Legend Review 7-3 to 7-10 2011 Lots of Pictures

[Larry'sLady]

This is my review of our 7 day cruise on the Carnival Legend from July 3 to July 10. Those on the cruise were me, Doris, my husband, Larry, our daughter Kelly, her husband Dave and our granddaughter, Macie. We began planning this vacation last fall. Dave made all of the reservations and planned what we would do. Everyone but Larry had cruised before. Dave is a professional photographer, so I cannot take any credit for his beautiful photos.

 

 

PRECRUISE MINI VACATION:

We spent 2 days on the road traveling from our home in Virginia to Tampa. We spent the night in Savannah, GA on Friday and then we spent most of Saturday touring the city. We were fortunate to be in Savannah when they were having the July 4th festival. There were lots of street vendors and other things to do. We took a trolley tour and I highly recommend it. We would have never been able to maneuver around all the squares that make up the city. We went to Tybee Island and had a late lunch at the Crab Shack. We had been there before, so we knew it was a fun place with great food. We left Savannah about 3:30PM and spent the night in Ocala, FL.

 

 

Pictures of us

 

 

Shopping at the 4th of July Festival

 

 

At the Candy Store

 

 

Raising money for Breast Cancer

[momof4boys]

Beautiful family! Can't wait to hear more!

[Larry'sLady]

Our tour Trolley

 

 

Forest Gump tried to ride our trolley

 

 

A view from the middle

 

 

People signing up at Paula Deen's restaurant

 

 

The Crab Shack on Tybee Island

 

 

[Larry'sLady]

Alligators at the Crab Shack entrance

 

 

Lots of cats

 

 

Dave got this one after dinner

 

[HMC RET]

Looking foward to more as we will be on the legend in 8 days

[Larry'sLady]

SUNDAY- EMBARKATION DAY

We awoke to beautiful weather. After breakfast, we were on the road at about 9:15 AM. It took us about an hour and a half to get to the channel side. We got our first glimpse of the Legend from several blocks away. We unloaded the luggage & Dave parked the car. We entered the embarkation area and made our way to check-in. The line was not very long. We got our S&S cards and were given Zone 8 for embarkation. We found a seat and waited about 30 minutes.

 

We were on the ship by 11:30. Rooms were ready at 1:30 and all the luggage had arrived by the time we came back from sail away. We explored a little after lunch and then found a spot in the shade to wait for sail away. We left Tampa at 4:10 PM. Lunch in the Unicorn was hectic because everyone was there. The food was delicious and plentiful. The desserts were very inviting and tasted even better than they looked. The Asian food bar was popular and available every day.

 

Dinner in the MDR was cruise casual and we definitely were. All the food was delicious all week with the exception of the beef entrees. The flat iron steak, chateaubriand and prime rib were tough and inedible. We were very disappointed in these dishes. We had table 207 in the Truffles Dining room all week. We had 6 PM set dining. I had done ATD on my first cruise and found out that I preferred that as a set dining time was not good on port days, when lunch was sometimes late. . How anyone else dresses has never been important to me, but I did not notice any improper dress and it seemed that everyone was very nicely & appropriately dressed each night. Our servers were very nice and called us by name after the first night. Macie and I requested Sprite and Diet Sprite the first night and it was on the table each night thereafter. She had a soda card, but I didn’t and I was never charged for these drinks. The service was a little slow, but we didn’t care as we were enjoying some great family time.

 

After dinner we went to Camp Carnival family activities and then the Welcome Aboard show. Larry went to the casino instead of the show. We enjoyed them all. Macie and her family won the coveted Ship on a Stick for being the best family dancers at the Camp Carnival party. She won a medal as best dancer and another ship on a stick for dancing later in the week.

 

If you have children or grandchildren traveling with you, I would encourage them to go to Camp. They have activities tailored to each age group. Macie made a lot of friends and it gave her parents some time to themselves. The children had dinner together on 2 occasions, had a swim party, an “all nighter” from 10PM to 3 AM, and lots of crafts. They were very well supervised and brought to their cabin by a counselor.

 

We sat on our extended balcony, which we loved, and looked at the stars. Our neighbors in cabin 7174 were smokers but I only got a whiff of the smoke when we were in port. In fact, they were only on their balcony once while we were out there. I remembered not to slam the balcony door and not to leave the balcony light on all night. Thanks to CC. Our towel animal tonight was a pig.

