Breakfast was delivered to our room at 6:30am and we were on the bus before 8am. Pretty good for a big boat shore excursion departure. It was about an hour and a half from our dock at LaHavre to our first stop: Pointe du Hoc at Omaha Beach in Normandy.
It was a day for the imagination as I tried to envision the largest amphibian attack in history. A wide beautiful beach filled with young boys making their way up the steep rugged cliffs into enemy fire. D-Day. June 6-8, 1944 was the beginning of the end of WWII.
We spent a solemn hour at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial contemplating war and peace and crazy villains. A softly sounding Star Spangled Banner and Taps in the distance brought tears to hundreds of eyes while viewing thousands of white crosses. On to the Memorial de Caen for lunch, museum tour and a quick war movie before returning back to the ship.
Our last night aboard the Edge was festive. A special dinner of prime rib was served and once again all eight of us reunited around the table and shared adventures from the long day.
It was a super fun 15 days aboard Celebrity’s new ship, the Edge.
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