The Celebrity Millennium recently completed 25 years of service after being delivered by the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard on June 22, 2000.
Originally ordered in 1998, the 2,170-guest vessel debuted as the first of Celebrity’s new Millennium class.
At the time, the ship was described as a progression of the company’s Century class , incorporating new technology such as pods.
The Celebrity Millennium was also the first ship in Celebrity’s fleet to offer a specialty restaurant, as well as a cybercafé and a music library.
Following its delivery, the Celebrity Millennium set sail to the British port of Southampton, where it was christened by godmother Robyn Roux on June 26, 2000.
The 91,000-ton vessel later embarked on its maiden voyage in early July, kicking off an inaugural seas