In April 2009 we boarded the Legend Of The Seas at Shanghai which proved to be a speedy and well organized procedure.  Shanghai is a very up-beat modern city with lots to see.  We spent two days there in the Sofitel Hotel on the main central shopping street, Nanjing Rd. It was a good choice. We enjoyed the Old Town and the Yu gardens area and the Bund at night was very spectacular. The people were pleasant, helpful and friendly and getting around by taxi easy and inexpensive.

Our first impressions of the Legend were favourable with pleasant nicely decorated general areas and facilities.  One of the pools was covered in a nice sunny solarium and there were plenty of loungers around. Our cabin which was our first ( and last ! ) inside cabin 6095, was adequate for sleeping, changing and occasionally watching a bit of news on the TV. The TV programming was dire with constant repeats of old films. Up to date news was often not available due to being outside satellite range.  The bathroom was reasonable but I live for the day when the plastic shower curtain disappears for ever.

Dining in the main dining room was very good apart from the first night when the meal took for ever to be served. After that everything went smoothly and the quality of the food was always consistently good. The buffet restaurant on the 9th deck served a good choice of foods and we generally ate our breakfasts and lunches there. It was always crowded though and often finding seats was a challenge. Read more