Carnival Legend Review

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Carnival Legend for Parent's 50th Wedding Anniversary

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Legend
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First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Jun 2012

We just returned from a 7-day Carnival Legend cruise in the Western Caribbean, leaving from Tampa, FL, and stopping in Cozumel, Belize, Roatan, and Grand Cayman. This was my first long cruise, and while the overall experience was good and it was awesome to spend quality time with my family, here are my thoughts on the cruise:

The Good: 1) Nice, clean, larger than expected cabin on the 6th deck, with a great big balcony. Shower pressure & temperature were always excellent. 2) All the excursions (and I did three) were very well organized. Our favorite was the snorkeling trip in Belize -- that gorgeous reef is not to be missed! 3) While the 2 dancing/singing shows we saw were just okay (think community college level), they flew in a guest singer from St. Thomas one night, and he was great! 4) Warm melting chocolate cake w/vanilla ice cream in Truffles -- delicious dessert when it was gooey and not overcooked. 5) Our wait staff in Truffles -- Jose & Boiana were slow to warm up, but they were always friendly and efficient.

The Bad: 1) Deli ran out of sauerkraut for reubens by 1:00 pm the day we boarded -- not a great start. And they only had one person working there at that time, the day that absolutely everybody is on board. We also had a problem with the deli later in the cruise, with them running out of cheese, and us standing there 15 minutes waiting "just 1 minute" while they replaced that. 2) Food in general -- both at the buffet, and in Truffles, was mediocre. Essentially banquet food for every meal. We were so excited to eat at a restaurant off the boat one day, just to have something "good". 3) The decor -- think Vegas, but gaudier, if such a thing were possible. 4) Our last "fun day" at sea happened to be torrential rain & winds due to Tropical Storm Debby. You would think that Carnival would have rainy-day, go-to plans, but no, events (like ice sculpting) were cancelled, but nothing fun was scheduled in its place -- would it really have been so hard to open the movie theater, and shown movies all day?

Cabin Review

Cabin was roomy and clean. Television stopped working after the 2nd day, and we wrote a message to our steward, who threw the note away and did nothing. So we called Guest Services, and they had someone who came and replaced it that night. They didn't bother to dust off the 2" coating of dust on the replacement TV however. Thankfully, the maid service did that the next day. Balcony was way larger than I expected w/2 chairs and side table. Balcony was even cleaned mid-way through the trip. Plenty of clothes storage area in the closet and drawers for 2 people. Humidity was so high unfortunately that bathing suits never dried all the way. Shower pressure & temperature were consistently great.

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