Stokeducky

On 7/25/2019 at 1:30 PM, Miaminice said:

Unfortunately the link above was the wrong link - this is the one to the Japan review:

https://www.travelandcruise.net/travellove_en/Our-Trips/Celebrity-Millennium-Japan/celebrity-millennium-japan.html 

Many thanks 🙏🏻 Miaminice - this looks great 

10 minutes ago, Izzywiz said:

Ayup again Stokeducky,

I had a bit of time this morning and managed to edit my diary. Be prepared though as it  is very long but it does contain hopefully useful information about each port....so here goes!

Thank you so much Izzywiz for taking the time this morning - can’t wait to read it all.

I think we are looking at the 14day Japan China and Taiwan  Nov 2020 on the millennium but just hoping the ship won’t feel too small for us 😀

many thanks xx

On 7/24/2019 at 7:30 PM, Izzywiz said:

We are also from Staffordshire (Meir Park - Stoke) and sailed on Millennium out of Hong Kong (Taiwan, Busan, Seoul, 3 days in Tianjin...the port for Beijing, Jeju and then Shanghai) in mid-March this year and had a great time.

I have written a daily diary which I can post on CC if you want. It contains details of tours etc.

I booked directly with Celebrity and added 2 extra days, pre-cruise, in Hong Kong and 3 days, post-cruise, in Shanghai.

A few tips:

* We booked a package of shore tours through 'Cruising Excursions' which I thought was good value and everything ran smoothly.

* I love my tea and coffee first thing in a morning and always take my favourite tea bags and instant coffee wherever I travel although I didn’t pack my travel kettle for this trip. I asked our cabin steward if he could supply a kettle and this was brought promptly along with 2 mugs (no hostess tray like UK ships). We drink t/c without milk and sugar but they are easily obtained from the buffet and the cabin (cheapest inside) had a fridge.

* The assistant cruise director came from Savelly Green, 5 miles from our home, so there was lots of chat about oatcakes and Wright’s pies!

* Getting the visa for China is a pain and costly. It needs to be done on line at the official Chinese Embassy site and involves a trip to Manchester as well but don’t be put off as it lasts for 2 years so we are using ours again for a land tour and cruise in May 2020.

 

Let me know if I can be of help in any way. I love travelling in Asia.

 

 

Thank you Izzwiz 😁..... I’m just up the road in baddeley green 😁

I’d love to read your diary if you don’t mind posting it? Or where I can find it?

thanks again 

😊 thanks everyone for the very kind information xx apologise late reply.

 I plan to read everything this week to digest the information.  I’m sure I’ll be pestering you all again asking for help & advice 😀

many thanks again 

Wow thanks everyone for the very kind information xx apologise late reply.  I will use this weekend to digest the information so I’m sure I’ll be pestering you all again asking for help & advice 

many thanks again 

Hi everyone 😃

 

I wanted to ask for a little advice or stories from anyone who has done a Japan China (Taiwan) cruise on celebrity?

I have done a few cruises all with celebrity but my husband and I are both 40next year and our bucket list is Japan and Hong Kong .  

Has as anyone done an Asia cruise, any hints tips, did you enjoy it?

The ship is the Millennium- has anyone sailed on the Millennium?  I have only sailed in Solstice class ships so wondered if we’d be disappointed?  Open to any other advice regarding cruise lines but like that celebrity include drinks packages. 

many thanks in advance for your help - excited but not where to start!

Thanks from a very warm UK 🇬🇧  😊

Hi everyone 😃

I wanted to ask for a little advice or stories from anyone who has done a Japan China (Taiwan) cruise on celebrity?

I have done a few cruises all with celebrity but my husband and I are both 40next year and our bucket list is Japan and Hong Kong .  

Has as anyone done an Asia cruise, any hints tips, did you enjoy it?

The ship is the Millennium- has anyone sailed on the Millennium?  I have only sailed in Solstice class ships so wondered if we’d be disappointed?

many thanks in advance for your help - excited but not where to start!

Thanks from a very warm UK 🇬🇧  😊