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Redanne Cruise Review on Carnival Legend on Dec 16, 2017

Carnival Legend Cruise Review

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5 out of 5
Carnival Legend

Sail date: December 16, 2017

Ship: Carnival Legend

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

I'd previously been on the Carnival Legend twice and the Spirit once and wanted to introduce my cruising parents to Carnival. A Christmas cruise was the ideal way. Embarkation: Was excellent, we’d arranged an airport transfer and once I arrived at the port I breezed through in less than 15 minutes! Ship information: When you first step on board the Carnival Legend you are overwhelmed by the glitzy interior (think old style Vegas with a carnivally style twist). The interior is a little dated but with a sense of humour in hand you soon get used to it. We loved the outdoor Serinity area (adults only) at the rear of the ship and spent a lot of time there. This area is modern with very comfortable seating and relaxing music. Cabin: I chose an interior cabin with a French door, as I’d stayed in one previously. These rooms are very spacious and great value for money. The French door is floor to ceiling and you can open it a little to let some fresh air into your cabin. Service: The crew are amazing on this ship and generally seem very happy. Our cabin steward (Ronaldo) was fabulous as was the Cruise Director; Jen. We often had the same wait staff at dinner (even though we chose the anytime dining option) and the head waiter; Sanit was so good that we asked to sit in his dining section each night. Dining: The food on Carnival Legend has to be some of the best I’ve experienced on cruise ships. The buffet has a great selection of hot dishes (not luke-warm like on some other ships I’ve been on) and beautiful fresh salads and fruit. I think the head chef needs to be commended. The food in the main dining room is also outstanding. We chose the anytime dining option and sometimes the wait times were a little long. If there’s a long wait they will give you a buzzer so you can head to a bar and wait to be buzzed. Entertainment: I found the entertainment on this cruise not to be to my taste. The singers often sang out of key and at a high volume. One of the production shows (70’s inspired) was of a fairly poor quality, the other (Epic Rock) was quite good. We didn’t get to any of the Comedy shows on this cruise. One small negative was the scheduling of movie screenings on the ship. Children’s movies were scheduled during the day however movies appealing to adults were shown at 10:30pm (a little late I thought). Disembarkation: We had arranged an airport transfer and disembarkation was very smooth. Summary I love Carnival and would recommend a Christmas cruise as a great way to travel with family members and avoid some of the stresses of Christmas (no cooking, cleaning, driving etc).
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