Celebrity Millennium Cruise Reviews - Reviews

I traveled with a group of 5 family members spanning 3 generations, all over 35 years of age. We all had a wonderful time and each of us were able to select satisfying ways to see the sights of the Alaska coast. We enjoyed our dinners in the main restaurant with reserved dining times where the service was outstanding and the food was excellent. In contrast, the cafeteria style restaurant food where we had lunch was mediocre without sufficient healthy choices and at times so crowded we could not find a place to sit; some of the food service stations in this cafeteria had long lines; breakfast options at this cafeteria were better but the service was inconsistent: sometimes the coffee ran out and once the poached egg cook disappeared for 15-20 minutes. I don't have a lot of comparison experience, but I don't think this cruise offers the best value compared to other cruise companies. We reserved the cruise through American Airlines vacations and were led to believe that we the package we purchased included amenities that we were not honored by the cruise company on board.    

Anna and Anus were awesome. They were on deck 10 at the aft bar! They were very helpful and fun to get to know! The views were wonderful! They maid on deck 11 was wonderful also! We were in State room 1129. The entertainment was good too. 

The itinerary was very good.  The weather was less than optimal but he cruise has no control over that part of the vacation.  Food choices were good, but had difficulty with the lay out of the Oceanside Cafe (was too difficult to walk around for all the different choices to be considered).  

Our dining room waiter/butler (Ketut) was excellent.  I would rate him 12/10 in attentiveness and hospitality.  Our stateroom attendant was Leticia (3073) and she too was exceptional.  She cared for us as well as our Mother did way back when.

If you like to cruise and like nature there is this Alaska cruise for you. The weather  was as nice as it should be, but the landscapes, the view to the hills and the places along the cruise were excited. We made over 800 pictures and after a week it’s still difficult to select them, because they are all too nice. The organization of this cruise was good and the food excellent. In Juneau we made a trip to see the whales and we saw them. In Skagway we rented a car and drove to Canada, Slightly over the pass the weather was clear. On our way to Carcross we even met a bear family. We made also a trip with a seaplane and we would recommend this to do in Ketchican.      

Steal in food, rock in food, meat are tough at specialty restaurent. price are high for every thing. a picture cost $30(8x10) a dvd cost $ 35. Be fure to bring a bag load of money before you come on broad.

We cruised Alaska from Vancouver to Seward.  The treatment we receive on this ship was superior!  All of the excursions were exceptional.  We took the helicopter to the glacier and walked on the glacier.  We went on a whale watching trip that was spectacular.  We saw whales jump out of the water several times.  Unbelievable memories!  Thanks for such a great cruise.

Favorite part; the glacier, we lucked out and had a sunny day! The food was great in the Blu dining room and we were welcomed by name by the staff from the first day on. All the staff were very nice and made it a pleasure to be there. Entertainment was good with no repeats of performances and good variety.We met some very nice people onboard from all over the world and enjoyed the conversations about there countries and cultures. Great trip, and Steve you must keep Milos on the Millennium!

This was our 1st cruise to Alaska. We had such good fortune with the weather. The scenery was overwhelmingly spectacular. At Hubbard Glacier the seas and winds were calm and the sky was clear. Captain George and his crew manuevered in very close and gave us a memorable experience there. We enjoyed all the ports and their special features, which we explored primarily on foot, along with some public transportation. Our Deck 3 Oceanview room was comfortable, quiet and included all the amenities we needed. Food selections were tasty and servings sizes were just right. 

Wonderful vacation! The staff, crew, etc were fantastic.  After learning that the ship was going into dry dock the same day we got into Vancouver made me a bit anxious.  But to our surprise, everyone was wonderful.  Great experience.  Celebrity does it right!  

 We are really enjoyed the cruise. Everything was very good except a few details , which we mentioned below.  The service was great. The buffet is good. Food in the restaurant was delicious. The only little detail - you should work on pastries. 

And One more thing, why this cruise was very good - Its because of the Captain of Millennium! Great Person and great Captan.

Captain, Cabin Attendants, and Concierge were exceptional.  Customer Relations staff were sometimes good, and sometimes indifferent.  Food in the main dining was general good, but lacked the the selection of previous cruises on your line.  The idea of a verbal Asian selection is simply stupid, have it printed and put the insert in the menu.  Food in the Ocean View was generally fair. selection was poor, and often quality was poor.  Several times food was cold not even warmed.  Example sausages cold in the morning, Past hot sauce cold.  Often had to go to several coffee stations to try to get coffee.  Specialty restaurants were good, but overpriced. Except the Bistro on 5 which should be eliminated.  Ship is very tired, should have been refitted a few years ago.  I noticed that the first line managers in Ocean View were very harsh on the help instead of pointing out what the could do to improve.  This does not make for a happy crew, which is reflected on the service your passengers get.

Please Note:  Saying you are a great crew and ship usually means you are not! 

