Miaminice

not true! Some are, some aren’t… just like other staterooms. M class A1s are fabulous - nothing above. S class A2s under Spa or Persian Garden. I can’t even list all the good ones on E class. Maybe you are thinking about the A2s on M class under the overhang and pool deck. But that not all of Aqua 🤷🏻‍♂️

Enjoy your future cruises 👋

Yes!

we booked Millennium again for 5/2025. We compared X, Princess and NCL and decided to go with Millennium again. Mostly because of the itinerary.

We did one day in Bangkok and took a Grab (Asian Uber) to Pattaya on the second day. Yes, the ride to Bangkok is far - but there´s a lot to see along the way and in Bangkok. So for us it was worth the drive.

David, we also received an information - I think it was before the cruise - mentioning one copy per port. Hence the confusion. I printed a few - because it was easy - but expected to just need one single copy to show if required. It was good to have, but noone even wanted to see the single copy - except the hotel.

we had ONE in our pockets and it was enough for the entire cruise. Except for Hanoi, where we stayed overnight at a hotel, noone requested to see them. Print a few spares and save a pic on your phone and you are fine.

We stayed at the Oakwood Suites for a very good rate. Fabulous hotel.

Yes, and that’s more confusing than on M and S class - where we never had a problem. On one cruise on Apex we were told no - and staff blamed it on the Maitre of Blu. 2 months later on the same ship but different Maitre, the waiter (same as the cruise before) gave us a thumbs up. BTW, we enjoyed our Vietnam cruise so much that we booked a Mekong River cruise last week. 😁

Hi David, I was just going to write the same and then saw that you answered. I ordered from the MDR menu as well - no problem.

Fully agree to what kwokpot said! Bali is beautiful and we have been there twice on land vacations but the itinerary you mentioned would not be my choice for an Asia cruise. Yes, nice beaches - but why fly so far for a beach when Asia has soooooo much more to offer? We just returned from our (2nd) Southeast Asia cruise. This was our report https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2980155-celebrity-solstice-12222023-thailand-vietnam-liveish-report/ We enjoyed it so much that we cancelled a cruise to NZ on Edge and booked a Mekong River cruise for 9/2024 instead. We also love Japan and have done 3 Japan cruises. This is the report of the most recent one. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2970853-celebrity-millennium-japan-10242023-liveish-report/ And guess what? We just booked a 4th cruise to Japan for 2025. Actually the one shown above. Compared some of Princess but decided to do Millennium again. As a first time in Asia I‘d probably recommend the Vietnam & Thailand cruise. Nice and diverse itinerary. Singapore is fabulous, Thailand and Vietnam are great and if you haven’t been to Hong Kong before, it’s also nice. That being said, this is the view of a non-beach cruiser 😀 We love culture, history, local food… but would never spend time on a beach. Hence we never cruise in the Caribbean as well.

I am not sure about the solarium - but as much as I know there´s a certain time when kids are allowed. The buffet had some Japanes dishes sometime and one Ramen day. Otherwise no. But the restaurants in Japan are great - go try local.

@Dr. Pam See here:

We have done three Japan cruises already - 2 on Millennium and 1 on HAL. We just booked our fourth - on Millennium again (05/14/25). I was tempted to book the one on Princess to see something new. However, I compared the Japanese ports and quickly found out that the little known ports of Princess have much less to offer. So I don´t just say I´d book Millennium, but I actually did. Plus, the refurbished Millennium is really nice. On our last cruise in October - Japan as well - we really enjoyed our time on her.

In Vietnam we followed a general recommendation of Rose and tipped 500,000 VND / USD 20 for both of us for a day.

You can find it here on Cruisecritic Look for the Roll Call of your cruise. There you´ll find fellow cruisers of your sailing. Some offering spots in private tours, some looking for spots. Or all kind of usefull (most of the time 🙂) info on your specific sailing.

A part of it burned down and is closed... I have no idea how much is still left and if it´s worth going there. The Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens are a possible and nice alternative.

@holidayhelen GRAB is the way to go in Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore etc. - it´s comparable to Uber. Download the Grab App and you are all set. We used Grab for our rides to the Sanctuary of Truth in Pattaya, the trip to the floating market (before it burned down 🥲) and back to the port. All simple to do. You see the fare in advance and the availability of cars in the area. To have data available on the trip, I recommend Airalo Asia eSim. Worked in all the ports. Here´s what we did on the cruise.

We HIGHLY recommend Rose for your tours in Vietnam!!! She´s exceptional in the true sense of the word. Those of you who followed the live(ish) report of our recent cruise to Southeast Asia know that we had an amazing time. For all others I posted the link below. Especially Vietnam has left a lasting impression. We have already booked another trip to Vietnam - a Mekong River cruise this time. Vietnam is such a beautiful country and has so much to offer - nature, culture, history and - maybe above all - incredibly friendly people. This cruise was our second cruise to Southeast Asia. The tours we did in Vietnam to get a small glimpse of its beauty were outstanding. We planned all of them with Rose, a young lady from Hanoi. All of the tours created unforgettable memories, were very well organized and Rose and her passionate team of guides were absolutely fantastic. They were exemplary ambassadors of their country and played a vital role in deepening our affection for the destination. We can´t recommend Rose highly enough. Since we did the trip mentioned above, some more people followed our recommendation and also booked with her. ALL of them came back happy and full of praise. So if you travel or cruise to Vietnam, contact Rose for tours. You will not regret it! Number +84374372918 (also on whatsapp) Email: Nhungnguyen.ulis@gmail.com Rose with us in Hanoi

Here´s the report of our most recent cruise to Japan... We are about to book a fourth cruise to Japan - it´s fabulous.

Maybe this helps... it was our third cruise to Japan. And we are already about to book a fourth 🙂

Maybe this helps...

Hi, Well, the tours are long because in Bangkok, Saigon and Hanoi the distances between the port and the cities are far. See post #188. If you cut them short you won’t have the time to see much (anything). Two other couples followed our recommendation to tour with Rose and they are just doing Hanoi today. They are also having a blast. Rose is a gem! Yes, tipping in these countries is acceptable. It’s in Japan where it is still frowned upon. we followed a recommendation and tipped 500,000 VND / USD 20 for both of us for a day.

We never do ship tours. We much prefer private tours in small groups and dislike the huge groups of the ship. I organize tours with local guides and ask for people to join us on the roll call.