We left home Sat morning between storms traveling on Allegiant air.  After a short flight, we were picking up our Alamo rental car at St. Petersburg airport. Our Chase Suits hotel was being remodeled but the room they gave us was nice and quiet and the free breakfast was normal for a hotel. .  The hotel would drop you at the cruise for a little more but we had a car.  There is a nice restaurant in walking distance for dinner but we went down the road.  It was fun to pack away our cold weather clothes for a while.  

This year I could dress for the welcome aboard the ship photo.  We returned the rental car to the Westin Hotel as planned and caught their shuttle.  The driver was very nice and told us where to meet him when we returned as we would pick up another rental car from the Westin hotel.

Boarding the Legend was simple and straight forward.  I loved the photo so I bought that one.(It turned out ok that I didn't learn about purchasing the Faster to the Fun cruise port . You will see why.)  First we went and saw our cabin 7170 which was very nice.  (Sitting on the balcony making notes about the trip is very pleasant with the smokers only being out once or twice the whole time.). Then off to see Gordon the maitre d who was available then, so we placed our request for a change in dining.  We were given a card to bring back at the sitting we were interested in. Nice to be warm sitting on deck knowing that the first big storm of the season at home was very cold and we were very warm.  The restaurant seating worked out well, we got seats in the middle where I had never sat before on a cruise.  We had wonderful waiters at a table for six including a nice couple from the Midwest and one Puerto Rico couple celebrating her retirement from teaching.  Lots of good dinner conversation with a yummy special cake purchased by husband for our tenth anniversary delivered to our table mid week just as planned.  Fun! Read more