Great cruise, entertsinment and ports. Our only complaint was...All the staff were pleasant except for the people behind counter at cafe del bacio where they served coffee and pastries or cake on the 5th floor. For some reason they were rude to my husband every single day. He is very easy going.. The serving staff was fine. It was the people behind the counter.

i would also suggest going a few days early to Hong Kong before your cruise and staying a few days after your cruise in Singspore.  Signs are all in English.

We had a very good cruise.  The service was wonderful and the ship was beautiful. We enjoyed the food in the buffet and thought there was always a good selection. However, we were not always satisfied with the food in the Metropolitan. We felt there was often a lack of quality that we expect in fine dining. The evening entertainment was varied and enjoyable.  Another issue we had was with the concierge service. The daily fruit was always the same and the canapes were very unappetizing. Although preferred disembarkment was supposed to be part of the concierge service, it was never offered to us. We did not see any other perks to being on this level.

We also asked Luc Tremblay for information about a port and felt that he was not helpful at all. He was very curt with us and left us frustrated when trying to formulate our plans in Hong Kong. We also found it difficult to get a lounge chair on the pool deck...people saved them early in the morning and if we went out later in the day, it was impossible to get a seat.

Except for the above issues, we had a delightful experience aboard the Millenium.

...... the kind of X-cellent cruise experience we've come to expect. We did a B2B (01/03/16 and 01/17/16) to tally one full month aboard Celebrity Millennium. Overall, anything I might add to the review that detracts from the overall 5 Star rating I gave this cruise experience are minor nits.

Millennium is the oldest ship in Celebrity's fleet. It goes in for a major overhaul in April but will return to it's home port in Singapore from which the varied Asian itineraries it sails from the October to May time frame originate. So, it's old but Celebrity runs an excellent maintenance program but it's hard to make the older technologies work as well as the newer ones. This accounts for any of the downside of our experience.

When Celebrity introduced it's Solstice Class ships the medium range plan, ahead of the introduction of it's new H Class ships in 2018, they embarked on a plan to "Solticize" the Millennium class ships. My only nit about this is that in doing that, they ended up cramping the space of the Main Dinning Room, the Metropolitan, when they added Blue (Private dinning for Aqua Class) and most recently, Lumiere (for Suite Class).

I'm a bit put off by this sort of thing. One of the best parts of cruising for us is the dining experience, sitting with new people and getting to know them over the time frame of the cruise. In my view, that's become impaired by this approach. Our enjoyment of this has also been impaired by the implementation of Select Dining (in NCL's terms: Anytime Dining). My view is that if you want to sail on ships with a clear class structure, sail with Cunard. If you want to dine whenever, sail with NCL. I'm disappointed that Celebrity has tried to broaden it's appeal by mimicking what other lines are doing. In the past, I've viewed the best aspect of Celebrity Cruising as the feeling that you are experiencing an upscale vacation with a great guest demographic coupled with a welcoming, friendly, and family crew culture. That is still definitely present and it is the primary reason we keep going back to Celebrity, this our 32nd and 33rd Celebrity cruise. I just don't want this to slip away as Celebrity tries to remain competitive in a very competitive industry. I've made my views clear to them every opportunity I get to comment on it. Pretty sure they are listening.

The Asian itineraries are fantastic. You visit a wide range of ports in Asia and get to experience multiple Asian cultures. These include ports in Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, China (Honk Kong) and the Philippines. While you can do this using other modes of travel, cruising to these ports is ideal for us ..... all-inclusive and pack and unpack once!

Singapore, the originating port, is a fantastic city. It is safe, easy to navigate, spotlessly clean and has fantastic food, entertainment and cultural experiences. The Marina Bay Cruise Terminal is huge and marvelous like most buildings in Singapore. You can get a free tour. I would have liked to but never got around to it. Taxis are easy to get and since you spend a day in Singapore as part of some of the cruise itineraries, this is important. You're also about a 1/2 mile from an MRT station that's an easy walk. Not all the trains stop there so there can be a 30 minute wait but it is an important gateway to the city. Hotels can be pricy but for smart shoppers who take advantage of the competitiveness of this sector of the Singapore economy, you can find good deals at less than obvious hotel chains. I recommend these. We stayed at the M Hotel which is convenient to the MRT (light rail) and very near the Marina Bay Cruise Terminal, where Millennium is ported. Moderately priced in the low $100 USD range per night. There are also many Boutique Hotels offering interesting accommodations and good prices. The Majestic and the Wanderlust are two of them.

Avoid high end, touristy dinning. It is very expensive. There are literally thousands of clean, much more interesting places to eat in Singapore famous for Hawker stands/street food. Just do a Google search. I also have to mention it: MacDonalds. Gasp you say! Not so fast. Right down from the M Hotel on Anson Street, there is one of the coolest MacDonalds I've ever been in. Way different that in the good-'ol USA. Still features the same burgers and fries but the ordering process is hi-tech, much like you'd expect everything is in Asia.

