Locobill49 Posted August 20, 2021 #1 Share Posted August 20, 2021 After 2 years of cancellations, waiting, ship changes, we are here at Day 0! We stayed 2 nights in Seattle. I highly recommend the State Hotel in Seattle. Just 2 blocks from Pike Market and 3 blocks from the SoundRail light link from the airport to downtown (University Ave). Cost of just $3 or $1 if over 65. The rooms are small but the bathrooms are large. Service is excellent with a bar and restaurant. Continental breakfast and hot coffee in the morning. And best of all, we are staying one night after the cruise and we can check in when we get back to the hotel. They are arranging transportation for our 6 couples to and from the pier for $40 per carload (2 vehicles). The excitement is picking up as we sat in the lobby and watched couples arriving at the hotel this morning after their cruise and telling us all about their journey. our ship is waiting!! 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo1953 Posted August 20, 2021 #2 Share Posted August 20, 2021 bon voyage!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeBabe Posted August 20, 2021 #3 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Please keep posting! Those of us waiting to get on our cruise are so hungry for as much info as you can give us.. So excited! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapcreator Posted August 20, 2021 #4 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Bon Voyage! 🥂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number one eagles fan Posted August 20, 2021 #5 Share Posted August 20, 2021 We are 3 weeks behind you. Enjoy your trip and please keep posting. We'll be hanging on every word. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovecruzin Posted August 20, 2021 #6 Share Posted August 20, 2021 We board on the 27th! Looking forward to hearing more over the next week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtechmk Posted August 20, 2021 #7 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Enjoy your trip! I'm jealous......we have to wait until 2022 for our next cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaBag Posted August 20, 2021 #8 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Bon Voyage and thank you for the photo. I have been trying to get a live web cam to watch your departure but no luck. This is the only way we can cruise at the moment! Like the above poster, we will not be cruising till July 2022. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzfitz Posted August 20, 2021 #9 Share Posted August 20, 2021 We're sailing next Saturday. Can you tell us how the boarding process was? Is there a separate area for suite passengers? How strictly did they adhere to the boarding time? Any info would be great! Great picture of the beautiful Millennium! Enjoy your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aring75 Posted August 20, 2021 #10 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Have a great time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny01 Posted August 20, 2021 #11 Share Posted August 20, 2021 (edited) Which pier is your ship at? Truly wish we were with you!! Enjoy. Den Edited August 20, 2021 by Denny01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locobill49 Posted August 20, 2021 Author #12 Share Posted August 20, 2021 2 hours ago, itzfitz said: We're sailing next Saturday. Can you tell us how the boarding process was? Is there a separate area for suite passengers? How strictly did they adhere to the boarding time? Any info would be great! Great picture of the beautiful Millennium! Enjoy your cruise. Boarding was very painless, much better than what I read about the earlier cruises out of Pier 66. We had a noon boarding and we’re in our room by 12:30. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locobill49 Posted August 20, 2021 Author #13 Share Posted August 20, 2021 First lunch in Luminae was very good. Bronzino dish was tasty, as was the prawn Ceviche. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAE27 Posted August 20, 2021 #14 Share Posted August 20, 2021 10 minutes ago, Locobill49 said: First lunch in Luminae was very good. Bronzino dish was tasty, as was the prawn Ceviche. Oh wow, looks amazing. Boarding in one week and have been targeting the lobster roll for embarkation lunch, but those pics might make me change my mind. Love your posts - thank you for them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovecruzin Posted August 20, 2021 #15 Share Posted August 20, 2021 2 hours ago, itzfitz said: We're sailing next Saturday. Can you tell us how the boarding process was? Is there a separate area for suite passengers? How strictly did they adhere to the boarding time? Any info would be great! Great picture of the beautiful Millennium! Enjoy your cruise. If you’re on Millennium it would be next Friday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poffles Posted August 21, 2021 #16 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Have a great cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzfitz Posted August 21, 2021 #17 Share Posted August 21, 2021 57 minutes ago, lovecruzin said: If you’re on Millennium it would be next Friday! You;re right! I knew that! LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Aurora Posted August 21, 2021 #18 Share Posted August 21, 2021 We hope to board on September 17th for B2B. We will be following your cruise. Luminae looks as I remember it. Who is the Luminae maitre'd? And if you have time, who is the Suite Manager and Micheal's concierge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locobill49 Posted August 22, 2021 Author #19 Share Posted August 22, 2021 We just arrived in Ketchikan. With 230 rainy days a year, we hit a nice sunny day. Our first At Sea day yesterday was good. We noticed a lot of rolling motion on the ship. There were slight white caps but it seemed to bother quite a few people. It also made the putting contest interesting! I had read several topics that taled about the meat being over cooked. Not in my experience. The pork chop he first night was cooked as ordered. Last night, the Beef Toronado was one of the best pieces of beef I have had in a long time, cooked medium rare. So don’t be afraid to order it. The staff is amazing. Very friendly and helpful at all points. The lectures about the ports and whales are interesting and entertaining. Getting ready to explore Ketchikan! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locobill49 Posted August 22, 2021 Author #20 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Forgot to mention there are just over 900 passengers out of 2200 capacity. 70% crew. No lines anywhere! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locobill49 Posted August 22, 2021 Author #21 Share Posted August 22, 2021 I also read where people did not like the water in aluminum cans. We tried it and it tasted fine to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trabeler Posted August 22, 2021 #22 Share Posted August 22, 2021 50 minutes ago, Locobill49 said: I also read where people did not like the water in aluminum cans. We tried it and it tasted fine to us. We sailed a few weeks ago on Millenium and initially there were two different aluminum can designs... one just solid aluminum color and another with a white (or maybe green?) label. The solid aluminum color tasted just fine to us but the other was definitely a bit funky. By a few days into the cruise we didn't see the funky ones anymore. I commented to some of the crew about it and they were all aware that the previous batch tasted odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted August 23, 2021 #23 Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 8/20/2021 at 7:25 PM, KAE27 said: Oh wow, looks amazing. Boarding in one week and have been targeting the lobster roll for embarkation lunch, but those pics might make me change my mind. You are on vacation and it's day 1. Do what I do and have both. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam.Seattle Posted August 23, 2021 #24 Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 8/20/2021 at 4:25 PM, KAE27 said: Oh wow, looks amazing. Boarding in one week and have been targeting the lobster roll for embarkation lunch, but those pics might make me change my mind. Love your posts - thank you for them! Do the Lobster Roll!!! I did it twice. Cheers, 🍸 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle19 Posted August 23, 2021 #25 Share Posted August 23, 2021 YAY! Enjoy ! So fun!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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