david evan
April 2nd, 2004, 04:36 PM
Sorry the review is a little late!
We arrived in Florida on Tuesday, March 9th for a 3 night stay prior to our cruise. We had reserved a room in Lauderdale by the Sea at a hotel called Paradise by the Sea. Rooms were okay, staff was VERY RUDE! We were going to check out and go somewhere else but every other hotel was either triple the price or sold out (spring break). We also had this same hotel reserved on our return and could not change so we dealt with the "attitude".
Weather in Ft. Lauderdale was very nice before the cruise. It was a little cool because of the cold front that moved through but still it was nice.
On Friday morning we returned our minivan with Alamo and went to the cruise port.
Embarkation was a breeze - fastest I can ever remember. We did fill out for the fun pass so we went to the fun pass line. We were on the ship within 30 minutes after arriving to the port.
Our cabin was 5236 (catg. 7A). Very nice room. Lots of spacious room for storage. Had a refrigerator and a safe. Balcony was HUGE! Triple size of the normal. Would absolutely book this cabin again. We had space between the life boats that we could see down at the water.
Lifeboat drill was not bad. Went by fairly quick.
Legend is a beautiful ship. Was our first time on a Spirit class and is now our favorite Carnival class.
Food was really good. Service in dining room was excellent.
Shows were so-so. Bingo was fun (I never won but sister did). Karaoke was really fun. I didn't sing but we did get my Uncle Jimmy up there (without him knowing in advance) - that was mean BUT so much fun...lol
Weather throughout cruise was really beautiful. We did have a few days that were real windy but no big deal.
There is a basketball court - noticed people asking on other threads about that.
The gym is one of the nicest I have seen. In the locker rooms they have showers that have 5 different heads & is wonderful.
On sea days they have deck messages for $1.00/minute. Really worth the money, the girls are great.
Now, the ports:
St. Marteen - Orient Beach
We did this on our own. We took a taxi over and spent the day at the Kon-Tiki section of the beach.
We also did some shopping there.
Barbados - we rented a day room at Accra Beach resort. IT WAS REALLY NICE! We had a suite with a jacuzzi on the balcony that overlooked the ocean and the pool. The price to do this is 1/2 of the rack rate which cost us $99 for 2 people. They have a nice pool & beautiful beach. There is also a restaurant at the resort.
Martinique - Shopping
We just went shopping and looked around town because we had such a short time there.
If anyone has any questions just ask me & if you are unsure about what to do in Barbados I recommend the Accra Resort.
Tricia http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif
Till We Cruise on the Legend......
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Carnival Elation 01/98
Regal Empress 05/99
Enchanted Capri 09/99
Grand Princess 04/00
RCCL Enchnt. of the Seas 09/00
Grand Princess 05/01
Celebrity Millenium 01/02 (Honeymoon cruise 1st of back to back)
RCCL Enchnt. of the Seas 02/02
(Honeymoon cruise 2nd of back to back)
Carnival Victory 09/02
Golden Princess 04/03
Carnival Triumph 09/03
Carnival Legend 03/04
We arrived in Florida on Tuesday, March 9th for a 3 night stay prior to our cruise. We had reserved a room in Lauderdale by the Sea at a hotel called Paradise by the Sea. Rooms were okay, staff was VERY RUDE! We were going to check out and go somewhere else but every other hotel was either triple the price or sold out (spring break). We also had this same hotel reserved on our return and could not change so we dealt with the "attitude".
Weather in Ft. Lauderdale was very nice before the cruise. It was a little cool because of the cold front that moved through but still it was nice.
On Friday morning we returned our minivan with Alamo and went to the cruise port.
Embarkation was a breeze - fastest I can ever remember. We did fill out for the fun pass so we went to the fun pass line. We were on the ship within 30 minutes after arriving to the port.
Our cabin was 5236 (catg. 7A). Very nice room. Lots of spacious room for storage. Had a refrigerator and a safe. Balcony was HUGE! Triple size of the normal. Would absolutely book this cabin again. We had space between the life boats that we could see down at the water.
Lifeboat drill was not bad. Went by fairly quick.
Legend is a beautiful ship. Was our first time on a Spirit class and is now our favorite Carnival class.
Food was really good. Service in dining room was excellent.
Shows were so-so. Bingo was fun (I never won but sister did). Karaoke was really fun. I didn't sing but we did get my Uncle Jimmy up there (without him knowing in advance) - that was mean BUT so much fun...lol
Weather throughout cruise was really beautiful. We did have a few days that were real windy but no big deal.
There is a basketball court - noticed people asking on other threads about that.
The gym is one of the nicest I have seen. In the locker rooms they have showers that have 5 different heads & is wonderful.
On sea days they have deck messages for $1.00/minute. Really worth the money, the girls are great.
Now, the ports:
St. Marteen - Orient Beach
We did this on our own. We took a taxi over and spent the day at the Kon-Tiki section of the beach.
We also did some shopping there.
Barbados - we rented a day room at Accra Beach resort. IT WAS REALLY NICE! We had a suite with a jacuzzi on the balcony that overlooked the ocean and the pool. The price to do this is 1/2 of the rack rate which cost us $99 for 2 people. They have a nice pool & beautiful beach. There is also a restaurant at the resort.
Martinique - Shopping
We just went shopping and looked around town because we had such a short time there.
If anyone has any questions just ask me & if you are unsure about what to do in Barbados I recommend the Accra Resort.
Tricia http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif
Till We Cruise on the Legend......
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Carnival Ecstasy 11/96
Carnival Elation 01/98
Regal Empress 05/99
Enchanted Capri 09/99
Grand Princess 04/00
RCCL Enchnt. of the Seas 09/00
Grand Princess 05/01
Celebrity Millenium 01/02 (Honeymoon cruise 1st of back to back)
RCCL Enchnt. of the Seas 02/02
(Honeymoon cruise 2nd of back to back)
Carnival Victory 09/02
Golden Princess 04/03
Carnival Triumph 09/03
Carnival Legend 03/04