I chose this cruise because of the itinerary as it covered many interesting destinations with the opportunity to get off in Beijing for 2 nights to be able to tour independently. The ship was an older ship but was very nice and the friendliness of staff and service was exceptional. We eat in the main dining area most nights an the food was of excellent quality and varied offering great choices each night. We had anytime dining but tended to dine at about 8.30 and sat on Anthony's table with Michael his assistant who always made dinner an excellent experience and arranging for slight changes to the meals to suit our tastes. We were also lucky to have a good wine waiter Leo along with AJ who always kept our glasses flowing. Nothing was too much trouble in the dining room and the staff always took time to talk and even shared some of their napkin folding skills with us.

The ports of call were interesting and getting on and off the ship was good and done as efficiently as possible. The entertainment was excellent and it was good to see so many of the senior officers getting involved in things such as quizzes and table tennis competitions and not just the entertainment staff. The magic show was exceptional and even had a workshop later in the week for those who wanted to know more about the amazing tricks they had seen. The Captain greeted us each morning on the intercom to tell us what type of day it was and was often seen around the ship and would always say hello. Overall my Celebrity Millemium experience was excellent.

The only down part was the lack of facilities for solo passengers. I was travelling with my daughter and son in law and wanted to do some things on my own to give them some private time together unfortunately there was no actual activities for solo cruisers. I think something as simple as having one member of staff allocated to a solo group for about an hour a day would have been good on a previous cruise with Royal Caribbean we used to meet at the dining room at lunch time and the member of staff would be there and arrange for the tables for us all to sit together. This gave us an opportunity of meeting each other and arranging to to and do an activity together if we wished. When I inquired about the lack of facilities for solo cruisers I was told that there was not many solo cruisers on board this in itself should tell Celebrity that they are missing out on a very large market. If they offered more facilities for solo cruisers then I am sure they would find that the number of solo cruisers that sailed with them would go up dramatically because although I really enjoyed my Celebrity experience I would only book again if I was travelling with my daughter and son in law and my next cruise with be with a company that does recognise solo cruisers do need some formal activity to enable them to get together. Apart from that I would just like to say what a pleasant and wonderful experience it was travelling with Celebrity Millennium and how helpful and friendly all the staff where that I encountered. The Captain said it was his staff that made the cruise and I think each and every one of them was a credit to him.