April 9 - Millennium Review - Part VI - Health Concerns

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Part VI - Health Concerns

A. Smoking

There was no smoking in the restaurants, show lounge, Michael's Club, Library, or Card Room. Smoking was permitted in the night clubs, casino, outside, and the interior port side of the ship. The air circulation in the night clubs was generally poor. Therefore we generally avoided these areas. Although we are very sensitive to smoke, we could not detect any smoke smell in our cabin. We did not observe anyone abusing the smoking privilege. They had every right to smoke in various areas of the ship, and unfortunately they did.

 

B. Pools and Hot Tubs

We did not witness any babies in the pools or tubs, but young children made good use of both.

 

C. General Cleanliness of the Ship

In a word: impeccable. You could not take a stroll without witnessing some type of cleaning going on at all hours. The ship was constantly being cleaned: floors, walls, fixtures, everything! While old, we did not witness any torn carpets or peeling paint. She really is in good shape.

 

D. Viruses

To the best of our knowledge, there was no outbreak on our ship. Kudos to our fellow passengers and Celebrity personnel for their personal diligence.

 

E. Seasickness

We had rough seas from Ft. Lauderdale to Dominican Republic and from St. Thomas to Nassau. A few passengers had a problem with sea sickness. I alternated a half of a patch behind my ears for the duration of the voyage. I had no problems with seasickness or even queasiness, but I did have some very minor vision problems which I attribute to being patch-related. My wife had no problems at all.

 

F. Sewage Smell

The CruiseCritic.com boards have been buzzing for months about a possible sewage smell in the Forward areas of the ship. We didn't smell anything odd until Friday night at Sea, when there was a pronounced sewage smell in the entirety of the Forward stairwell and down a couple of the halls about 20 feet. It did not effect the Celebrity Theater. Other than that, and a constantly foul smelling men's bathroom (noticeable only when in the men's room itself) on the 5th Floor near the Theater, we did not notice any other bad smells at any other time or place. On this voyage, I would consider this a minor item.

 

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