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Celebrity Millennium

Former name: GTS Millennium

Celebrity Millennium cruise ship
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Celebrity Millennium Review and Specifications

Specifications of Celebrity Millennium

Year built2000  /  Age : 19
Flag state Malta
BuilderChantiers de l’Atlantique (Saint-Nazaire, STX France)
ClassMillennium
Building costUSD 350 million
OwnerRoyal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
OperatorCelebrity Cruises
Speed24 kn / 44 kph / 28 mph
Length (LOA)294 m / 965 ft
Beam (width)32 m / 105 ft
Gross Tonnage90963 gt
Passengers2158 - 2590
Crew997
Passengers-to-space ratio35
Decks12
Cabins1079
Decks with cabins7
Last Refurbishment2019
Sister-shipsCelebrity Constellation, Celebrity Infinity, Celebrity Summit
Former namesGTS Millennium
Christened byRobyn Roux

Current itinerary / position of Celebrity Millennium

Celebrity Millennium current cruise is 14 days, round-trip Japanese Explorer Cruise. Prices start from USD 8699 (double occupancy rates). The itinerary starts on 09 Nov, 2019 and ends on 23 Nov, 2019.

All Itineraries Current Position
Date / TimePort
09 Nov 18:00    Departing from Yokohama, Tokyo, Japan hotels
10 Nov 08:00 - 16:00    Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan
11 Nov 11:00 - 12 Nov 18:00    Kobe, Osaka-Kyoto, Japan
13 Nov 07:00 - 17:00    Kochi, Japan
14 Nov 09:00 - 17:00    Hiroshima, Japan
15 Nov 10:00 - 18:00    Kagoshima, Japan
16 Nov 12:45 - 20:45    Fukuoka, Hakata, Japan
17 Nov 07:00 - 17:00    Busan, South Korea
19 Nov 08:00 - 19:00    Hakodate, Japan
20 Nov 07:00 - 18:00    Aomori, Japan
23 Nov    Arriving in Yokohama, Tokyo, Japan hotels

Review of Celebrity Millennium

Launched in 2000, Celebrity Millennium is the 1st of the Millennium-class Celebrity cruise ships, together with Constellation, Infinity, and Summit. Celebrity Cruises Millennium ship is scheduled for "Celebrity Revolution" drydock refurbishment on February 9, 2019.

History - construction and ownership

Celebrity Cruises line was founded in 1988 as the Greece-based Chandris Line (cruise shipping operations between 1974-1996). In 1997, Royal Caribbean International (RCI) merged with "Celebrity Cruises Ltd" to become "Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd" (RCCL). The "X" on ship funnels is the Greek letter chi (standing for "Chandris"). Common features of Celebrity Cruises ships include aft located glass-walled dining rooms, signature alternate dining venues, bars and lounges, spacious Atrium lobby areas, a large number of balcony staterooms, large sundecks with swimming pools, The Retreat (adults-only sundeck with full-size swimming pool, Jacuzzi, cabanas, poolside full bar service). Rooftop Terrace (top-deck outdoor lounge-restaurant-cinema), large Spa (with Thermal Suites), premium retail shops selling top-brand merchandise.

Celebrity Millennium cruise ship

The 90,963-ton, 2,035-passenger cruise ship Celebrity Millennium became the first-in-class flagship for Celebrity Cruises, with a new gas propulsion technology and exterior elevators. Nowadays, the vessel benefits from a series of upgrades, created to make the older Millennium-class ships up to par with the new technologies and the modern Solstice-class ships. New cabins (plus AquaSpa accommodations), interesting dining venues, a new modern coffee shop, bars, and an Internet Center create the feeling that the intimate experience is above all. The Millennium boasts a tortoise-shell onyx stairway in the middle and stunning space in the Cosmos Lounge with wraparound floor-to-ceiling windows. The ship is quite impressive, with 14 elevators and a design that makes people forget what they are looking for. Big outside deck space helps in this regard.

