On March 20, 2011 my wife and I (along with 16 friends) departed Tampa on the Carnival Legend.We found the ship to be clean and in good repair...the architectural theme was interesting but a bit dark to our taste. However, this shouldn't put anyone off.Our cabin was a balcony cabin (7251) on the starboard side. Everything in the cabin was clean and worked well. Marcus, our steward, was efficient and always available. We would rate his service as outstanding.We elected an early seating for dinner and Everton, our head waiter, and his assistant, Viktor, were very, very efficient. Service throughout the ship was very good and the entire staff was pleasant, efficient, and always helpful.Ports of call were Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Belize City and Ilsa Roatan (more on each port later)First, comments about the ship:1. This was our first Carnival trip in 5 years, and the food seems to have taken a step back. Carnival has never had a reputation for leading in food but the quality on this trip was very much diminished from our last trip. There should be no reason for beef to be tough, but that was the most common comment at our three tables. Bland was another comment. One wondered if the chef ever tasted the food that left his kitchen.2. The Lido deck open eating was adequate but fairly mundane. One won't go hungry but you will not be raving about the food on this cruise.3. The evening entertainment was mixed. The main auditorium is called the Follies and there were two revues which were quite good. The performers, as we all recognize, are young and building their resumes, but they put on two excellent shows. Below the Follies (one deck one) is a comedy club called Punch Line and four comedians played over the course of the trip. Comedians ranged from good to "eh."4. There is a sense of contrived joviality on Carnival ships and Legend seems to have it in a bad way. Frankly, we considered the nicknames of Peanut, Juice Box, (what woman wants to be called Juice Box?) Whieeze (sp?) to be demeaning to some employees who were really quite good at their jobs. "Wee Jimmy" is the Cruise Director. Some folks rave about him and consider him to be a reason to book on a particular ship. In our group, some loved him and some wanted to "put him away," by the end of the trip. He's good at his job and that's all I think you should expect.5. I'm retired and my wife is still working. One of her "wants" is a romantic night out on the cruise. For her that means some slow dancing. If that's your idea of a nice evening do not book on the Legend. You'll find a dance club oriented to the younger crowd and some lounge acts that seem to perform in the public areas but I was surprised to see places like Billie's Bar closed most evenings. The scheme seems to be to direct you to the main acts in the Follies and Punch Line. The "lounge" acts were so-so in quality.6. The Elegant nights are a sham. In the early seating about 10 guys wore a tux and maybe a third wore suits or sports coats. Blue Jeans were common...one guy wore a cowboy hat (okay, he was a member of our party). How can women spend so much effort to look great and then allow their guy to look like a slob? I've been on other ships were folks were encouraged to go to the "free style" eating areas if they didn't want to spend the effort dressing for the evening. Announcing an elegant evening and then allowing folks who dress down to participate diminishes the event for the folks who made the effort. (end of rant)Ports of Call:1. We've been to Grand Cayman several times. If it's your first trip, I'd recommend Sting Ray City tours, otherwise shop or go to the beach. Next year's cruise selection will not include GC...time for new ports.2. Cozumel. Again, been there several times. This time we opted for the Caverns by Jeep excursion. This trip gives you an opportunity to do some supervised driving in Mexico. You don a life jacket and swim through the caves. The water was warm and the caves were beautiful. If this is your first trip, you'll do the ruins, of course, but if this is a repeat trip and you'd like a little adventure...Caverns by Jeep is good. Others in our group did the Amazing Secret Cave float trip and loved it.3. Belize City. This stop seemed to be the most controversial. Some loved the stop and some hated it. The difference seemed to be a case of "where." Folks who stayed in the city were disappointed. Belize City is not a wealthy city (compared to other stops) and that might impact your enjoyment. We elected to do the Mayan Caves adventure and found it to be outstanding. Note: the write up says this is strenuous...it's actually moderate. I'm 65 and had no trouble with this trip. There's a 90 minute bus trip (each way) and you'll have a chance to learn the history of the country and see much more of Belize than you'll get by staying in port. I'd do this trip again in a heartbeat. Others in our group went to see the Mayan ruins and reported it was better than Mexico. So, the secret of Belize seems to be "get out of the city."4. Roatan. First trip there, wife went diving and I hung out on the beach. She reports the diving was superb and I can report the beach watching was fun. How can so much be packaged in so little?So, what's the bottom line? Ships' food needs improvement. (rereading this, I'd say the ship's food needs a lot of work) Ship's entertainment was so-so. Ports of call were very good if you did your research and picked the right tours. We'd give this trip 3 to 3 ½ stars. Maybe the most telling comment, however, is ...we've decided to book with another cruise line next year.