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5 hours ago, helen haywood said:

They say if you look like your passport picture you are too sick to travel.

Ha! I'd give anything to look like my passport picture- it was a flattering photo and I was 8 years younger!

1 hour ago, happy cruzer said:

So if your bag you dropped in the cabin were to disappear would you be upset?  Who would you blame?  They do leave the doors open at times when they are cleaning.

They do that every day. Do you worry about your stuff being stolen every day of the cruise?

We were able to drop off our carry-ons before lunch on our recent Millie cruise. It was well before 1:00 and our room was ready (but then we had a great cabin steward!)

If you're referring to the Classic Alcohol package, yes. At least they have always been included in the past (unless there's been a very recent change!) We have enjoyed pina coladas, frozen daquiris, etc. on our Classic package in the recent past.

2 hours ago, Newbury newbie said:

See my post before this. 

 

I know theoretically you get any table but in our experience you tend to get the same table, if it’s available. In that way you build a relationship with your servers as you would with traditional dining.

It's true that they tend to seat you at the same table, or at least in the same section. But you can certainly request something different. We always have Select dining and as I said, we've had all levels of cabins. It never affects where we're seated. (We also prefer not to sit in the back and we tell them that. They always honor that request.) 

4 hours ago, Newbury newbie said:

 

Also, we have noticed that if you’re Select dining the position of your table in the MDR is determined by your “class” of sea card. 

What gave you that impression? I have never seen any evidence of that. (We do not get better tables now that we're Elite Plus than we did on our first cruise...) If by "class" you mean cabin type, I've seen no difference whether we're in inside, OV, veranda, or concierge cabins.

8 hours ago, mkcurran said:

Anybody know what label?

On our last few cruises, it has been Columbia Crest Merlot (a second label of Chateau Ste. Michelle) It's very nice, and better (IMO) than the Chilean merlots that they sometimes offer.

9 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

 

I did on the Infinity about 5 weeks ago.    We took our own picture (took a couple tries to get one the right scale).  They later updated the App to have head outline to assist.   We did not have to have a new picture taken on boarding and when I saw my card being scanned they photos I took were on the security screen.    In our case we were departing from Fort Lauderdale.

Yes, I think that's the key- you left from Ft. Lauderdale. Probably the larger terminals are set up for this, whereas the smaller ones aren't. That's understandable, but I wish they had told us that it wouldn't work at all terminals. I could have figured it out that a makeshift container port wouldn't be able to handle that and I could have saved myself some time...

We were just on Millennium and can confirm that the 5-7 pm drinks were available on the night of the officers party (we got ours in Rendezvous so don't know if they were doing it in Cosmos that night)

We spent a lot of time and effort uploading our photos for our recent Millennium cruise. At check in, they said they knew nothing about it and had to take our photos just like they always have. It may depend on your port of embarkation...(Ours was Oi terminal in Tokyo). I'd be curious to know if anyone has had success with this process (i.e. not have to have the photo re-taken and saved time at check in) and if so, what terminal/city did you embark?

5 hours ago, Ken the cruiser said:

How were the sea swales crossing the Pacific from Tokyo? Calm or full of vigor? We’re taking the same cruise in Apr 2022 and have always heard they can be quite adventurous at times. 

It was pretty calm. I was actually hoping for a little more movement...

I think the beds were always a little larger than standard queen beds, because that's what we have at home and the Celebrity beds seem a little wider. It's just that they don't seem any bigger than they did before, so I'm wondering why they had to swap out the loveseat for a chair. Maybe someone who's on board can measure them and we'll know for sure! BTW, on my cabin crawl, all the beds I saw in all cabin types looked the same size. Separating them made them look quite small though.

