Legend of the Seas Review

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Wonderful service on Legend of the Seas but ship needs refit!

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Sail Date: Apr 2016
Cabin: Large Interior Stateroom

We had a wonderful trip on the Legend of the Seas. The weather was absolutely beautiful, the seas smooth and the service absolutely brilliant.

We mostly ate in the dining room and found the food good but the portions were often too large and the desserts too sweet! We were on a fixed dining table with a really good group of people. The staff seemed genuinely happy! The napkin folded animals, the tooth pick puzzles and the "tricks" that our waiters presented us with were added fun! We loved the national songs performed on the dining room staircase by the dining room staff prior to arrival in their countries of birth eg Bali and the Philippines. The "washy, washy" girls at the entrance to the Windjammer Restaurant were just delightful. We were disappointed that there was no afternoon tea options!

The entertainment was generally very good but the standout for us was the singer Chris Powley, it was a privilege to be entertained by a performer of his standard! The Ukrainian ballroom specialty dancers were wonderful and the orchestra and specialty bands were very good. We really enjoyed Upscale Trio. The movies on board were current and could be viewed on pool screen, in theatre or in cabin on TV. There were a huge number of activities on board that catered to all. The jogging track, the rock climbing wall and the mini golf were added features. Keith Williams, the cruise director did a good job! We also enjoyed the lectures on Reprogramming the Brain given by Dr. Cie Scott.

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Manila

I was disappointed with the Manila City Tour Classic we stopped at Rizal Park for 10 minutes (which I had not expected to stop at) . Our tour bus then proceeded to Fort Santiago where we spent a really interesting three quarters of an hour in the fort and museum learning about Rizal and the history of the fort. We were then directed to the Handicraft/Souvenir Shop but our bus did not collect us from here for a further 25 minutes. We then drove past the Manila Cathedral where we had hoped to stop to learn the history of the historic Roman Catholic Basilica but this was not to be?? We did however stop at San Agustin Church, the oldest church in the Philippines and we visited the museum run by the Augustinian order for 20 minutes but we were standing around for a further 20 minutes before our bus collected us. 20 minutes later we passed the Cultural Centre of The Philippines Complex where we had expected to stop and spend some time but instead we drove straight to the Mall of Asia which was to have been for last minute shopping but ended up being an hour and a half. It was meant to have been one hour but a group from our bus did not return so we waited an additional half hour!

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