Celebrity Millennium Review

Love All Those Sea Days!

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10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Mar 2016

We chose this cruise because we had thoroughly enjoyed a S. Pacific cruise going to Sydney 2.5 years ago. This time, we wanted to tour New Zealand on our own and return via another long cruise.

We flew into Sydney from Queenstown on JetStar early on the day before Millennium sailed. We took the train to Circular Quay, noting that mass transit is the same everywhere when an agitated young girl got on and proceeded to swear loudly and crudely at anyone she thought was looking at her. Relieved to get off, we walked to our hotel, Holiday Inn Old Sydney, which is very convenient to the Quay. We have spent time in Sydney before, but we revisited several spots in the 24+ hours we had before we could board the ship. We weren’t able to get on the cruise ship until mid-afternoon sail day, but we did drop off our bags early. Once on board with champagne in hand, we found our well-situated room (#6098, perfectly mid-ship; a terrific location) and made our way to the OceanView for a late lunch.

Millennium is showing her age, and the dry dock (happening now?) is desperately needed. Our bathroom grout, toilet, and floor were stained; the curtains were moldy at the bottom; my mattress was soft and sagging (an egg crate topper helped); towels were frayed and stained; plants were growing out of the overhang visible from the treadmills! Nevertheless, our steward Peter kept the room clean and tidy and was unfailingly polite and helpful, as were all the crew members we saw. The staff also showed their professionalism and poise when on our second sea day we had a helicopter evacuation of a passenger with heart issues. The captain thoroughly explained what would happen. We deviated from our course and were at dinner when the ship slowed way down; we could see the helicopter circling again and again, waiting for the medical crew they had lowered to the ship to evaluate. The passenger was evacuated safely, but we heard later that he had died the next day in New Caledonia.

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We flew into Sydney from Queenstown on JetStar early on the day before Millennium sailed. We took the train to Circular Quay, noting that mass transit is the same everywhere when an agitated young girl got on and proceeded to swear loudly and crudely at anyone she thought was looking at her. Relieved to get off, we walked to our hotel, Holiday Inn Old Sydney, which is very convenient to the Quay. We have spent time in Sydney before, but we revisited several spots in the 24+ hours we had before we could board the ship and can highly recommend these: The Rocks (just wander!), Queen Victoria Building (both exterior and the gorgeous stores inside), Pitt St. Mall, Paddy's Market, Darling Harbor.

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