Carnival Legend Cruise Review
Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Lines
Cruise Ship: Carnival Legend
Cruise Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Cruise Dates: November 19 - November 27, 2004
By: Linda O.
The Carnival Legend is a ship that caters to the masses of unseasoned travelers. The levels of service, atmosphere and quality are at the very bottom of the industry standards. As I was traveling with my children, the well publicized slogan ?the fun ships? is the reason I chose this ship however, there was nothing ?fun? about poor service, over-crowded public areas, weak activities, bad food and so on.
At a cost of $110 per day, per person, before gratuities and on-board costs, this cruise was not a good value and not a pleasant experience.
Below is a fair account of the ?highs and lows? of the ship and its staff.
Embarkation
Embarkation at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale is quite efficient. The port is located less than 10 minutes from the airport making it affordable and convenient to arrive by taxi rather than the cruise transport services.
The embarkation process was smooth and quick, particularly if you pre-register all the members of your party in advance on Carnival?s web site. To my pleasant surprise, there was abundant seating available for much of the embarkation process. In addition, guests were permitted on board prior to the published 1:30PM boarding time. Given the large number of passengers, this was impressive.
Décor
The décor on the Carnival Legend is ghastly. Never have I seen such gaudy, mismatched décor and I live in Las Vegas! The intentional clash of materials (mirrors, glass and simulated wood) combined with urns and southwestern décor (entrance to show room) is in extremely unattractive and dizzying.
The ship lacks any sense of sophistication and good taste.
The carpets in the hallways adjacent to the state rooms had been replaced, however, the original carpeted cove base had not, thereby illustrating an obvious cost saving measure and creating a mismatched result.
Guest Suites
The two adjacent extended balcony suites which we occupied were both decorated in various shades of orange which reminded me of the 1970?s. The suites were painfully lacking of ?extras? as there were no flowers, fruit baskets or welcome aboard gifts.
The closet space was sufficient and the clearance under the beds was appropriate to fit our large hard case luggage. The shower was a pleasant surprise in both spaciousness and water temperature. A plastic dispenser with body soap and shampoo was provided in the shower in lieu of individual sized toiletries.
The extended balconies offered space for greater comfort and we were pleased that our room steward made arrangements to have the partition opened between the two balconies allowing us easy access between the rooms without the necessity of going out into the hallway. The doorway to the balcony, however, was not a sliding glass door thereby eliminating the option of sleeping with the door open denying us the pleasure of listening to the sounds of the ocean anytime we were in our rooms.
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Cruise Ship: Carnival Legend
Cruise Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Cruise Dates: November 19 - November 27, 2004
By: Linda O.
The Carnival Legend is a ship that caters to the masses of unseasoned travelers. The levels of service, atmosphere and quality are at the very bottom of the industry standards. As I was traveling with my children, the well publicized slogan ?the fun ships? is the reason I chose this ship however, there was nothing ?fun? about poor service, over-crowded public areas, weak activities, bad food and so on.
At a cost of $110 per day, per person, before gratuities and on-board costs, this cruise was not a good value and not a pleasant experience.
Below is a fair account of the ?highs and lows? of the ship and its staff.
Embarkation
Embarkation at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale is quite efficient. The port is located less than 10 minutes from the airport making it affordable and convenient to arrive by taxi rather than the cruise transport services.
The embarkation process was smooth and quick, particularly if you pre-register all the members of your party in advance on Carnival?s web site. To my pleasant surprise, there was abundant seating available for much of the embarkation process. In addition, guests were permitted on board prior to the published 1:30PM boarding time. Given the large number of passengers, this was impressive.
Décor
The décor on the Carnival Legend is ghastly. Never have I seen such gaudy, mismatched décor and I live in Las Vegas! The intentional clash of materials (mirrors, glass and simulated wood) combined with urns and southwestern décor (entrance to show room) is in extremely unattractive and dizzying.
The ship lacks any sense of sophistication and good taste.
The carpets in the hallways adjacent to the state rooms had been replaced, however, the original carpeted cove base had not, thereby illustrating an obvious cost saving measure and creating a mismatched result.
Guest Suites
The two adjacent extended balcony suites which we occupied were both decorated in various shades of orange which reminded me of the 1970?s. The suites were painfully lacking of ?extras? as there were no flowers, fruit baskets or welcome aboard gifts.
The closet space was sufficient and the clearance under the beds was appropriate to fit our large hard case luggage. The shower was a pleasant surprise in both spaciousness and water temperature. A plastic dispenser with body soap and shampoo was provided in the shower in lieu of individual sized toiletries.
The extended balconies offered space for greater comfort and we were pleased that our room steward made arrangements to have the partition opened between the two balconies allowing us easy access between the rooms without the necessity of going out into the hallway. The doorway to the balcony, however, was not a sliding glass door thereby eliminating the option of sleeping with the door open denying us the pleasure of listening to the sounds of the ocean anytime we were in our rooms.
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