We have sailed on other cruise liners in the past but prefer Carnival, in saying this we much prefer the Spirit to the Legend as it seems to have more atmosphere & is more of - as the ship says - a fun ship & there a far more activities especially trivia which we enjoy playing & the entertainment is better. The cabin staff did an excelent job as did the guest service staff - especially Gabriela, Louise, Amy & Melinda they were very helpful & nothing was too much trouble for them. The cruise director Lee & Prince Eric were great & allways friendly. Although we missed Dessi - The service from Vinod- Maitre'd & Izabella - Maitre'd excellent, couldn't have been better. As for embarkation & disembarkation absolutely no problems ran very smoothly. We intend to sail with Carnival again hopefully in the near future, we are interested in the Hawaiian to Sydney & from Sydney to Singapore cruises.