Livin' La Vida Legend....or in other words, it was Legend....wait for it...ary! What an incredible week we had and boy am I glad I cruise again in a little more than 80 days. Lol. Below are a few thoughts on various "hot topics" and a full review is on my personal blog (link in signature).

Pre-cruise: We drove down from Charlotte on the day before the cruise and stayed at the Holiday Inn - Rocky Point. The hotel is in a nice, safe area with dining within walking distance. The hotel itself is a little dated and the rooms could use some TLC. We paid about $85 for the room and arranged for a taxi to take us to port the following day.

Embarkation -â€" The process here is very different from what I remember in Charleston and Port Canaveral. The drop off area kind of reminds me of the entrance of a hotel where you usually park to run in and check in, get your room key and then find parking....except there are about 30 vehicles, a handful of porters and mass chaos. From the time we set foot on the pavement to security, check in and then boarding I would say we were in the terminal for about 20 minutes. We arrived to port around 11am and were on the ship no later than 11:45am. We made our way up to serenity and because of the rain, we were able to score quite a few tables for what would soon become a rockin' party. Read more