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Carnival Legend Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 52

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Carnival Legend

7 Night Alaska Tracy Arm Fjord (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 09, 2015

Ship: Carnival Legend

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1217

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

the cruise overall was good.  i was disappointed that we didn't get to see whales (well, only one), but i know that is something that cannot be controlled.  my cabin was perfect and my cabin steward (Saurijana) deserves mention because he was terrific - very attentive and helpful.  i was disappointed with the entertainment on board. i took a recent cruise with Carnival to Cozumel in February and the entertainment was the same, though at least on the Legend the entertainers were of better quality.  the food left a lot to be desired.  our evening dining in the Ruffles restaurant was made very pleasant by our waiter, last name Gonzalez from the Phillipines (cannot recall his first name).  the excursion i was able to take were nice - Misty Arms Fjord, a train excursion.  i am disabled so i was not able to participate in many of the other excursions - also i found them rather pricey.  also, we seemed to have spent the greater amount of time at the smallest port (Skagway) and the least amount of time at a larger stop (Victoria).  Overall, i rate the cruise a 4 out of 5 because i did get to see things i had never seen before.  

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
seems like all the Carnival ships offer the same menu

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
for a 7-day cruise there should have been more activities during the day

Entertainment

3 out of 5
nothing to write home about

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
my granddaughter spent a lot of time at a camp for kids her age - 8 - she loved it

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
can't say enough of my cabin steward - Saurijana...excellent, friendly, outstanding

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
I think they should offer FREE Wi-FI. the cost of the cruise is not cheap and this should be considered.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5
met an old friend who showed me around the city. it was wonderful

Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska

5 out of 5
it was quite an experience seeing the glaciers calving

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
cold. windy. very pleasant. had a good time there. way too much time for such a small town

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
had a great tour guide - Ben Jackson from M&M Tours - a native, very knowledgeable. did way too much shopping

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5
another small town, very nice, did lots of shopping. very nice

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5
a great town to visit - wish we had had more time there. by the time we arrived it was almost dark and the ship arrive 30 minutes late which cut down on the time we had to see anything
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dcrossie    8 years ago

carnival legend staff was friendly and very nice and good service

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