Overview: The Carnival Legend is a nice ship... However, the decor is super gaudy and confused by different eras of time. It seemed to be in some disrepair as there were cracks in the walls and floors. The servers were nice and efficient. The entertainment staff was disorganized and constantly late with shows. The shows were pretty horrible. The guy (looks like Paul Simon), played in the bars was pretty good though. The show "Jazz Hot" should be canceled....yikes! The food was virtually the same everyday, both on the Lido deck buffet and the MDR. They used the term "Carnival Classics" to represent 3-4 dishes that appear EVERY night.....BORING and DISAPPOINTING!!! The MDR didn't have anything spectacular except for the lobster and prime rib. The pasta was nasty, and the duck was the worst I have ever had. Most of the time the meat was overcooked. But if you can get HENRY as your waiter, he will help to make your trip a joy....He was so good, we sometimes forgot we weren't eating the best food. Our room was always clean and tidy. We had cabin 8232 with a triple balcony. It was awesome, but bring some earplugs or ipod....there is some noise from the rolling carts on the Lido deck. Usually quiets down around 10p. Overall, a good cruise experience, but we are used to making our own fun, so we are not overwhelmingly dependent on the staff. Wee Jimmy is your cruise director....and he is so ADHD, you'll just crack up laughing just because of the amount of tangents he goes on. A worthwhile trip, pretty okay ship, not so fabulous food....but when in doubt, there is always ice cream, and the sushi is pretty good too. You need to get K-MAN to serve you your drinks....he will take super special care of you if you seek him out...and AWESOME addition to the Carnival crew!!!!

Embarkation: quick, easy and fabulous!

Day 2: Fun Day at sea. We seemed to have been on the ship with lots of first time cruisers, so they were unaware of the battle for lounge chairs on deck. We are early risers and were able to get a clam-shell lounger---you NEED one of these!!!!! These were only available on the serenity deck, and we spent most of the day sunning, reading, and enjoying the relaxation. Drink service was nice, and we had the buffet from the Lido deck for lunch. Hmmmm.....it was the same lunch that we had yesterday. That was a little disappointing, but things were fresh. The pizza was NOT good, but the egg rolls were yummy. Popping around the ship, played bingo.....which was fun at first, then it got boring. Nothing on the entertainment side seemed to happen on time, so there was a lot of confusion and shows running long and others not starting on time. The entertainment crew seemed frantic and unorganized. We thought the shows were horrid...specifically "Jazz Hot".....yikes, super bad! Dinner was good, but there were dishes that were repeats from the day before. Pork and Beef were overcooked....Disappointing. But we changed table and got Henry---he is a KEEPER! Can't stress enough how awesome Henry is! Read more