Celebrity Millennium

JANUARY

THE FOOD SERVER ALEXANDER AT TABLE 455 WAS BEYOND GREAT ALL 10S . ROOM SERVER 3112 WAS ALSO GREAT.

JANUARY

The menu comment is not that the food wasn’t good, the taste, plating, and service are great. It’s just that I expected a bit more variety day to day at the buffet for lunch and dinner. The main dining menu is good and rotates daily, but they had a lot of the one-time per cruise “premium” offerings on the same night and I don’t like wasting food just to get a taste of something. I would challenge anyone to find a better Cruise Hotel Director, Andrea takes her job to heart and wants to ensure every guest has a good voyage.

NOVEMBER

Waited for four years to do this trip. Worth the wait. Everything we had hoped for and more. Great service.

SEPTEMBER

Wonderful staff, ship and cruise. LOVED the Millennium and Celebrity.

AUGUST

It's been a few years since we sailed with Celebrity. I feel their quality has gone down a notch or two. Food was not as good as before and the choices were somewhat less. And to charge extra for a lobster tail or a good steak is ridiculous. The cost to eat in the specialty restaurants is way too much. The ship is in fairly good shape but lots of areas on the outside need refurbishing. Finally--Celebrity has got to give it's customers options for the number of emails we get. At least one or two a day is way way way too much!!!!!!!!!!!!

AUGUST

Food in the main dining room has been better on previous Celebrity cruises. The dining staff themselves were wonderful but the food selection and preparation was a minus for us. Excellent martini bar! Our sommelier was excellent and provided great wine selections. Entertainers and shows on this cruise were wonderful as always. Disembarking the ship remains clumsy but we have no suggestions how to improve this process. Although our bus driver to Anchorage was incredibly entertaining, the 3-hour ride from Seward was, well, 3 hours. The ship seemed to be operating with a minimum of staff. One employee shared they have personnel ready to hire but the visa process has been slow. We love touring through Alaska and as a result still recommend this cruise.

AUGUST

See pros and cons

FEBRUARY

We loved the itinerary - all of the islands we visited were great. The service was very good - stateroom service and Main Dining room service. The entertainment was very good, even the cruise director had a show and he was a very good singer. We really enjoyed our time aboard

OCTOBER

Excellent entertainment and ship info insights. Ocean lectures and canal commentary was very good! Ports of call had very welcoming entrance areas esp. Cartagena's wildlife and plantings - Gift shop there was the best from local craftsmen to jewelry! Shopping was great in island cruise ports and good values aboard also! Effy!!! Spa was great. Tuscan Grille was a treat!!! Thanks for the fab Birthday Dinner.

SEPTEMBER

Take this trip aboard this ship and you will never regret it! The excursions, the shows on board and even our cabin exceeded Our expectations!

SEPTEMBER

All the personnel were very good and helpful. The food and service was excellent.

AUGUST

Our trip was everything we hoped for, and more!

AUGUST

Best trip ever.

JULY

We appreciated that there were about 600 fewer people on board. Embarkation and debarkation went very smoothly and quickly. Our balcony room was a bit smaller than on some other ships we’ve been on but very comfortable with plenty of storage space. Our steward was great. The buffet for breakfast and lunch offered many choices and the staff served all the food. All staff on board wore masks all the time…much appreciated. We were disappointed in the dining room service and food. The dining room itself is lovely and we had two great tables by windows. The food is average at best. The staff was hampered by inexperience, training, and having some items not readily available. We know they tried.

JUNE

Celebrity millennium staff are simply wonderful and kind. Our state room attendant was six out of 5 stars. And that's no exaggeration. Very kind very gracious just amazing. Be cautious on your stateroom selection. Be aware of what's above you. Being on a vacation means you're supposed to be able to relax. But our cabin was underneath the art gallery. Workers are moving art at all hours of the day and night. Like living underneath the gorilla's jungle gym. As you get off your cruise. Do some research. The cruise is there to make things extremely convenient for you. But it comes at a price. If you willing to take your luggage a couple of blocks to the public transit, you'll save $20 per person by writing their train versus taking the cruise lines bus back to the airport. The Cruise line doesn't tell you this.

