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5 hours ago, hcat said:

Do they do any tableside made to order museli?

We sure miss that in AQ Class. They discontinued it..it was a  great  treat.

no, they no longer have that option.  Sorry

i came from Belize and AZ is the vaccine given there.  I presented my vaccine card showing 2 doses of AZ and had absolutely no problem boarding Millenium for our Alaska cruise.  People should not be giving out false information

our TA gives us a refundable OBC.  If yours specifically says for dining, you need to check with them to make sure how it is presented to Celebrity.  If they send it over as a dining OBC it will be just that, and not refundable

we handed our card in the gift shop, and when I got a soda in the buffet.  Other than that, no one touched the card.

On 9/13/2021 at 3:56 PM, HLN500 said:

As top cruiser were you acknowledged or even get a speciality dinner?

oh, yes.  We were at the CC party and given a bottle of wine and roses and a free specialty restaurant dinner

we were just able to change our boarding time for our November cruise.

15 hours ago, RICCruisers said:

The main issue is “When” was it fresh squeezed. I’m not saying the staff told you an untruth. They are telling you what they are told. It was fresh squeezed and then packaged, delivered to the ship and then poured into a glass to be served. Check out the Spa Cafe and see if they have the juicing machines where fresh oranges are actually pressed into juice. That’s also where you can get the best smoothies made fresh to order. 

please see the message from Keesar.  They actually saw the machine in person.   I believe them when they tell us it is freshly squeezed in Luninae.  You are free to believe whatever you want

we are Zenith and were the Top Cruisers on our last cruise.  There was no dinner with the Captain and Staff offered on this sailing.  On all previous sailings pre COVID, we were always invited to dine with the Captain.  I guess things have changed

7 hours ago, Mark_T said:

It does still come from a bottle though, they removed the juicing machines a while ago.

 

We had the same in Luninae and it generally tastes pretty good, but it isn't 'fresh'.

we specifically asked the servers and were told it was indeed fresh squeezed.  i can only report what we were told

7 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

 

We get the same daily but it is described as "Fresh Orange Juice"   It does indeed have pulp and is identical to what I get as described as Premium OJ.    I'll have to check today but I do believe it is "Fresh Squeezed" but bottled    

 

I'll ask today and see if I can get some clarity.     In years past they actually had a machine that squeezed oranges.  

we asked just two weeks ago qnd were told it was indeed fresh squeezed

7 hours ago, C-Dragons said:

Certain bottled brands of OJ have pulp in them. “Simply Orange” is one.

yes, but i can easily tell the difference between fresh squeezed and bottled brands

7 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

Maybe others have more knowledge than I, but I don't think they have fresh squeezed except at Aqua Spa.   They have on menu -  Fresh Pressed Juices - 

 

Purple Rain - Blackberry, Blueberry Pear  Apple

Orange   -      Orange, Carrot and Ginger

Pina Kale -    Pineapple, Kale Cucumber, Ginger

 

Juice to order -  Choose from the chef's seasonal selections

 

I guess you could order just the Orange and not the carrot and Ginger.

 

Other places on the ship -  They say Orange Juice or Premium Orange Juice.   I think the Orange Juice is frozen and the Premium is "Fresh Squeezed" and bottled like you buy at the Grocery Store

we had fresh squeezed, with pulp, every morning with breakfast in Luminae

Celebrity usually does a special a few days before the end of your cruise for one bag of laundry at a special price

On 9/3/2021 at 5:43 PM, Northern Aurora said:

 

 

I have to ask -- are you primarily drinking reds or whites?  We enjoy reds, and if a decent malbec is in stock can make do.  During pre-covid times we spent 60 to 90 days on Celebrity ships so are familiar with what was generally onboard.  

We drink mostly reds.  We had the Malbec they were serving.  It was drinkable, but again, in our opinion, not one of the best. 

33 minutes ago, Northern Aurora said:

 

We are scheduled to join the Millennium on September 17th and also will be in a suite.  Since we enjoy wine I am rather distressed by your assessment that the quality of the offered wines has declined.  Oh well .......

I hope you have a better experience.....

Definitely cancel if on Edge Class ships.  You will not need them.  The Retreat area is great

the sailing that we just got off of did not

we are currently on Millenium, in a Suite with the premium package.  Yes, you get unlimited wine by the glass in the Retreat Lounge, Luminae, etc.  What we did find, is that the quality of the wine since the re-sailing is not quite as good as it once was,.  a little disappointing.  

I am guessing the if one is given the 3:00 time slot and they are both in a Suite and Zenith mnembers, they can show up any time.  Am I correct?

we are on Millenium right now in Alaska.  No masks are required anywhere on the ship for guests.  The entire crew is wearing masks at all times.  Masks are required when we get off the ship in the Alaskan towns, but again, not required on the ship for guests.  I understand we are 100% vaccinated on this cruise

We are on Millenium in Alaska now and I have a test scheduled for the day before we dock in Seattle. The test is free of charge and results are sent to you via email.  If I do not get the results by that evening I will be at Guest Services finding out why not.

There are actually about 4 sports channels on the room TV

yep.  They are not opening the check in at 90 days anymore.  Ours was at about 60 days out

that is far too early.  You will never make an International flight out of the Greece airport at 9:30 am.

Thank you for your posts and your beautiful photos.  The 27th cant get here soon enough !!  I so miss cruising