 

 

Our first look at the Legend

Waiting to get on the ship

In the Gangway

On our balcony

Larry napping on our comfy king size bed

More views of our cabin 7172

[silygirl77]

What great pics and a lovely family. I look forward to hearing more about your vacation.

[Larry'sLady]

Our cabin

 

 

 

 

First drinks of the cruise

 

 

 

Larry & I posing on deck 10

 

[Larry'sLady]

Vacation has begun

 

 

Removed the gangway

 

 

Some pictures as we were leaving

 

 

Churning the water

 

 

 

[Larry'sLady]

Told y'all I had a lot of pictures. You ain't seen nothing yet.

 

 

We found some shade

 

 

The Whales Tail

 

 

Macie resting. This cabin 7168 was for 3. This is the 3rd bed configuration

 

 

We were in the dining room when we went under the bridge

 

 

Cruise casual in the MDR

 

 

Black forest cake

 

[ladeeesquire]

fun! we were on the legend last sept and had a great time! we liked it so much we booked it again for next feb!

 

susan

[Payd]

Looking forward to the rest of your review!

[Larry'sLady]

Kelly at Dinner. Wouldn't let me resize this one

 

 

 

Our first sunset on the ocean

 

 

Dancing at Camp Carnival

 

 

 

 

The Winning Family with medal & coveted Ship on A Stick. Macie won the medal for best girl dancer.

 

 

Macie, Kelly & I

 

 

View from the top of the Atrium

 

[Larry'sLady]

Hope everyone is enjoying my review. I know I am enjoying reliving our cruise. Dave took 700 photos (no I'm not posting them all) and we have them running day and night on our electronic picture frame. Cruising every day. These are the last of Day 1. If I have too many pictures, let me know.

 

Welcome Aboard Show

 

 

Our towel animal a seal

 

[silygirl77]

I love the pics. Thanks for sharing :)

 

Hope everyone is enjoying my review. I know I am enjoying reliving our cruise. Dave took 700 photos (no I'm not posting them all) and we have them running day and night on our electronic picture frame. Cruising every day. These are the last of Day 1. If I have too many pictures' date=' let me know.

 

Welcome Aboard Show

 

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Our towel animal a seal

 

[Larry'sLady]

MONDAY- FIRST DAY AT SEA

We got up about 8 AM. We had breakfast in the Unicorn Cafe today. Larry doesn’t like buffets so this was our last buffet breakfast. Sometime Dave joined us in the MDR, but Macie & Kelly liked the Unicorn Café. We wandered around the ship, Larry went to the casino. I attempted to go to the Serenity area but the chair hogs were out in full force. I got there about 9:30 AM and all the chairs were taken; either by a person or stuff. When I spoke to the attendant after 45 minutes and “no shows” were still holding chairs, he just shrugged his shoulders. This happened every day except the day we were in Cozumel. I got a chair about 3PM that day. This was one of the negatives I mentioned when I completed my email survey that I received on Tuesday after we returned home. The Serenity is a beautiful area on the Legend. Too bad everyone doesn’t get a chance to use it. The no children policy was strictly enforced.

 

Kelly and I went to the Lido and found chairs by the pool. Had lunch at the Unicorn then went to the hairy chest contest. Macie and I went shopping in the Fun Shops. Larry & I sat on the balcony, and just hung out the remainder of the day. We got ready for Elegant Night in the MDR. The lobster & shrimp were delicious. I got a shrimp cocktail and Caesar salad every night. We walked around after dinner, taking pictures and just relaxing. Dave took a lot of pictures. We went to the Disco Dance class and the Jazz Hot show. It was good, but the female singers were not the best I have ever heard. We went to the shops again. (Can u tell Macie & I are shoppers?), then to the 4th of July deck party on the Lido. It was very good and we had a lot of fun dancing and drinking. I was surprised that there was a lot of attention being paid the July 4th holiday. There was lots of red, white and blue. Wee Jimmie also had us sing the Star Spangled Banner before the show. Sat on the balcony again and watched the stars. Only a sliver of moon was out tonight. Our towel animal was a pig.

 

 

He is not as grumpy as he looks. Just early for him.

 

Macie posing on the stairs

Kelly & I sunning by the pool

The Waterslide

Where is his camera?

The Hairy Chest Contest Winner

 

[aucruiser1980]

I have never heard of such a thing!;) I love looking at all of the pics. We were on the Legend in May. We had a BLAST! We are going on the Conquest out of New Orleans in January, and I cannot wait!:D

 

Keep the pics coming. They bring back wonderful memories and make me look forward to making new ones. Here is to many more cruises! Thanks for sharing.:)

[Larry'sLady]

Macie & I at dinner on our 1st Elegant night

 

 

Our servers Lovelie & Sheresh (I think)

 

 

Celebrating our 32nd Wedding Anniversary

 

 

Larry after a day in the casino

 

 

Aren't they a handsome bunch?