NOVEMBER

For a cruise that was postponed more than once because of Covid this really turned out wonderful!!!!

AUGUST

Cruises are just getting started again. We felt that the ship was well-prepared for our cruise. We felt safe with the ship’s COVID check-in protocols. No cases of the virus reported that we know of. All the crew and staff were happy to have customers back aboard. We enjoyed cruising on the Millenium.

AUGUST

Cruises are just getting started again. We felt that the ship was well-prepared for our cruise. We felt safe with the ship’s COVID check-in protocols. No cases of the virus reported that we know of. All the crew and staff were happy to have customers back aboard. We enjoyed cruising on the Millenium.

AUGUST

Loved this trip. Wish there was more excursions to choose from (first ship back from Covid)

JUNE

Some things to remind all travelers leaving the USA. You need Covid paperwork, as required by the destination country, if they say 72 hours and you suffer a delay they do not care, one guest on this cruise by the time he arrived at the arrival customs area was less than hour over the 72 limit he had to be retested and was immediately pulled from the line held in quarantine to be retested at his expense. The TSA is still doing their thing and the lines do not move swiftly, remember you may have to almost strip to you birthday suit to proceed so dress appropriately. Celebrity staff was so happy to be back at work, they went out of their way to consistently tell you how happy they were that you were there, from the captain to the lowest level employee and they meant it. To be back on a cruise ship was great, all the reasons people cruise were there in spades. quality was great and choices of food was great also but at times overwhelming, the off ship activities were good and all seemed very happy with the choices they made. The ship’s entertainment was above average we had a magician, a circ-de-solie duo , singers, various lounge musical entertainment and all were impressive! The pitfalls, though small, really were upsetting, The spa personnel really pressured you to buy outrageously expensive products, think $40 for a can of hair spray, they really push too hard and one “no” from the customer is not enough. The spa pricing is not published and be sure to ask before you book, because what you think will be $100-$150 massage will be closer to $200 or more. The ship said that due to Covid they wanted passengers to do everything on their WiFi app using your phone, (everything from setting a Covid test time to a making a dinner or excursion reservation). However when they say its free it is so throttled down that their own app will not load the pictures. Also in the instructions for things like Covid testing they did not tell you the information needed til you where on the application, so it would time out while you got what you needed and had to start over… frustrating, very frustrating!! You really needed to upgrade to do anything other than pure texting. No pictures, or emojis. Shame on them for advertising free internet, because what a prudent person expected as internet, as offered is not it.

NOVEMBER

Lucky to see Mt. Fuji all day from Shimizu port

JULY

I would highly recommend this ship and destination to all!!

JULY

Dining staff and maid did excellent job.

JULY

The shows were very good, the ports were excellent and the nature and beauty was glorious.

JUNE

Our family of 8, parents, grown children, grandchildren, had a wonderful time on the Millennium. Ship was nice, enjoyed the food, staff great. Grandsons (age 15,15 and 12) had plenty to do while on board.

MAY

<div>Our room steward and the aqua class made our trip extra special.</div>

MAY

This was our first cruise and it far exceeded our expectations! Great ship, great staff. We had a very enjoyable experience with no notable negative experiences. Highly recommend this vessel!!

APRIL

Millennium has been beautifully modernized. Bright and beautiful decor. The new Retreat Lounge for suite guests is a wonderful bright, light and welcome change to the dark mahogany gentlemen’s club atmosphere of Michaels Club. The Rendezvous Lounge is also brighter and more welcoming as is the new main dining room decor. Meals in Luminae were exceptional. Newly revamped Ocean View Cafe offers a more open atmosphere and food stations in the round mean much less crowding. Aqua Spa Cafe is now the Spa Cafe (in Solarium), open to everyone, and has delicious healthy breakfast and lunch offerings. Celebrity service continues to be outstanding.