I think I forgot to talk about the elite events in my original post. The elite breakfast was served in the MDR (deck 5) because there were so many elites on the TP.  The previous and subsequent cruises had them in Tuscan as usual.  The OJ didn't taste any different from what you get in the buffet (though they still call it "fresh juice")  The cappuccino was weak and not as good as what you get at Al Bacio. The smoothies were better than I had remembered. The breakfast was served buffet-style. The evening happy hour event was held in the Cosmos Lounge (with passed hors d'oeuvres), but I found the cocktails to be not as well-made as in other bars. We usually availed ourselves of the unlimited drinks from the same menu that you could get at all the bars from 5 to 7. We had no trouble getting a glass of wine and taking it in to the MDR. We occasionally found a different wine than the usual ones, depending on which bar you went to. (If anyone is interested, I can tell you what the wines available were, but of course that can change at any time...)  The vouchers were good every day except the day of embarkation (even the day of the senior officers party when the Cosmos lounge wasn't holding the happy hour.) The MDR didn't accept the vouchers, but the Oceanview Cafe did. (same hours, same menu)

7 hours ago, cruisingnewtoit said:

Are the juices covered under the beverage package?

 

Thanks

I'm not sure, since we didn't have a beverage package. Maybe others can answer this.

8 hours ago, Member123 said:

Were you correcting a rattle coming from the mirrored shelving unit by stuffing a towel to control the vibration?

No, there were no rattling or vibration noises in the cabin at all. What you're seeing in the photo is extra laundry bags that our cabin attendant put up there. Don't know why they got caught in the glass door...

7 hours ago, nimiq said:

Did u like the new Millie ?

 

sea ya 

eric

Yes, in general I did. The dining room looks much better (and I liked those really high-backed chairs, especially the two-tops along the windows) Rendez-vous lounge also looks great. I wish they had redone the Al Bacio area though; the chairs and carpet are ugly IMO.

4 hours ago, Smeecanada said:

Thanks for info.  We are looking at doing the TP to Tokyo in September.  How did you find the noise from the floor above in your cabin?  Having trouble finding 3119 on the deck plans - can someone direct to where about it is?

There was no noise at all from above. If you're not seeing 3119 on the deck plans, it's an older deck plan. The 7 new cabins are between the elevators and Tuscan Grill, but you cannot get to Tuscan Grill by going past them- the area is closed off and you have to go around starboard side to get there. The TP in September sounds nice- warmer weather than we had, and you gain hours instead of losing them (we lost an hour of sleep on 8 days on our cruise, and I hated that part of it.)

AQUA SPA CAFE: As most of you probably know, this is a little area hidden in the solarium that is open for breakfast and lunch, free for anyone (except for the fresh juices and smoothies) I'm posting one of the menus (the other photo came out too blurry to read). We had lunch there one day, and it was a nice change from the heavier food we usually eat. Here are a few photos of the lunch choices, as well as what I ended up with. All very tasty.

PERSIAN GARDENS:  We only visited once (as Elite) but even if we were Aqua I doubt if I'd spend much time there. It's not as dark and cave-like as it used to be, but it still has the same long tile bench, no natural light, and the various showers weren't working properly. One of the steam rooms got way too hot, another was not hot enough. There's still a small sauna in the changing room (I didn't try it). The S-class Persian Gardens wins hands down.

On a brighter note, the T-pool in the solarium is still there, still with the same water features. 

BATHROOM:  The shower was an improvement over the old one. It seemed a little bigger to me, but that was probably due to the glass door instead of the old shower curtain. There was a hand-held shower (the water pressure was not great though). The clothesline was still there. There were large pump bottles of shampoo, conditioner, and shower gel attached to the wall, as well as one of body lotion on the sink (which my DH initially thought was hand soap and tried to wash his hands with it!) There is also a small bar of oatmeal soap on the sink.  The storage is not great in the bathroom- no drawers, only open shelves. Most of the cabins had much larger shelves than ours (about twice the size) I would not have known this if I hadn't been on the cabin crawl. The small shelves (and smaller vanity space around the sink) were really the only drawbacks to our specific cabin.  I forgot to mention that cloth laundry bags have replaced the old paper ones- much easier to stuff!

