Disappointment for Upscale Cruise..

Celebrity Millennium Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 79

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
Celebrity Millennium

7 Night Alaska Southern Glacier (Seward To Vancouver)

Sail date: June 17, 2022

Ship: Celebrity Millennium

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9043

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This was my first with Celebrity and an upscale cruise line. I've been on NCL, RCCL, Carnival, etc and I guess I had set my expectations too high. The food and entertainment was not near what I've had on other lines. I have been cruising since the 80's and this is in excess of 20 cruises of which I normally write a decent review but this one just did not meet my expectations.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Easy embarkation as would be expected

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
The MDR definitely needs help. First the reservation system did not work and on our first dinner, they attempted to set four of us at a table for two, our second dinner we were seated and then a management person continued to asked how and why we were seated as if we seated ourselves. We did three specialty restaurants. The Le Petit Chef was entertaining with service and food being the best we had during the 7 days. The Tuscan Grille also had good service and food. The Sushi on 5 was just okay with nothing special. Overall, the food was not up to what I would expect for an upscale cruise line.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We used the solarium pool and was very happy with the facility

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Again another area lacking for being an upscale line. The music provided in the gathering areas, bars, etc was very poor as compared to other cruise lines. We attended two shows in Celebrity Theatre but the quality was not to our expectations and we only stayed for a short time.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Service was the best thing about our cruise. We had an outstanding room steward who did a great job of cleaning the room daily. Also, we had outstanding service at Cellar Masters. Because of this service we took care of the people involved with generous gratuity.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The ship was maintained very well for the age of the. vessel

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cabin was nice size with spacious balcony, in good condition and maintained well by our cabin steward

Ports of call

Seward (Anchorage), Alaska

4 out of 5

Cruise Hubbard Glacier

4 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

4 out of 5

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

4 out of 5

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

3 out of 5

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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9 Comments

willwork4cruz    2 years ago

Celebrity is not an upscale cruise line. It is a mainstream cruise line just like the others you mentioned. Yes it is a little better in my opinion than those others but in no way should be confused with Regent, Viking, even Oceania. If you have read any cruise line reviews prior to your cruise you would understand that the industry is suffering staff shortages/new staff, supply issues, and other pains getting back up to speed. Reasonable expectations is the start of a good experience.

natelorip    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Oops 😬 thanks

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. I think most cruise lines are operating below their standard level. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations but happy you gave it a try. Having so many options is a good thing. May your next cruise (whatever line) be better!

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the review

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

mrsTAM    2 years ago

Give Celebrity a try when they aren't understaffed. The lines you mentioned don't even come close to the quality & preparation standards of the Celebrity MDR.... however we also noticed the decline in overall service/preparation of the food and beverage department during our April cruise, the crew tried so hard but there was no making up for lack of bodies.

PDnJ    2 years ago

Good to know. I guess I should lower my expectations with regards to the food when I go on my first Celebrity cruise

QHMare    2 years ago

My experience exactly. Don't believe the commercials!!

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