FEBRUARY

<div>The ship should make more efforts to let passengers aware of the existence of this on-board tour. Many passengers did NOT know its existence and missed the wonderful tour.</div>

DECEMBER

This was our second cruise on the Millennium. We specifically chose it for this trip because we liked the itinerary and we knew the staff and food would be top-of-the-line. It was!!! Also, the entertainment was very enjoyable (especially Fiesta Strings - a violin/cello duo). My wife and I highly recommend Celebrity Cruises. Entertainment and events/excursions on the Millennium typically cater to older sophisticated adults that enjoy the comfort of cruising, and not so much the parties. That's not to say we didn't get loud at the bars, but there are few "kids" and not a typical Disney crowd and entertainment. We would recommend the Sky Suite. Highly recommend this ship and cruise line.

SEPTEMBER

The up selling of the different restaurants for an extra fee was disheartening. I feel that you should have been able to experience all restaurants for the fee that was paid. Similar to all inclusive resorts you should be able to book a la carts restaurants at no extra fee. The food was phenomenal at the select dining level as well as in the buffet. The staff throughout the ship were exemplary in all aspects. Captain Alex was phenomenal with his manoeuvring of the ship and his daily jokes and entertainment.

JULY

This was a very nice ship, the rooms were nice and spacious and everything was very clean. The food at the buffet and the dining room was good.

JULY

We enjoyed our week aboard the Millenium. I can’t say enough about the staff. Our waiters, Asif and Roidon were tremendous. They always remembered what are drink preferences were, they made suggestions about the menu, and they often brought other plates of other selections for us to share at the table.

JUNE

We try to avoid (as much as possible) the buffet. The food at the buffet was really quite good.....but we simply don't like fussing with lines and traffic at every turn. We much preferred the dining room for breakfast lunch and dinner. This is not a criticism of the buffet staff or the fare; rather a preference of ours to enjoy a more quiet venue. The food and service in the Dining Room were absolutely outstanding! Please make note that our Waiter - Kristianus, Assistant Waiter - Winoto, and Sommelier - Leo took exceptional care of us!! We waited for nothing and enjoyed everything. Please pass along a very sincere, heart felt, and well deserved commendation from us to these kind people. The food was always presented beautifully, with no wait - and was always delicious. Our cabin attendant was always there and always helpful. This was our 35th wedding anniversary celebration and we were absolutely thrilled to be on this ship for this special time. We had a surprise celebration from Kristianus, Winoto, and Leo when we were presented a special anniversary cake and toast at our table to commemorate the event! Please keep up the great work! We will absolutely cruise with Celebrity again! Warmest wishes, Dick and Beth Bowden

JUNE

Excellent service. Very satisfied with personnel.

JUNE

Jose worked with my and my cousin in stateroom 2131. He was amazing! Made our trip 10x better. More child/family activities would have been great. The entire experience was just amazing.

MARCH

I want to thank celebrity millennium for an enjoyable cruise experience. This was my first cruise with celebrity and I look forward to the next one. I want to commend most especially the dining staff both Metropolitan and the three specialty restaurants. I would not hesitate to recommend celebrity to family and friends,.

FEBRUARY

Overall the ship is wonderful. It is in desperate need of an updating and I understand it is to go into dry dock next year for a complete redo. The size of the ship is great, 2100 passengers is a good size because you see the same people more often and can make new friends. The staff was incredible. They were all very friendly, happy and helpful. The captain, Alex Popodopolus was an added bonus. His morning announcements were something to look forward to. For example one morning in referring to our position, he said it was "upright." The downside on this ship was the food. It wasn't bad, just mediocre. We had some great meals but for the most part it was not up to Celebrity's standards. On the third day out, I went to find some aspirin or Tylenol, but the ship's store was incredibly lacking. There were no pain relievers of any kind. We were told they were "all out." In the clothing shops on day one, many items were only available in small and X-large; all other sizes were sold out.

OCTOBER

Too much "nickel & diming." We barely got in the door with champagne in hand when someone approached us to see if we wanted to buy a drink package. Also, had to pay for computer and fitness classes that we expected to be available for no additional cost. The ship is well appointed and the staff are friendly and helpful. We enjoyed the itinerary.

AUGUST

The staff aboard and the guides on our excursions were outstanding. This was a trip of a lifetime with amazing sights and wonderful service on both the land and sea portion of our trip. Blu as our main dining and Tuscan Grill for a special evening served delicious and well presented meals with great care by our servers, wine stewards and staff. Special kudos to our land guide John and driver Eric for their knowledge and service. Sean our guide in Denali was fantastic. This was my 19th cruise on various lines and in many ways the best.