CABIN:  I found the bed very comfortable, but it didn't look or feel any bigger than the old ones (I thought they were supposed to have replaced the queen beds with king) The chair that has replaced the old loveseat/sofa in all the cabins below Sky Suites was OK; it was big enough for the two of us to sit on, but we're pretty small. For most cruisers, it would not be big enough for 2. The storage in the cabin wasn't too bad. There were drawers in the desk (and some shelves above it) and drawers and shelves next to the closet. Like most people, I didn't care for the glass-door shelves and didn't use them much. (There were also drawers in the nightstands.) The safe is indeed smaller than the old ones were; we used to be able to fit an iPad in it, now you can't. (So passports and wallets were the only things we kept there.) The newly added cabins had a new digital thermostat,which I like better than the old ones. (All the other cabins still have the old one.)

We returned from our transpacific cruise on the Millennium last week and I thought I'd add a little information (and some opinions) to supplement what is already posted here about the "revolutionized" Millie. I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have; note that we didn't continue on to Alaska, so can't comment on that. Also, since we weren't in a suite, I have no info on the Retreat, Luminae, etc. (Although we did participate in the cabin crawl on our roll call, so we got to see all categories of staterooms except Penthouse.)

CABIN: We were in 3119, one of the newly added cabins on the port side near the midship elevators. There had been much discussion on these boards about whether these cabins would be smaller than other OV cabins, whether they would have the extra-large windows or the regular windows, whether they would be noisy from the foot traffic going to or from Tuscan Grill. I'm happy to report that the cabins are the same size as the other OV cabins (and, in fact, the same size as the veranda cabins) and they do have the extra large windows. Since this was a cold weather cruise with mostly sea days and not much scenery, we were completely satisfied with our huge window instead of a balcony. As for the location, it was perfect- very convenient to the elevators/stairs, near Guest Relations, etc. It was in a closed-off hallway so there was NO foot traffic from any other venue, therefore very quiet and private.

2 hours ago, Fogfog said:

1 of 3.. THAT is the biggest bs ever... either it is 1 bag or it is NOT

IF ELITES get that--we are looking fwd to "elite math"

I believe the way it is worded on the elite letter, it could be taken to mean up to 30 (sometimes 20) items, not necessarily in one bag. We're good at rolling and stuffing, but if you have heavy bulky items like jeans and sweatshirts, you're not going to get very many into one bag.  We have done the 1 of 2, 2 of 2 several times with no problem. I don't think I'd stretch it to 3 bags, however...

I was wondering about this! I was reading on another thread that they installed the sinks in the OV cafe on the Summit and I was hoping they had done it on the Millie too. I always wash my hands in the ladies room just before entering the buffet, but this will be even more convenient. I agree that they should also have the Purel available, but personally I hate the stuff they use on the ships and it's not nearly as effective as proper hand-washing.

32 minutes ago, uktog said:

Yes they are 🙂 

Even if you're not in a suite!

4 minutes ago, remaxlu said:

We're booked in Oceanview stateroom 3123. I haven't been able to find it on the new deck plans?? Any help would be appreciated.

thx

It's one of the new ones on the port side near Tuscan Grill. We have 3119 on our upcoming Millennium cruise. It looks to be in a quiet area, not far from the elevators. Should have the extra large windows too.

When we took our very first cruise, on Celebrity in 2013, we were so smitten with cruising that we booked a couple more plus a future cruise certificate (the one with the non-refundable $100 deposit). We had no idea how things worked and assumed the bookings stayed with Celebrity. They did not inform us that they were sending the bookings to the big online TA that we happened to use for that first cruise. When they finally mentioned it, we said that we didn't necessarily want to use the same TA again, but they said it was their  policy and it was already done. I ended up cancelling those other cruises, and although I've sailed many times on Celebrity since then, I still haven't managed to use that future cruise certificate...