$10 million makeover
for Millennium

May 20, 2009 - Celebrity Cruises has rolled out a series of new design schemes on Celebrity Millennium during a $10million refresh during her scheduled drydock period.

Consistently ranked among the top ten large ships in the world since her launch in 2000, Celebrity Millennium emerged from a 12-day drydock in Victoria (British Columbia) with new carpeting throughout the entire ship, and new upholstery in every stateroom, the Lido deck, the Celebrity Theater and the main dining room.

All marble and stone floors and counter areas have been renewed, and all wood hand rails on the ship's verandas and pool deck areas newly varnished. There's new decking across the pool deck, outdoor stage, dance floor and jogging track

Every suite has been equipped with 32in LED flat-panel TVs, while every Concierge Class stateroom now boasts 26in versions. New curtains, bed skirts and bed throws further enhance every suite and stateroom.

New upholstery is to be added to furnishings in the ship's retail areas, the Grand Foyer, and every lounge, including Celebrity Cruises' signature Martini Bar. All staterooms boast 26in LED flat-panel TVs.

Celebrity Cruises put an indelible mark on the year 2000 by launching the 91,000-ton Millennium whose name befit the turn of the century.

The line chose the name Millennium for its first of four 1,950-passenger Millennium-class ships and she made her maiden voyage on June 17, 2000, out of Amsterdam.

Millennium arrived with the largest luxury suites afloat; 80 percent of the staterooms with ocean-view, 56 percent of those with verandas. The vessel expanded upon Celebrity's highly acclaimed signature elements, including the fleet's museum-quality contemporary art collections, its revitalising AquaSpaTM facilities, COVA Cafe, Michael's Club cigar lounge and the award-winning cuisine of Europe's renowned Master Chef Michel Roux.

Continuing the evolution of the distinctive Celebrity ship profile, the Millennium-class ships were once again being crafted by prominent yacht designer Jon Bannenberg. The vessels have a powerful, lean and chiseled profile, and will exhibit a new interpretation of Celebrity's signature stack design and hull striping.