JULY

Concierge was great, but not sure if it gave us the value for the cost without comparing prices further. Alaskan ports were beautiful, but definitely need a planned excursion since shopping was very touristy and not varied, unless tourist is looking for high priced items and jewelry. Excursions of salmon fishing, zip lines, whale watching, glacier tours delivered exactly as described.

JUNE

Fantastic itinerary and plenty of excursion options for people. The service on the boat was not consistent such as you could not get the same drink at all the bars because they may or may not have had the ingredients to make the drink. Food was good in metropolitan restaurant but buffet was spread all over the place to hard to find things.

MAY

For the most part it was a nice cruise. I did not enjoy traveling to South Korea and would have preferred a second day in one of the ports we visited in Japan.

FEBRUARY

Cruise and ports great. Ship is getting a little old

FEBRUARY

Overall a great experience. The food was not up to our expectations but several nights were memorable. After a rocky start with some issues in our stateroom, the staff was rapidly responsive and even left us a complementary bottle of wine. Martini bar was so much fun. Some great entertainment was offered as well.

SEPTEMBER

Staff was friendly and helpful. Food was prepared and served exquisitely. Excellent entertainment. Cabin steward went overboard to keep our room tidy daily.

SEPTEMBER

The post cruise land tour was top notch and awesome! We had a great tour guide and I would recommend Kris B. to anyone!

AUGUST

Overall this was a dream of vacation! Four day land tour was excellent prior to the cruise too.

AUGUST

Alit was our dinning room server he and his staff was amazing and always gave us that personal attention that is so much appreciated. He was always very friendly and happy when serving us and loved it when he gave suggestions on ther items on the menu.

AUGUST

<div>The cruise was everything I expected from Celebrity: easy boarding, excellent crew (except 1), fine entertainment, everything in good condition, clean, and working order. There is nothing to be done about the weather. I must comment on the premium drink package and free gratuities: GO FOR IT! Special coffee, soft drinks, water, and of course, liquor. You order, it arrives, no paper to sign, no automatic gratuity. Just service. What a nice change. And no worries about your liquor tab at the end of the cruise. I won&#39;t ever sail without these amenities. Great coffee and goodies at Al Bacio and great entertainment at the Martini Bar. Of course, the scenery is the main focus of this cruise. We optioned to dine 3x at the specialty restaurants, the Italian was excellent , the sushi was so good and beware, the portions are enormous. Then there is Q-sine. Not so good, needs work on the ordering and items were presented much too fast. &nbsp;It was just not working cohesively. Either the cook staff was off schedule or the service. It was uncoordinated. As for the main dining room, we had requested table for 8-10. We were in the balcony with a 4 table, and 2 other 2 top tables on each side. So we made our own 6-8 tables whether the staff liked it or not. Many tables were empty on the main floor and stayed that way throughout the cruise. The other diners wanted to eat together also, not alone. There needs to be some flexibility. Our reservations were made 10 months in advance, so it wasn&#39;t last minute. I felt we should have been on the main floor. Hernando and his staff were very kind and accommodating. Itinerary: I see no need for Icy Straights except to stimulate the local economy. Value: Get over it, everything is more expensive in Alaska. It is totally different than any other cruise, Caribbean, Europe. Totally different experience.</div>

