Celebrity Millenium: Launched June 17th, 2000; Handles 2158 guests at that time (but has been upgraded to about 2450); 91,000 tons, 965 ft long, 105.6 ft wide, 26 ft drought, Top cruise speed 24 knots (although we mostly cruised at 16kts).

The Millenium is now 16 years old although it has been well treated. The ship is well maintained and kept very cleaned. It does show its age a bit (the sealed windows are loosing their reflective coatings and some of the outside fittings need replacing) but the time has been kind to it with the maintenance and care. It is well designed and works well. The extra passengers do stress the regular facilities at times, especially the cafe where it can get quite competitive.

The bridge crew and the captain especially had a high profile during the trip. The captain would often show up at the shows in the evening and everyone stopped talking to listen to his 10 o'clock daily talk. The captain was very proactive on safety and comfort - he changed course so that we stayed north of a particular storm so we transited the Bering Sea with very little ship movement. Read more