I'd sailed on the Legend in 2007 on basically the same itinerary, so I can expand upon some observations from that last cruise & note what's changed since then.
**Embarkation**
Getting on the ship was way too easy. Since this was my 10th time on Carnival, I'd been granted Platinum status, so I was diverted into a separate room where a person sitting at a desk, rather than a person standing at the end of a very long line, gave me my keys and so forth.