Celebrity Millennium Review

4.0 / 5.0
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03-08 December 2011 on the Millenium

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Celebrity Millennium
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babylnor
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Dec 2011
Cabin: Sky Suite 1

I sailed with my brother--not my husband. Celebrity had a hard time understanding that two people with the same last name were not husband and wife, but that in no way impacted our enjoyment of the cruise. We are both in our mid-forties, my brother single, myself married but left DH at home (He's absolutely sure he'll hate cruising, but I'll change his mind.) We both like to travel and have travelled and lived in different countries.

Pre-Cruise Hotel: We flew into Miami and stayed at the Coral Gables Westin. We wanted quiet, safe, and elegant and that's exactly what we got. We booked through Celebrity and were put in a room which opened up right on the colonnade where the pool was located. The colonnade is a beautiful, peaceful area to enjoy the wee morning hours before the city awakes-high enough up to see the stars. I felt perfectly safe walking out on my own for my 0500 constitutional on the streets of Coral Gables. The area is full of boutique shops and all kinds of unique restaurants within walking distance of the hotel.

Embarkation: We used the shuttle provided with our pre-cruise hotel by Celebrity. They pick up everyone at various hotels in the area and then head to the port --about a 1/2 hour ride after all the stops. It was a great way to meet fellow cruise passengers. We arrived about 1215. We went through a tedious security checkpoint-it took about 20 minutes. (Not really that long, but I couldn't wait to get on the boat --LOL!) After that on to get our Sea Pass. There were no lines here, despite the lines at security. They had separate lines for concierge, suites, etc. Our attendant seemed new and a little unsure about the process, but he was very polite. We received a very tiny map enclosed within your key card folder which shows the deck plan of the ship. You will need a magnifying glass to read it, but don't worry, getting around the Millie was easy-even for a first timer. As soon as you cross the gangway, they have attendants with champagne, mimosas, or OJ waiting for you. As others have stated, there wasn't really any direction as to where to go after that. We wondered what to do for about 2 minutes than they announced that our rooms were ready.

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Sky Suite 1

Cabin S1

Stateroom: We were worried that we wouldn't be able to get away from the crowds, so I did a lot of research on cruise critic and booked us a sky suite with a very large veranda (6132)-just to be on the safe side. We worried for naught, but more about that later. The balcony is triangular shaped, faces forward, and mostly uncovered. The small section which is about the size of most other sky suite balconies is covered. The balcony table was plenty large enough for a meal for two or three, four would be pushing it. The beds were very comfortable-firm for my brother and soft for me. Our room attendant, Luna, changed out my pillows(I don't like down) to memory foam pillows. She and our butler, John kept our room beautiful. They gladly and quickly attended to every request we had and even some we weren't aware we needed. I had this habit of locking myself out of my stateroom. After the first time, there always seemed to be someone around to help me get back in...LOL!! We had chilled champagne upon arrival and we were delivered fresh flowers, afternoon tea, cakes, savory snacks, and a fruit bowl daily. We thought it was great for the price we paid. There were nice toiletries in the bathroom. I will definitely skip bringing my own body wash and shampoo next time. Plenty of storage space in the bathroom. The only thing I really didn't like was the tub in the bathroom. It was very high to step over to take a shower. I would've preferred a walk-in shower. That being said, the tub is plenty deep enough to take a good bath if you desired. The closet was huge--lots of space and I did way overpack-I just couldn't do the cruise without six pairs of shoes. They all made sense at the time.LOL! Everything was clean and in working order. Ice was replenished twice a day.

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