AUGUST

Overall ship and service was fantastic! Room with balcony was very nice and we used it often! Internet was expensive ($229) for one device and was not reliable. We loved the coffee shop area and spent time there before dinner most afternoons enjoying a coffee and pastry or dessert. (Gelato was an added expense.) we enjoyed open seating dining and met many people from different countries who we enjoyed visiting with. And although we preferred certain servers over others because of their extensive knowledge of the meals, sites, ports, and ship, all were friendly. Oceanview buffet offered so many choices at all times but was always very busy and window seats were at a premium. The food service tour was excellent (and no cost)! Michaela gave excellent advice on packages to add. The classic beverage add on was sufficient for us. If you wanted premium liquor or craft beer there was an additional cost. It was confusing at first trying to figure out which drinks were part of the classic package and which were additional costs (it all went by dollar limits), but the servers and bar tenders were good about letting us know. The online registration, profile and check in was not cooperative for us and was quite frustrating! After spending hours filling out all information early - in April for the July cruise, we thought we were done until we needed to check in, but then received a message one week before saying our information was not complete. After trying another two times, Michaela had to help us get it all completed and another two hours later we were registered and checked in. The online process was not user friendly or easy and we are computer knowledgable! We also had been told by Muchaela we had a $300 ship credit in our package but this did not show up anywhere with our cruise and profile information (it did show tips included and classic package with open dining... But no credit) so we figured it was not part of the package after all. Then the night before disembarkment when we received a print out of our charges, we saw the $150/person ($300 couple) cruise credit. The $229 Internet had been applied here so we had around $70 yet to use. It would have been nice knowing earlier, but we decided to enjoy the crab lunch and gelato to nearly deplete the credit. The tour choices in each port were quite overwhelming and hard to read through and decide and the additional expense added up quickly if doing many tours. We decided to take advantage of two tours and enjoyed self guided experiences in the other ports. Icy Straits (Hoonah) was a ten hour stop and this was too much time for us in the small port/town without doing a tour. We walked the 1.5 miles to town, enjoyed a local beer and seafood lunch (in the rain) then headed back and spent the afternoon on the ship. The two biking tours we took advantage of were enjoyable (although wet) and the guides were knowledgable and pleasant! We were able to see and enjoy whales from the ship but those who took in whale watching tours said they saw many more. Bald eagles were plentiful in the trees, flying overhead and near the shoreline. The shows in ship were usually full (9pm anyhow) as people would go after dinner. Entertainment was enjoyable. Activities were throughout the day and we took in a few of the adult activities in the Cosmos lounge late at night. The games and competitions were entertaining but geared more toward larger groups who came together and could cheer each other on. The pool area and dos area were quite relaxing except we learned to avoid this area during family hours (4-7) as parents would drop off kids and teens without supervision and they were out of control. More than once officers came to speak with them or remove them... So we simply avoided that time each evening. Overall we enjoyed the cruise and all aspects except would recommend (as guides and locals mentioned) going in June as weather is typically drier, sunnier and warmer, but they also cautioned it is unpredictable. We had rain and overcast skies with temperatures moderate (55-65) each day.

JULY

Now that our cruise tour is over. We realize that we wouldn't have done it that way had we been informed. Tour should be first, to get all of the horribly long and crowded bus travel over with and then be able to relax on the cruise. If I was to go a step farther, I would actually say take the cruise, for sure. But then schedule a small group tour of Denali and skip the cheesy Fairbanks tours and crappy lodging.

MAY

We really enjoyed our cruise to Alaska. It was only the second time we had been on a cruise. The ship was much nicer and updated than the first one we were on with a different cruise line. Our stateroom attendant couldn't have been more attentive than he was. He was quick to do our room, seeming to know when we had left, so by time we returned from breakfast our room was done. Same way with the evening. He would empty any new trash, replace the towels again, etc. It was like having your room cleaned twice a day. The perks we got free when we booked were great. Upgraded beverage package allowed you to have a never ending wine glass at dinner. They kept refilling it before it was empty. While we did meet many nice people while sharing our tables at breakfast and dinner, there were a few that I could have done without. If we asked for just a table for two, we got the impression that we were being difficult. Some of the tables for two were actually for four because the distance between them was miniscule, or they were placed in the main thoroughfare so you were surrounded by traffic. Sometimes you just want to dine alone.