 

 

I put this one in because I love the background. We were on Deck 3. Very close to the water.

 

[Larry'sLady]

I have never heard of such a thing! I love looking at all of the pics. We were on the Legend in May. We had a BLAST! We are going on the Conquest out of New Orleans in January, and I cannot wait!

 

Keep the pics coming. They bring back wonderful memories and make me look forward to making new ones. Here is to many more cruises! Thanks for sharing.:)

 

We really loved the Legend. There was a lot to do and we didn't have to stay together all the time. Glad you are enjoying my review.

 

 

Our 2nd sunset

 

 

Our swet granddaughter

 

 

Think this is illegal. Jazz Hot Show pic

 

 

Dancing on the Lido

 

 

Our towel animal

 

[Larry'sLady]

TUESDAY- Cozumel, Mexico

Breakfast in MDR about 8:45 then we went into Cozumel. Everyone but Larry had been to Cozumel before, so we decided to give him the grand tour. We went through the Dufry shop where we spent some time looking at the liquor & jewelry. We took a taxi into town; $11 for 5 one way. We started at the Los Cincos store downtown and worked our way back. We bought lots of souvenirs, Mexican vanilla, pottery and Larry got a new hat. We called it his Panama Jack look.

 

On the way down the street, we came upon a Mexican military vehicle with men and AK47s. Larry, being the jokester of the bunch, immediately put his hands on the wall and spread his legs as if he were a fugitive. The men laughed and thought he was very funny. Later on we went into a bar and Dave and Larry tried the local beer at $1 a bottle. They said it tasted like Corona. We came to a store that had a man with 2 parrots out front. We spent some time there talking with him and having our pictures made. He worked with a preserve that bred and raised the parrots. He said most lived to be 80 in captivity. Nichole and Toto, in the pictures, were teenagers.

 

We soon got hot and tired, so we grabbed a cab and went back to the ship for lunch. Dave stayed around and snorkeled at the beach. I have lots of underwater pictures he took in several ports and will share a few from each port.

 

Dinner in the MDR was good tonight. We had 2 desserts. They had Bitter N Blanc tonight. I had talked about it so much after my last cruise that Dave & Larry got it too. They loved it. Later that evening we played Bingo. Larry won on his first purchased card. Too bad he didn’t have that luck in the casino during the week. We got to meet the CD, Wee Jimmy. He was very personable and was seen around the ship a lot during the week.

 

We went to the Motown and More show. It was a one man show with Marcus Anthony, who had opened for Patty Labelle for several years. He had a great voice and sang a lot of Motown hits. Also had interaction with ladies from the audience dancing on stage to “Brickhouse.” He asked ladies who thought they were a brickhouse to come onstage. Needless to say, some were, some weren’t. We didn’t do too much tonight. We have an early day tomorrow in Belize. Our towel animal was a monkey.

 

Cozumel as we approached the port. One of Dave's early AM pictures

 

View from 7168 balcony

 

 

Dave after a run around the ship

 

 

Legend docked in Cozumel

 

Larry making sure the ropes were tight

 

On the pier

[Larry'sLady]

The bicycle ride was just for tips. Kelly, Dave & Macie walked.

 

 

We didn't buy that one

 

 

Larry is thinking of moving to Cozumel. He was auditioning for a job.

 

 

Macie and the Nemo hat

 

 

Lunch anyone?

 

 

Macie on a mini Mayan temple with the Legend and the Inspiration in the background

 

[Larry'sLady]

The downtown Los Cincos store bigger than the one in port

 

 

So many choices

 

 

The next few are with Nichole & Toto

 

 

Nichole liked Larry's new hat

 

 

 

Americas Most Wanted caught in Mexico

 

[cruisinskier]

Enjoying your review. Thanks for taking the time...I know for a fact that these are time consuming when you add all the pics. Looking forward to more!!

[Larry'sLady]

Have another beer in Mexico

 

 

The ships from a snorklers view

 

 

Daves snorkle photos in Cozumel

 

 

 

 

The waiters dance at dinner

 

[LovesAllTravel]

Nice review! Dave's pictures are great, thanks for sharing them. I'll be on the Legend in two months, can't wait. Looking forward to the rest of your review!