Great Ship and Great Trip
Celebrity Millennium Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern
8 Night Caribbean Repositioning (Ft. Lauderdale To San Juan)
Sail date: February 03, 2023
Ship: Celebrity Millennium
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 1008
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 1 year ago
Review summary
The cruise was fantastic overall. Disappointed we did not stop in Nassau due to wind conditions, but that gave us 6 additional hours in St. Thomas which made up for the loss and ended up being preferable since we were originally scheduled not to arrive in St. Thomas until 2 PM. We had a full day there from 8 AM to 10 PM. Our room on deck 10 was below the Sky Lounge so it was noisy at night until 1:30 or 2 AM. Deck 10 rooms are close to the Solarium and you can get to the pool and buffet very easily as they are on the same deck. However, do not book those rooms unless you want to hear boom, boom, boom at night until 1:30 or 2 AM. If you like to party at night, you will be in the lounge anyway and not your room, so night owls will find these rooms very desirable. Excursions sponsored by Celebrity were great. If you have the money, they are worth the extra expense to make sure you get a good experience while in port. But even the "Small Group" excursions had 30 people in the group. We also booked one private charter in St. Thomas for 8 people and the cost was the same or less than a similar Celebrity sponsored excursion and was only the 8 of us on the boat. I recommend checking Facebook for any cruise you take to see if there is a page for that sailing. You can meet people traveling with you in advance, and we were able to make plans for our private excursion there with people we did not know prior to the cruise.Embarkation
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Qsine
The experience was really neat and cool but the food was not to our taste. I actually had my dinner revisit me later that night. I am not sure if I ate something bad or if I just over ate that day. I was fine after purging. The service was fantastic. Setting aside the the gasto intestinal issues, I still think the experience is cool but not just worth the money. Just watch the videos others took on YouTube. I would love to see the experience redone in another theme like Italian or maybe just a good old American steak dinner theme. And made a little more affordable. I good menu would go a long way to making the additional cost worthwhile.
Onboard Activities
Entertainment
Children's Programs
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
Great for adults and teenagers but I caution against bringing young children onboard. Unless they are happy sitting at the pool all day or attending the Camp at Sea program, they might get bored. Don't book rooms on deck 10 unless you are a night owl as they are below the Sky Lounge and that party goes on to 1:30 or 2 AM every night.
Ports of call
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida