Why pay more?

Pricing
Typically, prices always say at the end, I want to start with this. The cruise is important, as the price includes accommodation and meals. Ie You pay once for the option of "all inclusive" and this is not some minimum basic version with weight restrictions, it is absolutely a complete package for your holiday.
Site of Celebrity Cruises welcomes me just banner of Alaska, although the company covers the whole world, including traditional destinations: the Caribbean, Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada and New England, the Panama Canal, Atlantic, Bermuda, Northern Europe and the Mediterranean, and exotic and unique routes of South and Central America and Asia. There is even a trans-Pacific crossings, such as Tokyo-Seattle (7-8 days in the ocean).



The minimum cost of space in the cabin in such a 7 day cruise starts at $ 699 + $ 200 taxes. This hotel, food, transportation, razvlchecheniya ... all inclusive! You do not need to look for a hotel on the following night, no need to pack for the trip perezda or you just need time to get back to the ship in the port along the route. It's all! A minimum of problems - maximum pleasure route.
Another important advantage is that it is a linear route, rather than circular. Although 50 of the 2,000 guests on board this flight to take two tickets for a cruise in both directions 7 + 7 days.



It is also a mandatory component of the cruise - a tip, a tip in the US usually 15-30%. And do not immediately assume that it's something optional, tip Amriki - are required. I am bound by this very annoying, but should take into account. Usually Chekina on board at the starting point with the card being $ 10 per person per night. After that, no one do not need to pay anything extra. But, frankly, I would be happy to leave a tip myself all that presonalu, which contacted during the cruise. Service, attitude and attention to guests - just at the highest level.
... But first things first.
Celebrity Cruises - World cruise company Premium. The company has the youngest and most modern fleet, which totals 11 aircraft five-star deluxe. The company's motto - Modern Luxury (Moredn Luxury), designed for sophisticated audience that is accustomed to the excellent quality of service and luxury holiday.
Judging by the comments on Facebook from "cruise experts" Celebrity - one of the best companies, and the senior flight attendant on Delta Airlines flight transatalnticheskom broke all compliments of the company. I talked him during the flight from Amsterdam to Seattle.



Hotel
Let's start with the choice of cabins. The cheapest option - it is the inner cabins without a window. In principle, the cabin you spend the absolute minimum of time, even if one day - a day at sea, that is, the transition from point to point without stopping, on the ship there are many different activities and recreation that will be fun of sitting in the cabin. But at this point everyone chooses.
I lived in a cabin of the second category «ocean view» on the second deck, a compact, but perfectly balanced area hotel rooms. A lot of staff, mainly Filipinos, are absolutely ideal for the work in the service.







However, here the white nights, my colleague, who has repeatedly gone on a cruise, on the contrary prefer a cabin without a window to ignore the time zone and be able to relax at any time.
So as not to gash self with a beautiful view of the ocean ?!



The corridor on the second deck.



Cruise - a complete detachment from reality, it is a holiday, where everything is made for fun. That someone sent a postcard to a friend:



All types of cabins on the Celebrity Millennium:





Information and route
But, basically, the information on the current day for all activities, bars and restaurants in the daily printed a special newspaper, every night I showed her in his cabin:



And one day I discovered champagne complete with newspaper :)
Do not drink too much was brought home as something I will remember the cruise cold gray-boring winter evenings with a glass of champagne from Alaska.



There are also several service channels, shows a preview of the next port and activities in it, including excursions. The second channel is repeated various lectures, which are held during the cruise. Or just show the map and the current location of the ship:



How is landing on the ship and stopped at ports along the route.
We were in Vancouver, I recommend making online Chekin online cruise company, as all sorts of different parts need to enter a lot, why spend the time in port. Next, we pass the security check, the US border (as the next port will be in the United States) and go up to the ship. Followed by a briefing on safety on board and escape routes and begins the endless seven fan ...
All rise to the upper deck and begin to relax ...



The port on the route to the entrance as you pass the security checks, the monitor shows the time when you need to be on board:



At one of the stops - Icy Strait Point is no deep-water port, so passengers are delivered to shore by boat:







Walk around the ship ?!
On the upper two decks located:
 - Indoor swimming pool:







 - Treadmill:



 - Playground:



 - Outdoor pool and jacuzzi:



The cruise on the Alaska cold working only hot whirlpool area in the open pools. What a thrill to sit hot bubbles, sailing past glaciers and icebergs ...



And in general the upper deck - the most romantic place to meet indefinitely northern summer sunset:



When can long hold hands and tell each other about love, remembering Kate Winslet and DiCaprio ...



Incidentally, the "Titanic" in a separate room in a restaurant, there are a lot of books about the most famous cruise ship, very interesting to look through the glass of whiskey.









There is a separate children's playroom, and a number of different areas for different ages. During dinner and show for preschool children watch free.



I advise you to choose the great ship. It just seems that you do not have time to see, in fact bypass the ship will not be easy, but you yourself were an absolute week varied plan your stay in different locations - from bars and restaurants to libraries, lounges and shops.



On the Celebrity Millennium 12 decks accessible to passengers:



Fitness room with treadmills with windows directed towards the movement of the ship:





The whole deck - it stores. Formally, it is "duty-free", but in reality the prices both in stores on land:





You can even buy a cruise in the future. Here you can even book some poredelny period of time, and choose the exact dates closer to the intended cruise.



Popular with Americans any nesting dolls and Santas:







Here you can get detailed advice on svashim ah based devices.
A few words about the Internet on board. On a cruise ship mobile communications and 3G coverage is available only in the cities of Porto and in transit only satellite (or very expensive) internet connection and roaming in the ocean.
The ship has wi-fi, 1 min = 0.7 $. There are packages such as 40 minutes for $ 29 ... but it is still better to relax and disengage from the Internet to the next port, and wi-fi in some cafes.
I bought a local sim card for 10 $ c 1Gb 3G internet at stops in ports.





From absolutely incomprehensible for me services on the ship there is photoshop. Throughout the cruise ship has a team of photographers, that takes you in some crucial moments, making staged portraits, and then prints all (!!!) pictures and sell them for $ 20-40 apiece!



Then you just find yourself in the photo and happily running away pokapat printed picture. The calculation is that many people, especially families and older people prefer shot in the hand is on the phone or in the camera. it is something that you can put in a frame and hang on the wall.



But the service is very popular ... But for this group of people - cruise - it's a big family or friendly holiday and make such psevdostudiynoe photo - it is a very demanded:





Of course, I am not a client is not such photoservice, so everywhere was photographed grimacing.
Vendors say that the printing cost is low, so the 100% print photos absolutely payback even at low sales volumes.



In general, the ship - a work of art, where a lot of interesting installations,



That these men I had seen in the New York subway, it works of the sculptor Tom Otterness.





Well, if you are not happy (which is possible), natural surroundings, shows, restaurants, etc ... if you can find something interesting to check out. Library:





Information, nuances and details so much that all together in one post is not obtained. Especially when it is the first in the life of the cruise, the surprise everything. So it will continue tomorrow: food on board - Restaurants, bars, food courts, bargernye. Shows and performances, lectures and educational seminars about the nature on board, the captain dinner, casino. How to choose a reasonable excursions in ports, etc. Well, of course the main issue for our traveler - how to carry alcohol on board.
And besides show the reverse side of a cruise ship, which is hidden from the eyes of the ordinary holidaymaker - where and how to live team (almost 1,000 2,500 tourists), and the captain's technical centers and even cruise liner kitchen :)



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