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No. Terrible. My. MSC Opera trainer was excellent. With a good price. Carnival Legend only had some yoga classes that were very expensive, poor old equipment, and absolutely no personal trainers. Carnival was a disappointment.

Yeah, there's a big Thomas Kinkaid auction on this cruise. Big popular appeal, I know. There was a Thomas Kinkaid store at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. I'd rather buy on land than at sea, myself. To each his own; beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think that Thomas Kinkaid and the Dali are the only artworks that merit serious consideration. That said, it's on Carnival and therefore presented as a big Hollywood TV game show accompanied by imaginary prices and various add-ons. Pure capitalism in action. I don't judge. You are buying what you like in a fun environment. But, none, not even the Dali prints, are however remotely close to investment grade. I stuck around for a week of free fun entertainment value; but I'm dropping out now for my second week of my two-week cruise.

"No more free champagne! No more watching shills collude with sharp dressed Euro-model smarmy charmy auctioneers! No more free dollar store print of some flower painting!" I am in 2024, now, and this exactly is my experience. Very interesting experience; but, I shall not buy a Xeroxed print for my residence, no matter what French words for a color ink jet printer they use. (And its not champagne. It's cheap prosecco mixed with orange-colored sugar water.....)

I agree that it will be in every tourist shop in Europe that caters to Americans. A corporate trained waitress should know and serve an Amercano to its mainly American clientele, and should be fired for not knowing. I annuaully have visited Europe since the 9980's I still believe that Starbucks cemented its popularity with Americans at home and abroad. I never have drunk it myself and none of my family nor friends drink it. I know the Starbucks version, and was trained by Starbucks on custmers orders for it, but I imagine a true standard version is debatable. Interesting read:https://drinksupercoffee.com/blog/nutrition/what-is-an-americano/

So many helpful comments from fellow foodies who can afford to experience The Legend! Thanks! I'm proud to have joined the Cruise Critic Board!!

I actually have baked beetroot cake, made from scratch with beets that I ground myself with my KitchenAid food grinder. The key is to not skimp on sugar. If I see the price of chocolate getting severely inflated as it's predicted, I may go back to baking beet cake and not chocolate cake. Anyway, I'm about to book Chef's Table on Carnival Legend Transatlantic Journey: $90. Which is about what a mid-range meal costs in a sit-down restaurant costs in the Washington DC metro region, including 11% taxes, excluding tip and valet parking (I refuse to get another street parking ticket from the traffic cops!)

Funny. Michelin was to encourage car drivers to drive on Michelin tires to a roadhouse eatery! I guess all those car drivers driving out to the middle of the deep blue want a michelin rated experience? Anyway, Carnival still promotes itself as a "fun" experience. I might try this Chef's Table on my very first Carnival Cruise. I've eaten in the finest restaurants on five continents, and I also have a Mikky Deez app on my phone. I just love food. My only fear is that I be sharing a table with fellow passengers who think that anything that's not served with a bottle of ketchup and a tub of mayo will taste like dirt?

"Asked for a Americano at breakfast. The server started to pour coffee out of a pitcher. I said I want a Americano. She said yes it is coffee. I said no it is espresso with hot water. She said that she never heard of that. " The only people who hear of that are Americans frequenting Starbucks. It is done no where else in the world. And I am an admitted coffee snob and have actuality worked at Starbucks. That said, for an Italian/(Swiss) cruise line, MSC's coffee is decidedly average. That was my experience on an MSC Dubai cruise.