Things to do in Singapore: Too numerous to mention them all but recommend Marina Bay Gardens (Gardens By the Bay), the Zoo, Singapore Botanic Gardens, The Hop-On-Hop Off Buses (originate at the Suntec Center) ....... this bus allows you to stop off at China Town and Little India to experience all the cool shopping there.

I could spend hours talking about the rest of the ports. I'll mention just one more: Ho Chi Min City, HCMC or Saigon. Especially if you are an American, make the effort to go there. Saigon is an interesting blend of Communist propaganda and booming entrepreneurialism. The Communists in Hanoi tried hard to implement a Soviet style system throughout Vietnam after the fall of the democratic Republic of South Vietnam in 1975. There was famine and desperation. 2.5 million Vietnamese fled the country. It was a miserable failure and produced a change in policy called Doi Moi in 1986, pretty much like Glasnost in Russia where there were expanded personal freedoms, less censorship and most importantly, capital markets and land ownership.  Saigon is a vibrant city with, at first appearance, little changed from it's French Colonial beginnings. Wide tree line boulevards, beautiful architecture and great food. Things to see are the Liberation Palace (the old residence and former command headquarters of the President of South Vietnam) and the War Remnants Museum. The later was moving if not filled with anti-American and anti-French propaganda.  Both well worth a visit. Also make sure you visit the Binh Tay market. Fascinating.

If you've made it this far, you're probably wondering about the rest of the ports or the reviews of the ship, the boarding process, cabins, ship's food and entertainment, all that. 

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We booked Concierge class stateroom which is a waste of money, do not book this .The amenities offered are pathetic for the up charge. The concierge was never available and useless. Guest relations staff were dismissive and unable to make a decision and just referred you to someone else , is this a celebrity training ship , it felt like it. !

Furniture was showing strong signs of wear and tear , beds very uncomfortable , sheets only changed every 3 days . Although the ship was redone a few years ago we failed to see where , and have heard that as it is the oldest in the fleet will be taken out of service soon.

Food in the dining room was on par for celebrity ,although the waiter staff do need encouragement to attend to you .The oceanview cafe ( buffet) was poor for a class of ship like this as was the burger /salad bar. Room service was sub par and should be avoided.

The stateroom entertainment was very outdated with limited TV channels and pay per view at $13 a film.NO cinema on board.

A good feature of this ship is the Cafe on deck 5 where they serve ( cost) a wide range of coffees and cakes and an Ice cream bar.

One piece of advice is if you are intent on buying a drinks package , do so prior to boarding as the on board cost is way higher.

The ports of call on this trip were ok , Bali is nice as was Phuket for the limited time we were there . Penang and KL are a waste of time.

Celebrity are pushing their tipping program just a little too far and was in your face , not a nice thing . Tips are discretionary and should not be pushed so hard , it was as if they were telling you to pay the staffs wages.

Casino slots were too tight and old fashioned compared to other ships in the fleet, the shows were typical of a tired liner and second rate, cruise director was only ever seen on TV or heard over the intercom , no interaction.

Qsine and the Olympic restaurants are very good but are now too expensive, why celebrity feel they need to charge a further $50 a head is puzzling.

This is a 3 class ship with Aqua class and Suite class having their own dining options , why?

There is no card room and limited activities of general interest .

Hope this helps .

Great Iteneary, very good food and, for the most part, good service. Ship is in a bad shape. Our staterooms were even worse. The awarness of celebrity stuff about each specific country custom regulation is dismal. 

Service was top notch. Food was ok, see a decline in quality. Thresholds were brother some for someone using a wheelchair or walker. We upgraded from previous cruises and thought the room was still a little small. needs customer service update. Susan was unavailable after we books and paid-any received one piece of mail from her company. Never got luggage tags, air tickets, etc. After traveling for over 25 years the lack of service was very noticeable. We will not used again. E MAIL  WE DID RECEIVE a e-mail  STATING A $400.00 CREDIT FROM THEM WAS BEENING SENT TO CELEBRITY. Never received and the E- mail asking about NEVER that answered !!

We enjoyed our cruise.  There was confusing information before the cruise about visas in Vietnam.  Boarding was excellent.   Food was ok.  I could not eat my dinner food on three  occasions.  The best dinner was the lamb shank.   Very nice.  Room was good.  Needs some updating.  There were some black stains in the shower.  Loved the specialty dining option.   The coordinator for the dining room seating was excellent.   She even remembered our name!.  Liked the option for the indoor pool.  Nice towels at pool

Very pleasant trip amazing scenery, a lot of excursions to choose from (although they were all very expensive. I was not a fan of the food on this cruise. The times that meals were offered was very limited and the selection in the Oceanview Cafe was the same, day after day - Rather boring. 

Icy Straits was a questionable stop. Not much to do or see

We thought every thing was great! (except for the rough sea the first day). Very clean boat. All personnel were friendly and more than willing to answer any questions we had! The service we had when he ate at night in the dining room was excellent! We definitely will travel with you again and recommend this trip to family and friends.