Cruise itinerary program

Celebrity Millennium itinerary program is based on cruises in Asia with departures from Singapore and Hong Kong. During summer, the Millennium sails on Alaska voyages from Vancouver BC and Seward AK. The ship visits Hawaii on repositioning.

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Cabins

Most Celebrity Millennium staterooms are 170-190-sq.foot Balcony rooms (561). Almost 60% of ship's accommodations have private balcony views. There are a total of 1079 staterooms in 28 categories. 26 are the wheelchair accessible rooms, 50 are the Suites. The largest aboard Celebrity Millennium is the Penthouse Suite (1430 ft2).

Shipboard dining options - Food and Drinks

The Metropolitan Restaurant is Celebrity Millennium's main dining room. It offers formal breakfast, brunch on one of the sea days, lunch on select days, and dinner. The entire back wall of the Metropolitan is glass. The decor is a mix of contemporary and Art Deco and makes the restaurant lovely and elegant, thus setting the stage for an equally elegant dining experience. Even though it's a large space, the Metropolitan has been designed in a way that makes it quiet and guests can enjoy a conversation. The Oceanview Cafe is ship's buffet restaurant, situated aft on the pool deck. Tea, coffee, and juices are available 24 hours a day. Food is served from 6:30 am to 1 am.

Celebrity Millennium cruise ship

Follows the complete list of Celebrity Millennium restaurants and food bars.

  • The Olympic Restaurant (114-seat reservations only specialty restaurant; “RMS Titanic” themed; offers French and American cuisine, Five Senses tasting menu, Champagne High Tea Time, with Demonstration Kitchen for live cooking shows and Wine Cellar annex)
  • Metropolitan Restaurant (900-seat aft Dining Room, with open seating Breakfast 8:00-9:30 a.m., Lunch 12:00-1:30 p.m., Afternoon Tea 4:00-5:00 p.m., and two fixed Dinner seatings - at 6:00 and 8:30 p.m.)
  • Bistro on Five (60-seat creperie all-you-can-eat restaurant; offers lunch and dinner with table-side service)
  • Blu (98-seat AquaClass passengers only restaurant, reservations required; also serves Suite guests upon availability)
  • AquaSpa Cafe (90-seat complimentary Solarium and Spa bar, self-service; offers healthy food choices for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)
  • Oceanview Cafe & Grill (568-seat indoor/outdoor self-service buffet restaurant, complimentary; open between 6:30 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner, with a variety of food stations)
  • Mast Bar (alfresco burger bar, poolside; offers complimentary lunch)
  • Qsine (86-seat dinner only specialty restaurant; reservations recommended).

Shipboard entertainment options - Fun and Sport

Deck 4 is Millennium's entertainment hub. Anyone looking for excitement can easily find it in ship's Rendezvous Lounge, lined with huge windows opening onto the promenade. In the evenings, guests sing karaoke and dance on the center wood floor until the wee hours. The Martini Bar and Crush, with juggling bartenders and ice-topped bar, make great pre-dinner cocktails. The 3-deck Celebrity Theater feels like a real theater with comfortable banquette seating in red and purple hues, double balcony and nonobstructed views. Most of the shows are the typical cruise fare with "The Celebrity Singers and Dancers" and a live orchestra. Guest entertainers also perform. The forward-facing lounge Cosmos, at the top of the ship, is on three sides surrounded with floor-to-ceiling windows. During the day it's used as an observation station and for activities. At night, it's turned into a disco.

Celebrity Millennium cruise ship

Follows the complete list of Celebrity Millennium lounges, clubs and other entertainment venues for kids, teens, and adults.

