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Patti explores the Ladies locker room, showers, sauna, and steam room….. To be continued…..

Patti checks out the Fitness Center….. To be continued……

Patti checks out the slides and Water Works on Deck 11 aft….. Patti heads all the way forward to check out the Helen of Troy Salon and the Fountain of Youth Spa on Deck 9….. To be continued…..

Patti checks out Guy’s Burgers….. Patti heads outside and up to Deck 11. Here’s a view of Baltimore…. Patti spots our car out in the lot….. To be continued…..

While I hang out at the Red Frog Rum Bar, Patti begins her picture tour of the ship. She starts with the mid ship Avalon pool and hot tub. This pool has a sliding roof that can be closed in inclement weather….. The “Cheers” & "Bottomless Bubbles" display…… The Blue Iguana Tequila Bar….. The Blue Iguana Cantina….. Right by the Cantina is a frozen yogurt machine….. To be continued……

Now after parking the car, we got into the single line leading into the terminal. There was no priority line outside the building. What do you think was the most important piece of paperwork that you needed in order to board this cruise was? It was not your passport/ID, it was not your boarding pass, it was not your vaccination card, it was not your “Negative” Covid test result, but it was that darn Bermuda Travel Authorization! You couldn’t get in the building without it. It was checked at every step along the way, and at one point they put a round green sticker on your shirt to signify you had it! The doors were opened at 11:35, and things flowed very smoothly at the various stations. Once past the security scanners, there was a check in priority line for suites, diamonds, and platinums. Once checked in, there was a section of chairs set aside for priority. Boarding began right at noon with the suites being called first. Then it was boarding group A01. That’s us! They made sure we had our green stickers as we passed, and the first stop was to get our embarkation picture. You’ll notice that the green stickers are still on our shirts! After that, the next step was to go through the facial recognition line, and then the long climb up the ramps and onto the ship. We stepped aboard at 12:12 pm. Now that we are aboard, here are today’s “Fun Times”…… The first thing we did once we were on board was head to our muster station. Our muster station was “B”, which was on Deck 3 forward, on the port side. After scanning our boarding passes and them demonstrating how to don a life vest, we were free to go. It took less than five minutes. Don’t know why they have to track people down to get this done! Next, we went up to our cabin (5120) on Deck 5 to drop off our carry on bags. The door was open, the Sail & Sign cards weren’t there, and the cabin wasn’t quite ready, so we put our bags in the closet and left a note for the room steward. Just so that you know, on the Carnival Legend cabins aren’t ready until 2:30 pm. Feeling hungry we went up to the Lido, Deck 9, for lunch. The buffet there is called the Unicorn Café. Here is the embarkation day menu….. I headed over to the Chopsticks line where they serve Chinese food for lunch every day. This section becomes the Seafood Corner for dinner every night. Here is my lunch….. Patti heads to the deli for her favorite turkey wrap and potato salad….. We head over to the Red Frog Rum Bar for our first drinks of the cruise….. Enjoying my first Thirsty Frog Wheat….. Here are the Red Frog Rum Bar menus….. To be continued……

Thanks for hopping aboard! We love Aruba. Have a great cruise!

Hey Barbara! It was great to meet you as well, and thanks for stopping by to say hello! We love to meet members of the Cruise Critic family, and everyone will get to meet you on the second leg of the cruise!

