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I'm not positive of the exact title of the show, but it was something like "Art, History, Creativity and Love" or something close to that. We had previously enjoyed the Seasons one, as well as the International Cooking Competition one, and thoroughly enjoyed them both! This one was very good too, especially since our friends who were cruising with us were enjoying Le Petit Chef for the first time, so it was fun to see it through their fresh eyes. The 4 courses included a caprese salad, a pasta dish, a main of short ribs, and lovely dessert of strawberry Chantilly with a flakey pastry... really terrific meal!

Quite honestly, the live entertainment on board was just so-so for us. There were 5 different live acts that seemed to rotate to different venues including the Rendezvous, the top of the stairs of the Grand Foyer next to the Martini bar, the Skyview lounge, and Cellar Masters on 5. One was their "partyband" that played some top 40 stuff, Motown, disco, etc., and they were okay. Another was a duo (and sometimes trio) that played slower stuff (think Sade, Nora Jones, slow jazz type stuff), another was the Millennium Orchestra band that basically was all horns and did a New Orleans French Quarter Dixieland music kind of set. There was also a Latino band that the local guests from Puerto Rico really enjoyed. Last, but not least, was young lady solo act from Ireland on her guitar playing upbeat and fun sing-along type music at times... The Eagles, Tom Petty, Alanis Morisette, Pink, The Beatles, etc. - we thought she was terrific and really enjoyed her voice and style, especially when she played at the top of the stairs by the martini bar in the evenings 🙂

It's a great room! Two semi-reclining chairs, two loungers, and two small tables. During our first week, there were 4 of us couples cruising together, and our steward was happy to bring us an additional two chairs. We also used the one from the vanity area when all 8 of us were enjoying a final sea-day deck party out there. 🙂

I'm not crazy about creamy ones, so instead Cipta made mine more clear... Raspberry Vodka, white creme de cacao, chambord, and lemon sweet and sour mix... divine!!!

Have a great time!! And if you enjoy the martini bar, the current group of guys are fabulous!!! Guna, Cipta (pronounced Chiptah), and Sura are so much fun and made a great new martini that we loved - Raspberry Chocolate... if you're into that sort of flavor, ask Cipta to make the the one he was making for Karen and Celine last week 🙂

Just got home Monday night following a month away... 4 days pre cruise in San Juan, then B2B2B on the Millie Feb 11, 18 and 25, (Sunset Veranda cabin 7206) then 2 days post cruise in San Juan. I can't recall all the questions asked here, but can assure you the Millie is in great shape and service was superb throughout our cruise. Starlink is working quite well (we had the basic internet plan included in our fare), but Cruise critic was not accessible at all, weirdly. It's true that there was no primerib, and lobster night showed a charge of $16 for a second tail, and the Le Petit Chef experience has been reduced to only one show now, whereas we had previously been able to choose from 3 different ones. We chose to try the buffet one night for dinner so we could see what all the fuss was about, and found it to be perfectly adequate in it's offerings and quality of food - there was a carving station, pasta station, stirfry station, indian fare, along with the usual salads, meats and cheeses, pizza, desserts, breads, etc. We have cruised multiple times on the Millie (and her sister the Summit) both pre and post revolution, and think they've done a great job with her upkeep and style. You'd never know she's the oldest gal in the fleet!! But alas, we returned home to 5 foot drifts of snow and minus 20C temps, and perhaps that has me missing her more than I normally would... can't wait to sail on her again in the coming year 🙂 Please let me know if you have any questions and I'll do my best to answer them in between loads of laundry, grocery shopping, and relearning how to cook after so long away! 😉

Just got home Monday night following a month away... 4 days pre cruise in San Juan, then B2B2B on the Millie Feb 11, 18 and 25, then 2 days post cruise in San Juan. I can't recall all the questions asked here, but can assure you the Millie is in great shape and service was superb throughout our cruise. Starlink is working quite well (we had the basic internet plan included in our fare), but Cruise critic was not accessible at all, weirdly. It's true that there was no primerib, and lobster night showed a charge of $16 for a second tail, and the Le Petit Chef experience has been reduced to only one show now, whereas we had previously been able to choose from 3 different ones. We chose to try the buffet one night for dinner so we could see what all the fuss was about, and found it to be perfectly adequate in it's offerings and quality of food - there was a carving station, pasta station, stirfry station, indian fare, along with the usual salads, meats and cheeses, pizza, desserts, breads, etc. We have cruised multiple times on the Millie (and her sister the Summit) both pre and post revolution, and think they've done a great job with her upkeep and style. You'd never know she's the oldest gal in the fleet!! But alas, we returned home to 5 foot drifts of snow and minus 20C temps, and perhaps that has me missing her more than I normally would... can't wait to sail on her again in the coming year 🙂

We had a room under the pool deck twice... the first time and the last time! It was quite noisy at all hours of the day, and night too unfortunately... scrapping of chairs and loungers, rolling of carts that sounded a little like thunder overhead at times, thumping from music both live and DJ'd. That balcony size is lovely, but it's a steep price to pay for that.