  • Millennium Theatre (900-seat show lounge for grand musical and show productions; hosts daily trivia games, bingo, classes, movies)
  • Millennium Atrium “Grand Foyer” (3-deck open floor area with live music entertainment)
  • Michael’s Club (piano bar); Martini Bar; Crush Bar (with a 12-seat table filled with ice cubes in the middle)
  • Photo Gallery & Shop
  • Millennium Fortunes Casino
  • Celebrity iLounge (24-hour Internet cafe/computers room; sells Apple computers; classes available)
  • Rendez-Vous Lounge & Nightclub
  • The Emporium shopping alley (Atrium boutique shops for duty-free alcohol and tobaccos, watches, luxury jewelry, accessories, fashion clothing, logo items)
  • Cafe Al Bacio & Gelateria (72-seat a la carte specialty coffee, patisserie, ice cream; with the Gelateria - Italian Gelato ice cream bar)
  • Cellar Masters (24-hour Wine Bar; features an Enomatic wine tasting system; provides Sommelier consultations in the evenings)
  • Art Gallery; Library
  • Acupuncture Treatments Room; Aquaspa & Fitness complex with Persian Garden (Thermal Suite - rain shower, steam room, sauna, heated loungers), Therapy and Treatment Rooms, Hair & Beauty Salon, Solarium (adults area) and Aquaspa Cafe (spa bar)
  • Fitness Center (with separate Aerobics area)
  • Solarium Pool area (with adults-only Thalassotherapy Pool and seawater lap pool; 2 Whirlpools)
  • Riviera Pool area (with Splash Pool for kids and 4 Whirlpools, outdoor pool bar, served by the Pool Grill)
  • Oceanview Bar (alfresco bar, selling fine cigars)
  • Cosmos Lounge (observation lounge during the day, show lounge & dance club in the evening)
  • Kids clubs by age (Fun Factory 3-11 yo, Shipmates 3-5 yo, Cadets 6-8 yo, Ensigns 9-11 yo, with supervised age-appropriate activities, like arts-crafts, themed parties, games, movies, toys, interactive games, scavenger hunts)
  • X-Club (teen-only disco and lounge area); Video Games Arcade
  • Tennis Tables, Shuffleboard; Power Walking/Jogging Track; Multi-sports outdoor court; Sun Deck area.

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Celebrity Millennium Wiki

Celebrity Cruises Millennium ship is one of the company's Millennium-class liners, with sisterships Constellation, Infinity, Summit. Originally named "GTS Millennium", this is the first vessel in this series, with inaugural cruise/maiden voyage on June 17, 2000. The propulsion system COGAS (combined "gas and steam turbines" power plant) was installed for the first time on Millennium. Another interesting ship fact is that some of the wooden panels used in the MDR restaurant are originals from RMS Titanic's sister - the ocean liner RMS Olympic. Panels were removed in 1935 when the Olympic ship was scrapped.

The Millennium cruise ship was extensively refurbished ("Solsticized") in May 2012. During that 3-week dry-dock, the ship was renewed with AquaSpa cabins, the AquaSpa signature "Blu" restaurant, its "Celebrity Suites" were upgraded with balconies.

Celebrity Millennium refurbishment 2019 review

Ship's January 2019 drydock (done in Singapore) resulted in the following changes:

  • The vessel received company's new color scheme (hull and superstructure).
  • All passenger staterooms were redesigned (via partnership with Hirsch Bedner Associates USA, and Kelly Hoppen UK) for a boutique hotel feel. All cabins were upgraded with "Celebrity eXhale" bedding (cashmere mattresses), electronic locks (RFID technology), Xcelerate (fast Internet), Bluetooth capabilities.
  • The completely redesigned Qsine Restaurant was added. It offers "Le Petit Chef" (virtual dining-entertainment experience) created by Skullmapping and presented by TableMation Studios - exclusively for Celebrity Cruises.
  • Main Dining Rooms, Oceanview Cafe (buffet restaurant) and Sunset Bar were redesigned and upgraded with new textures and finishes.
  • The SPA was upgraded with an expanded SEA Thermal Suite.
  • Retail shopping was expanded with new brands - including Hublot (luxury Swiss watches) and Shinola (luxury watches, jewelry, premium leather goods).
  • Luminae Restaurant (Suites-only) was redesigned and new custom-made menus (by chef Cornelius Gallagher) were introduced.
  • Added was The Retreat (adults-only sundeck) with full-size swimming pool, Jacuzzi whirlpool, private cabanas, padded loungers, poolside bar service (food and drinks).
  • Most public venues (including all bars and lounges) were renovated, including Passport Bar (Atrium lobby bar lounge) and Gastrobar (serving 40+ craft beers).

