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The Celebrity Xcel is currently a construction site. But even in its unfinished state, it's clear that Celebrity's Edge class has evolved.

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First look at the Celebrity Xcel

The Celebrity Xcel is currently a construction site. But even in its unfinished state, it's clear that Celebrity's Edge class has evolved. Photo Credit: Teri West

The Celebrity Xcel is currently a construction site. But even in its unfinished state, it's clear that Celebrity's Edge class has evolved.

The installation of an LED screen above the bar in the Bazaar, a new venue on the Celebrity Xcel.

Celebrity Cruises president Laura Hodges Bethge and Alex De Roeck, associate vice president of product development, photographed in a new enclosed seating space at the cafe in Celebrity Xcel's Bazaar, which will be called Spice.

Deck 14 of the Celebrity Xcel coming together at the shipyard.

The Solarium on the Celebrity Xcel.

The Celebrity Xcel is scheduled to debut with a preview sailing on Nov. 9 and its inaugural sailing a week later.

The Vitamin D Deck will be a new space on the Celebrity Xcel spa for guests to relax outside.

This space will transform into a shallow pool for spa guests.

A nearly complete Celebrity Xcel stateroom.

The chandelier is covered in the Grand Plaza of the Celebrity Xcel.

Captain Kyriakos Matragkas, known as Captain Kirk, on the Celebrity Xcel's bridge.

Captain Kirk plays the guitar in the unfinished ship's theater.

The Celebrity Xcel at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France.