FEBRUARY

Overall, it was memorable cruise. Celebrity cruise lines ranked high but somewhat didn't live up to its ranking. The quality & presentation of food was not that good. "timeless" on menu was nice but got boring. Food presentation wasn't appealing as it was just plated w/no color or garnish. Sometimes meat was tough or couldn't cut or chew it OR overcook so mushy. It was nice that there was a special "Asian" dish prepared some nights. Enjoyed having lunch at Bistro 5 as food was fresh, appealing & appetizing. Olympic same & Qsine was unique & enjoyable. The one disconcerning issue was the maitre D named Conder in Metropolitan dining room. He was rather obvious in his actions & mannerism in dealing w/table #318. We knew & felt "not welcomed/wanted", "outcasted", "left out". with no reason why. He completely ignored our presence of 8 humans & only came to the table when it was necessary and/or last minute. We treated him pleasantly w/no fuss & no complaints during the 14 day cruise. We wondered how he has able to be in a high position w/this type of personality & attitude. He was plain RUDE to us & we knew & felt it! At the end we reluctantly gave him something along w/thank you (which was not warranted). However, Ranjit & Ronald made our dining experience enjoyable as well as our fellow passengers. In our experiences on different cruise lines, this is worse experience! Again, other crew & staff & itinerary along w/fellow passengers made it a enjoyable cruise/trip to Asia!

SEPTEMBER

room service was horrible every morning. Cold coffee, cold eggs toast and warm smoothie and juice. EVERY MORNING. Room services personnel that I talked to to complain the first morning was very rude.

SEPTEMBER

This was my first time on Celebrity and first time to Alaska. I was totally satisfied with the ship and the ports of call. Very fun experience! I highly recommend Celebrity. The food was great, the staff attentive and thoughtful, the ship clean and well maintained. Very nice vacation! Alaska was beautiful.

JULY

<div>Alaska is breathtakingly beautiful. Recommend everyone to go at least once.&nbsp;</div>

JULY

great overall experience. food and dining could have been better.

JULY

Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JULY

A wonderful n well planned trip/ superb scenery n excursions / a trip of a lifetime/ a beautiful state( Alaska) / highly recommend Celebrity!!!!

JUNE

We had the most wonderful time on this ship, from the cabin staff to our waiter. Everyone was very nice and helpful.

JUNE

a dream come true!

JUNE

A wonderful trip!

MAY

Very relaxing cruise. Staff very helpful and friendly. Access to ports was convenient. Weather was perfect. No rain!!

MAY

Kobe, Shimizu and Yokohama were very interesting and enjoyable ports of call. The people at the Japan ports were very welcoming with bands, children with banners and Taiko drummers to welcome us. Taiko drummers also performed for our departure in Shimizu and Yokohama. Shimizu was definitely had a party atmosphere as we departed. A band played, fireworks were shot off and many people from the community came to the pier to wish us well. I was quite impressed and happy. Petropavlovsk, Russia was very small; however the snow-covered mountains were beautiful. Russian Immigration and passport checks were very time-consuming. Many sea days were rainy and cold keeping guests inside and away from the pool. The Activity staff tried to keep us occupied and happy during all the long sea days.

DECEMBER

<div>My one negative is, I believe the restaurants should have longer hrs. the main restaurant only opens for breakfast from 6:30 to 9am. When we have &quot;at sea&quot; days we did not get out of bed until at least 8am, so by the time we were ready it was to late to go to breakfast anywhere but the buffet. Same with dinner, the restaurants opened at 5:30 and closed around 9pm. If we had an evening tour, it was tough to find a place to eat. Jeanine felt like they did not have enough activities, I did. Otherwise, the cruise line was very good.</div>

SEPTEMBER

<div>To my travel agent, thanks for all of your help. I suspect if we had booked this with you originally, you would have steered us to a land tour with a better schedule. Overall we enjoyed the trip and are glad we got to see the vastness of Alaska. The ship is in great shape and staffed with excellent people. Stateroom 9161 is a very good one.</div>

AUGUST

<div>My travel agent&#39;s arrangements and suggestions regarding the cruise where right on. We had a great time from start to post cruise at Denali.&nbsp;</div>

AUGUST

There was no celebrity staff in the bus terminal after disembarkment to direct us to the correct bus taking us to the airport. This created some confusion for us.