Millennium became fleet's first liner upgraded by the "Celebrity Revolution" fleet renovation program - budgeted USD 500 million and scheduled for the period 2019-2023.

Celebrity Millennium refurbishment 2016 review

The list of deck plan changes after ship's drydock in May 2012 included:

  • 60 new passenger cabins were added.
  • 107 balcony rooms were upgraded to AquaClass category Spa cabins.
  • The balconies of all Sky Suites (mini-suites) were updated and refurbished.
  • Celebrity iLounge (Apple Computers reseller, Internet, enrichment classes)
  • Bistro on Five (creperie) was added on deck 5. Later in 2016 was renamed to “Sushi on Five”.
  • On Promenade Deck 4 (midship starboard, in the Grand Foyer area) were added two new bars – Martini Bar and Crush Bar.
  • Michael’s Club menu was upgraded with 60+ craft beers.
  • The Wi-Fi was upgraded to shipwide coverage.
  • On Lido Deck 10, the pool deck’s sunbathing area was refurbished with new sun loungers. New gym equipment was installed in the fitness.
  • Major renovations were done to all passenger cabins and public areas (flat TVs, carpeting, tiling, furniture, upholstery, etc).

The Millennium ship’s 2016 refurbishment resulted in the following deck plan changes:

  • On Sports deck 12 a new relaxation and entertainment area was added (aft location) named “Rooftop Terrace” (taking some space from the sundeck area at the stern).
  • On Plaza deck 3, “The Olympic” restaurant was replaced by “Tuscan Grille” (steakhouse restaurant). Also on Plaza deck 3 a new office for “Future Cruise Sales” was built (separate from the Captain’s Club) and a new portrait studio was added. The Cinema was redesigned to function also as Conference Center.
  • On deck 5 a new retail store was added.
  • On deck 11 was added the Qsine restaurant.
  • Major renovations were done to all Suite accommodations (in categories Royal Suites and Penthouse Suites), including new furniture and amenities upgrades. Among the changes were also upgraded bathrooms (marble surfaces, comfortable seats, new lighting system), new carpeting, new drapes, new bed linens.
  • Renovations were done to the Casino area (on Promenaded deck 4) and to the adults-only complex “Solarium” (on Lido deck 10). Both areas received new furniture and flooring. Also on the Lido deck, the pool area and the Spa Cafe were renovated. The Casino’s theme decoration was removed.

Celebrity Millennium Itineraries

The below listed Celebrity Millennium cruise prices on itineraries are only indicative and Per Person (in US dollars, based on double occupancy). These are the cheapest Celebrity Cruises fares on the ship’s lowest category cabins available for booking. Cruise fares typically change with departure dates approaching, last minute deals, discounts, promotions, independent travel agency offers.

