First time family cruise on Carnival Legend - Any Tips?

[Tearbear08]

Hi all & hoping you can help,

 

My wife & I, along with our 10 year old boy and 5 year old daughter are embarking on an 8 day cruise on Carnival Legend, visiting Lifou, Mare & Noumea. While there are hundreds of reviews relating to trips prior to September 2014, I can only a few on the Legend in recent weeks when the ship began sailing from Sydney. We are first time cruisers and while I think we've covered the basics (pack the mosquito repellent, etc), hoping any seasoned cruisers can offer some more handy hints with regard to the Legend since it's refurbishment.

 

Many thanks

[Scrapnana]

Welcome to Cruise Critic!

 

My hint to all first time cruisers is don't try to do it all. There are so many things to do on a cruise if you try to do too much, you will need a holiday when you get home!:eek:

 

Relax and have a wonderful time!

 

P.S. Don't be surprised if you come home addicted to cruising!:D

[paul929207]

Welcome to Cruise Critic.

 

You may want to check the ports of call section for info on the ports..

[rkmw]

Hi all & hoping you can help,

 

My wife & I, along with our 10 year old boy and 5 year old daughter are embarking on an 8 day cruise on Carnival Legend, visiting Lifou, Mare & Noumea. While there are hundreds of reviews relating to trips prior to September 2014, I can only a few on the Legend in recent weeks when the ship began sailing from Sydney. We are first time cruisers and while I think we've covered the basics (pack the mosquito repellent, etc), hoping any seasoned cruisers can offer some more handy hints with regard to the Legend since it's refurbishment.

 

Many thanks

 

if you ask your questions on the Australian/NZ board you could get more answers http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=712

[Krazy Kruizers]

Welcome to Cruise Critic.

You may want to join your Roll Call and see what others are doing -- scroll down the link until you find the date of your cruise -- click on it to open it:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=330

Ask questions about the Legend at this link:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=215

 

Check out your ports at this link:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=77

[Cruisin' Chick]

Definitely check out the Carnival website. There's a FAQ section plus info specific to each ship.

[marshhawk]

The one particular think I love about the Legend, is the enchanted forest. A great place for quiet time, the kids can sit int he big windows and watch the waves, you can grab a book and read, and most of the time, it is pretty quiet. Enjoy!