Celebrity Millennium Friday May 25, 2007 Venice to Barcelona

Background Information: We're age 55 cruisers celebrating 35 years of marriage and live in New Jersey near New York City. Our three previous cruises were all in the Caribbean: 1995 RCCL Monarch of the Seas, 1992 Majesty of the Seas, and 1974 Sitmar Fairwind. We have had no prior experience in Europe. Our planning began November, 2006, with comparisons among the many cruise lines and vessels in the Mediterranean. Our selection of Celebrity's Millennium was based on recommendations from friends, positive press, schedule and ports of call. All of our travel arrangements were made via the web without a TA.

Travel and Embarkation: We were able to fly nonstop from NYC JFK to Venice on Delta, the premium being a few hundred dollars. Our flight was delayed by 3 hours and the baggage claim at Venice was dreadful, with over 45 minutes spent collecting our luggage. Thus, we were almost 4 hours behind schedule by the time we reached the Venice airport exit. Read more