About us: We are retirees in our late 60's from northeast Ohio. We were travelling with our adult daughter and her boyfriend, who live in the Washington, DC area. We pick our cruises based on intinerary. This was our 7th cruise, but first on RCI. Since we had previously cruised with Princess and Celebrity and read many negative reviews of the ship, we were a bit worried about what to expect. Those worries were completely unfounded.

The Legend is a lovely ship in the classic ocean liner tradition. Think understated elegance. True, other than a rock climbing wall and mini-golf, she doesn't have the modern amenities Royal is known for, but if I want to spend the money on an amusement park experience, I'll go to an amusement park. And yes, she's showing signs of her age (20) and probably won't be with the fleet much longer, but none of those signs of ageing interfered with the cruise experience.

The Legend also has the most friendly, cheerful, helpful staff I've experienced on any cruise. My husband is recovering from hip replacement surgery, and everyone went out of their way to help him. And even crew members we passed in the corridors were always polite and smiling. Rod, the cruise director, said staff are eager to sail on the Legend because over the course of a year, she truly does circumnavigate the globe. Read more