I sailed on my first cruise on the Carnival Legend out of Tampa on 05/06/07. I had a wonderful time. I thought that the ship staff was very friendly.
I especially enjoyed dinner every night in the Truffles Dining room. The waiters made sure to annotate special likes/dislikes by the passengers at our table and the bar waitress knew us by name after the 2nd night. I was very impressed. The food was great, as a matter of fact I ate too much!
Our room steward was wonderful too. I got a real bad sunburn and he left extra towels for me with a huge bucket of ice. I was grateful for his thoughtfulness.