This was our 1st RC cruise, although we’ve been on Princess and several Carnival cruises for comparison. We were looking for a little more quiet than the typical Carnival “fun ship” and Legend delivered there. Our trip was 11 days across two work-weeks and I think that reduced the non-retired cruise attendance. We’re both in our early 50’s and while there were a scattering of non-retirees on board I’ll joke that most of those were there with their parents :-). I think the rock wall staff told me there were 10 on board between 6yand 16y and I’d honestly estimate the average age on board was 73-75.

Itinerary and schedule was excellent. A couple days cruising, 5 ports of call, and cruise, port, cruise days on the return. Ports were excellent: Aruba, Bonaire, Grenada, Barbados, St. Lucia, Labadee. Schedule felt complete without feeling long nor short to us, although a couple of stops were unusually brief (Bonaire was 7:00am to 2:00pm, for example). LOVED the format!

The ship was much smaller than we are accustomed to. We’ve never been on the super-size ships but have multiple prior cruises on panamax-size vessels. On Legend the pool separates the fore-aft stairwells to give a sense for size. Even though we had very calm seas throughout you could feel additional motion with the smaller ship. I’m unaware of anyone feeling uncomfortable due to motion, however, and never felt uncomfortable, even in interior room. Ship was clean and well kept, but you could feel its age. The staff was drying carpets for two days in our hallway (reason unknown, but there was a musty smell) and the main pool filled with some kind of deep-orange something that necessitated a draining and cleaning on the last at-sea day. I’ve seen complaints from other posters that the service was sub-standard but we NEVER felt that. We expect first class service from everyone on a cruise and we’ve always experienced it. The Legend staff, across the board, didn’t miss a beat. Ships pluses: sufficient deck space at sea for lounging, a more intimate feeling with guests and staff, few lines or crowds. Minuses: Not many choices. There is one major activity at a time, no shows at multiple locations, limited food options. Read more