My husband and I just got back from the Carnival Legend cruise which originated in Tampa on May 27, 2007 and sailed to the western Caribbean, visiting the ports of Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Belize, and Costa Maya. This was our 3rd cruise, and the 2nd one on Carnival. We cruised last summer in the Mediterranean on Holland America.
Embarkation was a breeze. We got dropped off at the terminal at about 12:30 and by 1:00 we were on the Lido Deck having lunch. We had filled out the Fun Pass ahead of time online & had the printed copies ready. We have never boarded a ship so quickly and easily. After a great lunch, we went to our cabin; the suitcases arrived within a half hour.
Cabin: We had an outside cabin on the Riviera deck, starboard side. We had booked late and there had been no balcony cabins but this was a very nice cabin, with plenty of room, very well designed, with a big window. The bed was very comfortable (just as nice as the one on the brand-new Noordam that I took last summer). The cabin steward, David, did a great job keeping everything clean and well supplied.