotton balls, and lotion. Bar soap and tissues were also provided. In the cabinets next to the mirror you will find moist wipes, shower caps, and lip balm from the Bigelow brand. 

The mirror slides back and forth revealing cubby storage and slats that look out onto the bedroom. I know some suites offer the completely open area behind the sliding mirror so you can look out but this view of bars has me confused as to its purpose. Perhaps a thought provoking aesthetic like showing the ocean view or your cabin mate as they might look in jail?

Fancy a soak in a large tub? This separate bathtub has its own array of provided Santal 33 products plus a removeable shower wand. Do be careful using it as there is no traction provided on the bottom of the tub. One hand rail is provided and the towel draped over the edge is intended to be used when stepping out of the tub. 

While most cruise ship bathrooms have hooks on the inside of the door, this bathroom has them on the wall between the door and the shower. Great for hanging up items like a hair towel or a nightgown that you're using each day. It also can be used to hang wet bathing suits as there is no clothesline in this shower either. 

This shower is a bit more spacious with more to offer such as two grab bars and a bench seat. There is a small lip to step over when entering and exiting. There is no traction provided on the floor but a separate towel is provided to step out on when you leave the shower. The shower stall itself features two helpful hooks inside so you can hang smaller items like loofahs. The showerhead setup is nearly the same as the lower level except that the rain shower head doesn't offer much room to be out from under it unless you sit on the bench. The recessed niche where the same Santal 33 product bottles sit on a small tray makes for a great place to store any products of your own. 

There is also a small (snack) shelf to hold soggy sandwiches, bars of soap or razors along with a ledge to prop your foot up while leg shaving or hang cured meats like ParoDeeJay. 

Now one of the most unique features of this upstairs bathroom is the design of the toilet being in its own space with a closeable more opaque door. Do not worry if you hear a random bang while the ship is rocking as this toilet room door would often slam shut if left open.

This toilet room had its own light switch and yes, own phone. Unfortunately, it does not have the feature of calling the downstairs phone in your cabin should you need your cabin mate to bring by another roll of toilet paper. Note the avant garde decor choice of a cropped picture of a horse so it looks like it's leaning down to make sure you only flushed ship provided toilet paper.

Okay we are washed up and ready to relax in bed. Each side of the bed features fixed shelf shaped nightstands with single drawers underneath that prevent the bed from separating into two. The rest of the loft space is devoted to a vanity desk space with a few shallow drawers. The vanity slopes down to an open ledge space and then an extra trash can. 

Same box with plug options but the bedside nightstands also had wall plugs so you can charge your phone while you surf the web until you fall asleep. Or an easy reach to angrily shut off that phone alarm when it wakes you for that early excursion time.

Most of the individual soft lighting in the bedroom space has its own switch such as the ones to turn off the bedside lamps after you've crawled into bed. The lights around this mirror inside the vanity require turning on the light by the full length mirror that turns on the overhead lights as well. The grey boxes stacked up to the side are provided velvet jewelry boxes so you have a place to put away rings or necklaces as you get undressed. Or perhaps a place to stow your new purchase from the Effy store onboard. 

Each side of the bed holds two of the plugs matching the ones in the box plus a water bottle and drinking glass. This side features the light switches to the bedside lamp and a regular outlet. The drawer accessible by pulling the front of this nightstand is fairly deep and can easily fit items like a book or tablet. 

Very spacious and mostly firm mattress. Be careful leaning too far back without a pillow as you'll bump that noggin on the same wooden slat decor that is seen behind the bathroom mirror. 

Opposite nightstand has another phone and the USB ports for charging devices. 

The glass behind the vanity that looks down onto the hot tub (above) and the view out the window from the bedroom (below).

Now right now you might be asking, I saw two remotes on the nightstand but where's the TV? Oh oh oh, it's magic, you know!

The tricky thing however is that while the two remotes each seem that they have all that is needed to work the TV, in reality you need one remote to make the TV go down and back up into the ceiling and the other to turn the TV on and control channels and volume. The sensor for the lowering mechanism is in the ceiling on the left side of the TV so sometimes it won't read you pushing the button unless you move around to the other side of the TV or are laying in bed.

For the final space of your private cabin tour, let's take it outside to the porch area on Deck 16. All of these porch spaces are tucked in an alcove off of the Retreat Sun Deck so you never have to worry about getting rained on or being out in full sun coverage. 

How it looks to anyone passing by as they came in from the sun deck. Each of the doors have their cabin number displayed so you can easily tell which is yours. On Celebrity Beyond, the four Edge Villa cabins on this side have these porches but the two on the other side do not. Also, because of the arrangement, these first couple innermost cabins with porches have slightly larger porches than the other two. One of the best features about cabin 15102 is that the railing opening seen above is directly across the corridor from the outside entrance to Luminae. It is so nice to sleep in knowing that you are steps away from where breakfast is served. 

Each porch has a similar seating arrangement including a cushioned bench, couple chairs, and small tables. 

Watch your step walking between these chairs and the doorway as there is a small incline in the floor leading up to the door.

The door to Luminae as seen from our porch (above) and the easy access to the Retreat Sun Deck as seen from next to our porch (below). The level of the Retreat Sun Deck with a bar, dining tables, pool, and hot tubs is one deck up on Deck 17.

Thank you for coming along on this Edge Villa suite cabin tour on the Celebrity Beyond. Be sure to come back and check out my upcoming reviews of all the dining options we tried onboard!