The first major cruise ship to leave from a U.S. port since March 2020 was the Celebrity Edge, which cast off last week. Our news editor Johanna Jainchill was onboard, and she sat down with the ship’s captain, Kate McCue, for an emotional discussion about the relaunch.

Some of their topics: The feelings of being at the helm of the first Celebrity Cruises ship to launch, being on the ship for nearly a year, keeping the crew’s spirits up – as well as McCue’s social media game and her famous cat, Bug. We also speak with Jainchill about that first cruise an what it was like to be back on the seas and that feeling of “normal” cruising.

Related links: First big U.S. cruise since 2020: Life on the Edge feels ... normal https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/First-big-US-cruise-since-2020-Life-on-the-Edge-feels-normal 

Royal Caribbean Group's Richard Fain on returning to sea https://www.travelweekly.com/On-The-Record/Richard-Fain-Royal-Caribbean-Group 

Dispatch, Celebrity Edge: An emotional moment for the Celebrity team https://www.travelweekly.com/Blogs/Dispatch/Dispatch-the-first-cruise-of-the-Celebrity-Edge 

U.S. cruising: Passengers must adapt to ever-changing rules for port calls https://www.travelweekly.com/Blogs/Dispatch/Passengers-must-adapt-to-rules-for-port-calls 

This Celebrity captain is a master of Instagram, too https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Insights/Instagram-Celebrity-captain

The first major cruise ship to leave from a U.S. port since March 2020 was the Celebrity Edge, which cast off last week. Our news editor Johanna Jainchill was onboard, and she sat down with the ship&rsquo;s captain, Kate McCue, for an emotional discussion about the relaunch.
Some of their topics: The feelings of being at the helm of the first Celebrity Cruises ship to launch, being on the ship for nearly a year, keeping the crew&rsquo;s spirits up &ndash; as well as McCue&rsquo;s social media game and her famous cat, Bug. We also speak with Jainchill about that first cruise an what it was like to be back on the seas and that feeling of &ldquo;normal&rdquo; cruising.
Related links: First big U.S. cruise since 2020: Life on the Edge feels ... normal <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/First-big-US-cruise-since-2020-Life-on-the-Edge-feels-normal">https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/First-big-US-cruise-since-2020-Life-on-the-Edge-feels-normal </a>
Royal Caribbean Group's Richard Fain on returning to sea <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/On-The-Record/Richard-Fain-Royal-Caribbean-Group">https://www.travelweekly.com/On-The-Record/Richard-Fain-Royal-Caribbean-Group </a>
Dispatch, Celebrity Edge: An emotional moment for the Celebrity team <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Blogs/Dispatch/Dispatch-the-first-cruise-of-the-Celebrity-Edge">https://www.travelweekly.com/Blogs/Dispatch/Dispatch-the-first-cruise-of-the-Celebrity-Edge </a>
U.S. cruising: Passengers must adapt to ever-changing rules for port calls <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Blogs/Dispatch/Passengers-must-adapt-to-rules-for-port-calls">https://www.travelweekly.com/Blogs/Dispatch/Passengers-must-adapt-to-rules-for-port-calls </a>
This Celebrity captain is a master of Instagram, too <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Insights/Instagram-Celebrity-captain">https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Insights/Instagram-Celebrity-captain</a>

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Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week.&nbsp;
In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about. &nbsp;
You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do.&nbsp;
Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.