There were 4 of us traveling. Myself and my husband and 2 children, ages 5 and 3. We had a great time. For me, it actually felt like a vacation as opposed to just being away but still having to "work". There are many negative reviews of the Legend on CC, and you have to take them with a grain of salt. Some people just like to complain. You aren't on a luxury ship with 5 star quality food, and you shouldn't expect that. But, you are going to get a great vacation as a whole and that is what matters.

Embarkation - We arrived to the port around 11:30am. Embarkation was very smooth and we were probably onboard by noon. (We didn't wait very long in the waiting area). A staff member at the port saw we were travelling with little ones and she let us get onboard before our zone was called.

Ship Decor -- My husband said the decorations were a little gaudy, but I expected it from reading other reviews. They were lavish, and it didn't bother me. I liked the ship as a whole. Yes, there were urns everywhere. My kids called them trophies. They would go up to one of the urns, give it a hug, and say. "my trophy". Some of the elevators had been defaced and Carnival cleaned it up by scratching it out. It is really too bad what happened, but it is way too costly to replace the elevator doors, so they did the best they could. I am sure when Legend gets the 2.0 upgrade, they will get new elevator doors. The ship was clean. Read more