DateCruise NameDeparture PortPrice from
2019 Oct 26 14 days, one-way from Shanghai to Yokohama Shanghai $1079
2019 Nov 09 14 days, round-trip Japanese Explorer Cruise Yokohama $8699
2019 Nov 23 14 days, one-way from Yokohama to Hong Kong Yokohama $1579
2019 Dec 07 14 days, one-way from Hong Kong to Singapore Hong Kong $749
2019 Dec 21 14 days, one-way from Singapore to Hong Kong Singapore $1029
2020 Jan 04 14 days, one-way from Hong Kong to Singapore Hong Kong $1279
2020 Jan 18 14 days, round-trip Vietnam, Philippines, Hong Kong Singapore $1379
2020 Feb 01 14 days, one-way from Singapore to Hong Kong Singapore $1509
2020 Feb 15 14 days, one-way from Hong Kong to Singapore Hong Kong $1229
2020 Feb 29 14 days, one-way from Singapore to Hong Kong Singapore $1279
2020 Mar 14 14 days, one-way from Hong Kong to Shanghai Hong Kong $1479
2020 Mar 28 13 days, one-way from Shanghai to Yokohama Shanghai $1999
2020 Apr 10 11 days, round-trip Japanese Explorer Cruise Yokohama $2649
2020 Apr 21 11 days, round-trip Japanese Explorer Cruise Yokohama $2519
2020 May 10 12 days, one-way from Yokohama to Vancouver Yokohama $799
2020 May 22 7 days, one-way from Vancouver to Seward Vancouver $1039
2020 May 29 7 days, one-way from Seward to Vancouver Seward $1039
2020 Jun 05 7 days, one-way from Vancouver to Seward Vancouver $1139
2020 Jun 12 7 days, one-way from Seward to Vancouver Seward $1039
2020 Jun 19 7 days, one-way from Vancouver to Seward Vancouver $1169
2020 Jun 26 7 days, one-way from Seward to Vancouver Seward $1099
2020 Jul 03 7 days, one-way from Vancouver to Seward Vancouver $1039
2020 Jul 10 7 days, one-way from Seward to Vancouver Seward $1299
2020 Jul 17 7 days, one-way from Vancouver to Seward Vancouver $1239
2020 Jul 24 7 days, one-way from Seward to Vancouver Seward $1229
2020 Jul 31 7 days, one-way from Vancouver to Seward Vancouver $1189
2020 Aug 07 7 days, one-way from Seward to Vancouver Seward $1139
2020 Aug 14 7 days, one-way from Vancouver to Seward Vancouver $939
2020 Aug 21 7 days, one-way from Seward to Vancouver Seward $1009
2020 Aug 28 7 days, one-way from Vancouver to Seward Vancouver $989
2020 Sep 04 7 days, one-way from Seward to Vancouver Seward $1029
2020 Sep 11 16 days, one-way from Vancouver to Yokohama Vancouver $869
2020 Sep 27 14 days, round-trip Best Of Japan Cruise Yokohama $1899
2020 Oct 11 14 days, round-trip Best Of Japan Cruise Yokohama $2219
2020 Oct 25 14 days, round-trip Best Of Japan Cruise Yokohama $2069
2020 Nov 08 14 days, one-way from Yokohama to Hong Kong Yokohama $1909
2020 Nov 22 14 days, one-way from Hong Kong to Singapore Hong Kong $1429
2020 Dec 06 14 days, one-way from Singapore to Hong Kong Singapore $1619
2020 Dec 20 14 days, one-way from Hong Kong to Singapore Hong Kong $2069
2021 Jan 03 14 days, one-way from Singapore to Hong Kong Singapore $1469
2021 Jan 17 14 days, one-way from Hong Kong to Singapore Hong Kong $1669
2021 Jan 31 14 days, one-way from Singapore to Hong Kong Singapore $1569
2021 Feb 14 14 days, one-way from Hong Kong to Singapore Hong Kong $1649
2021 Feb 28 14 days, one-way from Singapore to Hong Kong Singapore $1619
2021 Mar 14 14 days, one-way from Hong Kong to Yokohama Hong Kong $1869
2021 Mar 28 14 days, round-trip Best Of Japan Cruise Yokohama $2919
2021 Apr 11 14 days, round-trip Best Of Japan Cruise Yokohama $2919
2021 Apr 25 14 days, one-way from Yokohama to Vancouver Yokohama $1499

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