Carnival Legend Review

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The Legend Lived Up To Her Name

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Legend
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10+ Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Dec 2012
Cabin: Balcony

As stated by so many of the previous reviewers, we were concerned by the negative comments related to the Legend's age, her crew, her staff, Carnival in general, etc. Like many of you who have truly experienced "travel", we were prepared for the worst but expected much better. Karma was right with us on this trip and we received even better and more (so much more) than we expected. Maybe it was the Holiday Spirit or an overabundance of goodwill brought about by the Season, but for whatever the reason, we appreciated that everything went right.

I believe that there are possibly two reason for the less than honest reviews that appear here; either those with a vested interest in another cruise line are at work on this entirely natural site or, perhaps the more accurate reason is found in the opinions of those who expectations may have been set perhaps a bit unreasonably high (or I am totally wrong and the whole world of cruise reviewers is really honest, unbiased and fair). Of course we can expect that out of 2124 passengers, so many cabins and so many meals there were "bad experiences" and if not handled properly and in a timely manner maybe they have been inflated into the damning reports about this ship and her crew seen in previous reviews; I don't know that one cold dinner should form an overall lower rating (but my steaks were always hot so maybe that is why I'm going to tell you all the good things the Legend had to offer). Hopefully you will find this as intended, a totally honest, unsolicited and unbiased review that will be helpful in your planning (and will calm those fears because if you're looking here, you probably have already booked your cruise on the Legend).

I'll try to keep it short and go with both the pros and cons. First, we had two cabins; one balcony and one interior across the hall for our 18 & 20 year old kids on the Panorama Deck 8 (one floor down from the Lido, aft section and if I may do so, I do recommend this cabin area - very good location since you are a single flight of stairs up to the Serenity Lounge section of the Lido Deck (adults 21 and over)). I could go on all day about what we enjoyed about the cabin location, air conditioning, balcony, service staff, etc. but to summarize, it was excellent for us and I will gladly respond to any questions that you send.

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Balcony

Cabin 8A

We actually had two cabins; one balcony and one interior across the hall for our 18 & 20 year old kids on the Panorama Deck 8 (one floor down from the Lido, aft section and if I may do so, I do recommend this cabin area - very good location since you are a single flight of stairs up to the Serenity Lounge section of the Lido Deck (adults 21 and over) and the Ledo "food court" and forward pool areas. I could go on all day about what we enjoyed about the cabin location, air conditioning, balcony, service staff, etc. but to summarize, it was excellent for us and I will gladly respond to any questions that you send.

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