We have sailed on the Millie (and her sister the Summit) a few times, both before and after the upgrades, and LOVE how they improved her! She's quite tastefully decorated, both in public spaces and in the rooms, and the storage (at least in balcony rooms, as we have not cruised in a suite, preferring the Sunset Verandah cabins) is plentiful and well laid out for our needs. We'll be back on board her again in just 2 weeks, staying for a 3 week B3B to escape from our Canadian winter weather. This will be our first X cruise since last fall when we cruised on the Eclipse out of Vancouver to Hawaii, so we have not yet experienced the negative changes that have been reported on over the last couple of weeks. We're pretty easy-going, and I expect that we'll still have a wonderful experience overall... In my mind, no so such thing as a "bad" cruise, and we're confident the positives will far outweigh any negatives. 🙂 I will likely do a "Live From" in order to answer any questions about the new changes to the Celebrity cruise experience, as well as any queries specific to the Millennium. Celine

On our upcoming Millie cruises next month, the app menu shows Broiled Lobster Tail" in the MDR on day 6, and does not give any indication that there is a charge for additional tails.

Ok this would definitely make the most sense to me... we board in a couple of weeks with the Premium package, so I'll have to see how it plays out 🙂 Thanks!

I guess I’m still a little confused… The celebrity site specifically states that the large martinis are included in the premium package, so I’m still not sure why each of those martini bar choices has a $15 and an $18 price beside them.

Yup… aware of that, but wondering what the $15/$18 refers to for the martini bar menu drinks?

I noticed that most of the martini's listed show a price of " $15/$18 "... previously, the martini's at the martini specific bar were included in the premium package, but this would make it seem that they might not be? That pricing is a little confusing to me... can anyone shed some light on that?

Almost exactly word for word our experiences and intentions as well.

Not every balcony can be opened up to each other for use by guests.

We got off a cruise on Dec 17th in Port Canaveral (RCL), so while not technically a Celebrity ship, still fairly relevant and current: -much like jelayne's experience, we found that about 10% of guests were masked in busier settings, like lineups for the MDR, theatre, lobby entertainment activities (we were among those folks) -about 10% - 20% of staff were masked through the 8 days, including some room stewards and some MDR/bar staff -No announcements of any cases of covid, no real chatter about it, and on our cruise at least, it didn't seem prevalent at all - we did not witness any significant coughing or other illness symptoms, and we personally (group of 5 of us) stayed healthy throughout and returned home healthy too

Very true! Once I viewed diagrams and photos of the rooms, it all made sense as to why it's only alternating rooms whose balconies can be opened to one another. 👍

Thanks for the very helpful info... Now I understand how how they pair up the balconies that CAN open to one another, and that it's due to the placement of the balcony egress door alternating in each room. Makes sense! But why they wouldn't have set up adjoining rooms to have adjoining balconies as well is a little weird to me. Now I know which ones to book - thanks again everyone! 🙂

Trying to get some definitive answers on the topic of balcony dividers, specifically on the Magic. I know that some rooms are adjoining, meaning there is a connecting door inside the room itself to allow passage, but my question is strictly to do with the balcony dividers. In the diagram below, would rooms 9292 and 9296 have the balcony divider that can be opened? How about 9284 and 9288 (regardless of their adjoining room status)? Thanks 🙂

Ohhhh darn... ok, thank you for checking on that for me 🙂 happy New Year!

Thank you for checking on that for me, did you happen to notice if they have the Meiomi?

Ooooh heyyyy... one more request if you're looking for something to do (haha!): Do you think you might be able to find out if they are carrying either Belle Glos or the Meiomi pinot noir wines by the glass, and if so, how much they are? Many thanks!! 🙂

Glad to hear you made it out of TO on time... what a total gong show for most travel in Canada the last week or two though.. wow! Excitedly following your post as we will be boarding the Millie for a few weeks in February - can't wait! Our last Celebrity cruise was in Sept on the Eclipse, and a few times there were specialty restaurant staff wondering around trying to get guests to sign up for a discount for the Tuscan and Le Petit Chef - have you noticed any staff doing that on your cruise? Generally makes it considerably more economical to wait for that deal rather than booking in advance. You mentioned the live music has been great to listen to... hoping at least one of the offerings has some good danceable music? As in top 40/disco/easy rock... ? Hope you continue to enjoy your vacation, and that everything is very smooth for you for your return to the frozen northern tundra we live in 😉

Did the juice of a lemon.. not sure adding some lime juice is quite what it needs... 😞