JULY

7-Day Glacier Discovery

JULY

Thoroughly enjoyed this cruise. Crew was polite, welcoming, helpful and attentive. Special thanks to Dominik of Future Cruises. He handled all my changes efficiently and quickly - also very polite and professional. All Future Cruise staff was very polite and courteous. Guest Relations staff - excellent. Stateroom attendants - attentive to all my needs and quickly complied with any request. LOVED the blanket animals! Each night was a different animal. Dining room wait staff and hostess were wonderful - very pleasant and accommodated all my requests! Concierge (Cindy) was super - she must be psychic! Any questions we had concerning ports and transportation were anticipated and all information provided in a very understandable manner. Loved the mass information and Vancouver sky train flyers! Hopefully all Celebrity concierges will follow and provide mass information! Activity Director (Rachel) and Activity Host (Taylor) very enjoyable - made trivia and other games fun. Loved DJ Zen's movie music trivia!! Did not attend production shows; however Beyond the Podium was very interesting. Captain's Club (Lionel) was also excellent. Enjoyed Captain's Club activities. Crew was always very approachable and answered questions. Did not use Shore Excursions. Very heavy on jewelry port shopping (like Caribbean). Port shopping guide and his wife were helpful and available. Most shore excursions were rather expensive. Public buses and shuttles were available and inexpensive.

JULY

<div>It was a fun experience, the ship was very clean, well organized, communication was great (they delivered a daily list of activities, restaurants and shore excursions). The ship personnel were smiling, helpful and friendly 24 hours a day. The food was elegant and plentiful, our evening dinner waiter, Mr. Wiarta was the very best! He remembered our drink preferences from the very first night and automatically delivered iced tea to the 6 of us when we were seated for dinner. There were classes on iPhones and iPads, that was a nice touch. We toured the galley and attended a cooking demonstration. This was our first cruise, so we have nothing to compare it to. I can&#39;t think of anything that would have improved the experience.</div>

JUNE

<div>I just returned from a 7 night northbound Alaska sailing. I have sailed with Celebrity several times and they have always been one of my preferred lines. That opinion has changed based on this cruise. One of the things that has always attracted me to Celebrity was the clientele. A little for sophisticated, intellectual, professional crowd with a median age in their 50s. What I experienced on this cruise was more reminiscent of a cruise somewhere between NCL and Princess. There is nothing wrong with either of those lines but their clientele has always been different from the Celebrity client. In addition, I think it is time for the Millennium to go into dry dock. The public areas are not too bad but our stateroom was in desperate need of some TLC. I found the same to be true of the indoor pool and the Persian Gardens. I also don&#39;t feel they did a good job of adding BLU. Instead of it being the nice restaurant it is on the Solstice class ships, they have simply converted one side of the upper level of the main dining room. We has a bad experience with our room steward but I think he was the exception and not the norm. We had some very average service in some of the lounges as well as in the Celebrity Theatre. All in all, the service was above average but certainly not what it used to be. We also found the food in the main dining room not to be up to par. Food in Qsine and the Olympic was exceptional as was the service. Food at the buffet was &quot;food at the buffet&quot;. We traveled with our children and their significant others. This was their first time on Celebrity and they loved it. As for us, we will think twice before booking and Celebrity cruise.</div>

JUNE

<div>This was our first and last cruise with Celebrity. The entire cruise was filled with excuses and explanations of just &quot;human error.&quot; The cruise started with leaving my wife&#39;s luggage in the rain so that it was soaked when we got it. We were told they did not leave it in the rain, but it was dry when we put it in the container and when we got it back we were able to squeeze water from her clothes. We ordered room service numerous times and it was only on time once and it was never what we ordered. We purchased the premium beverage package, but has to repeatedly return to first services to have our bill corrected after being charged for beverages included in the package even though we never once signed for any of the drink charges (non-alcoholic). Guest services kept saying it was &quot;human error.&quot; Staff ignored the Do Not Disturb sign on the room door. The pizza station was never properly manned and most of the time there was no pizza of it was burnt. The ship was dirty and the windows were not cleaned.</div>

MAY

<div>This is a review of the Celebrity Cruise of Celebrity Millennium. This is the best cruise we have ever taken. The inner passage is wonderful experience, the sights are breathtaking and the service on the cruise ship is outstanding. I would highly recommend this trip to anyone and everyone. One that cannot be missed.</div>

MAY

<div>Russian stop was not needed, except for fuel, and should be eliminated next year. Try to gas up before in Japan or go on to American islands.</div>