Our group departed central Illinois on Wed afternoon by charter bus to Chicago. Next morning we took an early American Airlines non-stop 757 from O'Hare to San Juan, PR, a 4.5 hr flight. At San Juan, we stayed overnight at Sheraton Old San Juan. Things a bit hectic in the area as there was a street festival starting that night. Our tour host always leaves home a day early for winter trips in case we get stranded during a blizzard on the way - a good idea.

We left the hotel at 11:30AM on a charter bus with our luggage; at the port, our leader got porters to take all of our luggage at once so we didn't have to each deal with that. A short fast moving line got us through security quickly, and we were on board inside of 15 minutes, very fast indeed! Our cabins were not ready at that point, but at 1:30 they announced all cabins were clean & ready. Our luggage arrived a short time later. We had a Concierge Class cabin, near mid-ship, nice size room and nice size balcony. The shower stall seemed to be larger than on previous ships. Our last Celebrity cruise was also in a Concierge class cabin and I swore I would not do it again, but I did. The 4 PM hoer duerves they brought each day were just not very good, nor very many. The fresh fruit & flowers were so-so. cabin had plenty of space and our stateroom attendant Lydia came by to say hello and did an excellent job all during the cruise.

The Millenium is, what, 6 or 7 years old and showing its age. Rust showing through paint a lot of places and the non-skid surface on the top decks was dirty and worn. They pressure washed our balcony and it broke loose a lot of paint flakes. Don't know why, but carpeting in the main dining room was very rough, felt like they had put carpet over a pile of rocks. Read more