First time on Celebrity which we, an active senior couple, would chose again. After several days in Anchorage, we boarded the train to Seward booked thru Celebrity. We had an extremely comfortable ride in glass-encased car thru fabulous scenery while enjoying reasonably priced food & wonderful commentary. Having done pre-boarding check-in, embarkation was a snap. Our immaculate cabin had plenty ...
Brief details about us. We were 3 women in our 60s traveling together for the 12 days. We were in Royal Suite 6139 for the cruise portion. We had the Land Tour of 5 days before boarding the Millennium in Seward on May 20. I will review the land portion first. We flew into Fairbanks on Sunday, May 15 and were met at the airport by a rep who put us and others on a bus to the hotel, Sophie Place. It ...
First Southbound Alaska Cruise of the Season. WE had a great experience. We were on the Millenium (3rd time) and we booked the AquaClass. This is the best decision we ever made. Main reason : The BLU restaurant. It was a feast every night without any discomfort or disappointment. A really well oiled machine with the best food available on the ship. We did not even hit the main dining room. ...
My husband and I always wanted to go to Hawaii but we don't like long flights. The cruise was round trip to from and to San Diego. We were able to spend several days in San Diego prior to the cruise. We rented a car and drove up the coastline of California stopping in several towns. Entertainment and service on the ship was exceptional. The ship did a night time cruise around the big island to ...
This is my opportunity to pay you all back for the great advice I have received on cruisecritic.com. We planned this cruise for our 30th wedding anniversary and went hog wild on port excursions, thinking that if we were lucky and the weather cooperated we might be able to complete half of them. Well, when they tell you that the month of May is a great month to go to Alaska (less rain, more sun) – ...
Let me state this first. The cruise itself, its crew, and its food rated 6 stars out of 5. The ship itself rated a 3 and support from Cruise Air rated negative stars.
This was our first trip with Celebrity. We are Diamond Plus with its mother company, Royal Caribbean. We had four disappointing cruises with RCCL in a row, so we decided to see what the "Higher" rated sister company would do for ...
Awesome Alaska on the Millennium
A trip to Alaska has long been on our bucket list and the eight night cruise on the Millennium together with a five night Celebrity land tour largely met our expectations. Apart from a couple of relatively inclement days we had wonderful weather throughout and were, of course, blown away by the sheer beauty and splendour of the Alaskan landscapes that unfolded ...
We travelled with friends. It was stunning from start to finish. Everything from our onboard experience to the land tour that continued our adventures when we got to Seward. The staff, the food, the excursions, the tours, were all first class. Our dining experience in the Blu Restaurant was second to none. The food was superb. The staff were amazing and the semmelier, Fernando, was superb....You ...
My hubby and I (in our 30's) decided to book an Alaskan cruise a few months ago. After talking to a few folks that have been on this type of cruise, we were able to decide on our travel plans (including doing a one-way vs roundtrip cruise), cruise line, and the excursions we wanted to do. We live in Orlando and decided to fly into Seattle to explore, prior to going to Vancouver. A friend had ...
Embarkation was smooth so was the re- embarkation because we did back to back.
The ship is one of there older ships but the renovations are good. Our Cabin was fresh and always clean (we had an Ocean view room) and the housekeeping service was great.
We were partnered up with great and interesting dining companions .. the food was very good and service excellent all of the ports were great ...