Our previous cruises have been on Disney Cruise Line and had heard some not so great things about Carnival so we had low expectations but we chose this cruise for date and port location primarily. We also knew some people who had cruised on the Legend and they had positive things to say. We had an 18 y/o and 16 y/o with us.

The embarkation procedure was very easy. We did not have FTTF as we planned on getting to the port mid-afternoon for a 4:00 pm sailing (after a 30 minute drive from our home). We walked right up to the desk and checked in with no problem and everyone at the port was extremely pleasant and helpful. We walked right on to the ship without a wait. We were used to a bit more fanfare on Disney but the crew was welcoming even though they didn't announce us by name ;-)

My daughter had cruised on Carnival last year with a friend's family so she was raring to go to O2 Club. She went every night and really enjoyed herself. She and some friends attended some of the shows together in the evenings and snacked and played cards on Deck 9 in the late evening. The younger kids at Circle C were seen at deck parties in a conga line and did a couple of scavenger hunts so they seemed to be afoot more but looked like they were having a great time too. I'm not such a crank that they bothered me but some other passengers looked a bit annoyed. She got a tee shirt for participating in the teen club and all her cruise pals signed each others tee shirts. Read more