Carnival Legend Review
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This was my 18th Carnival Cruise, first on the Legend and first time out of Tampa. The week prior to our cruise, Carnival confirmed that several upgrades were not completed, but they were wrong - all were complete when we boarded. These included Green Thunder slide, Waterworks, Bonsai Sushi, Red Frog Pub, etc. We did not see or hear construction during our cruise. Tampa is a nice port, but often has issues with heavy fog delaying cruises in and out. We were delayed going out on embarkation day. Fortunately, we got back without fog and did not miss our flight home. But because fog can be such an issue, we will probably not cruise out of this port again.
This was a casino Premier Cruise with nice perks. However, the casino was small and smokey. They did not have Caribbean Stud Poker (my favorite table game) because they felt it was not appropriate for a ship going to Australia. They had only one Three Card Poker table, often crowded with smokers, which is nasty for those of us who breathe for a living. Casino staff forgot to deliver my gift and champagne, but sent it the last night after I requested it.
Sadly, Carnival has cut back on things I used to enjoy like steel drums playing Caribbean music and deck parties. No live music near the casino. No break dancers, couldn't find deck parties. No big screen or music on Lido. The pools are very tiny. Serenity is always enjoyable. They no longer provide canape plates to Platinum guests.
Cabin Review
Our cabin was warm and I asked for the air conditioning to be checked the first day. Second day we reported problems to both Guest Services and our cabin steward again. The third day we were told requests were made to check and repair, but it was only after I insisted they give us a new cabin or fix the problem that they came to our cabin and confirmed the thermostat was not working. It was fixed immediately. We brought cokes and wine with us and reported that the refrigerator was barely cool. We were told it was not really a refrigerator, but more like a cooler or ice chest. HUH? We had to request an ice bucket and used a beer bucket to keep drinks cold. Our cabin steward, Mega was nice and did a great job.