Day # 1 - 8/28/22 - It’s Embarkation Day! We woke up to another sunny and warm day here in Baltimore. We have the first arrival time of 12:00 to 12:30 pm so we are not in any hurry. If that first arrival time seems late to you, let me explain. In Baltimore, the Carnival Legend doesn’t dock until around 9 am every week, so debarkation and the subsequent embarkation start about two hours later then what most of you are used to. Sail away is pushed back until 5 pm. We went downstairs once again for our free breakfast, and then spent some time getting ready to leave for the ship. We never took our suitcases out of the car, electing to each carry a small bag into the hotel with what we needed for our two night stay. We brought our hotel stuff down to the car, and then repacked and tagged our suitcases. We checked out of the hotel at 10:30, and began our drive over to the port. We were soon passing the Best Western shuttle, which was also heading to the port….. Our first views of the Carnival Legend docked at the Cruise Maryland Terminal….. We have arrived at the terminal….. The Carnival Legend docked at the Cruise Maryland Terminal….. If you are parking at the terminal, don’t get there before 11 am, which is when they begin cueing up cars for parking, or you will be sent out and have to loop back around. I thought I had timed it perfectly, but no, I had to do the loop of shame. When we got back to the parking lot we wound up being the 4th car in line. Here are a couple of views of the Legend as we waited to be let in to park….. At 11:20, they began letting us in to park. You make a right turn and head towards the pier. At the end you make another right and you will see two lines of airline type luggage carts. Here is where you will give the porters your bags. Please, please, please don’t wait until you get here to tag your bags. That slows the whole process down. Tag them before you leave from wherever you are coming from. The porters will thank you! We never had to get out of the car. They opened the back of the car, pulled out the suitcases, and loaded them into the luggage carts. I just rolled down my window and handed them a $20. Moving on, you make another right and get into one of two lines to pay for your parking. Parking is $15/day, credit card only. They DO NOT take cash! Here are a couple of pictures that Patti took later in the day from the Legend that show the process as I have just described it. If there are any questions, please ask away….. To be continued…..

Always a pleasure to have you along with us! Glad to have you along for the ride with us. We love cruising to New England and Canada!

Patti took a few more but they weren't up to her standards! Glad to have you aboard again! Thanks so much, just getting warmed up!

Glad to have you aboard with us again! Thanks! We missed you not being here, but we didn't get to Horseshoe Bay again due to the weather. We'll try again next time!

I've got my double Bacardi & Coke. Always happy to have you along for the ride!

Patti passes the Tir Na Nog Irish Bar & Grill, Mason’s Lobster Rolls, and The Cheesecake Factory on her way to Hooters….. Patti has arrived at Hooters….. We decided to have lunch there. Patti had the boneless wings, and I had the buffalo shrimp. We shared and order of waffle fries and cheese. Afterwards, we took a nice slow walk back to the car, and then made our way back to the hotel. We passed the M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Baltimore Ravens, on the way out of the Inner Harbor….. We got back to the hotel a little after 3 pm and just relaxed until around 6 pm when we decided to go to dinner. We walked across the parking to the Stained Glass Pub. I had the seafood gumbo which was very good, and Patti had a turkey sandwich on a pretzel roll. Afterwards, we went back to the room to get ready for tomorrow. Coming up next: We board the Carnival Legend!

Here are some wonderful views looking across the Inner Harbor….. Here are the last couple of random views before Patti comes to meet me at Hooters….. To be continued……

Patti continues with her walk around the Inner Harbor…… There’s a beach volleyball tournament going on….. To be continued…..

Looking across the harbor to Federal Hill Park…… It was becoming brutally hot out, so it was at this point that I was in need of a Husband Day Care. Patti dropped me off at a nearby Hooters, and then continued on her picture tour. Here are some more random views as she made her way around the Inner Harbor….. To be continued……

Patti got these random views as we walked around the Inner Harbor…… Here are the Historic Ships in Baltimore and the USS Constellation….. To be continued……

Pre-cruise – 8/27/22 - The Inner Harbor. We were up at 6 am to a beautiful sunny day. The temps will reach the 90’s later today. Around 8 am we made our way downstairs to partake of the Best Western’s free breakfast, and it sure hit the spot! A little after 9 am we left the hotel for our twenty minute drive over to the Inner Harbor. We got off I-95 onto I-395 which takes you right there…. On our way in we pass Oriole Park at Camden Yards….. Here’s where we parked. We paid $28 for the day….. From the parking garage it was a two block walk down to the water. The first thing we saw was the National Aquarium….. This 9/11 Memorial is at Baltimore’s World Trade Center. You can visit the Top of the World Observation Deck on the 27th floor…… To be continued…..

Hey Heather! Glad to have you along again. It wouldn't be the same without you! Go Devils!!! Glad to have you back once again!

Always glad to have you along for the ride!

Glad to have you aboard once again!

We have just started our review of our back to back cruises on the Carnival Legend. Our LEGENDary B2B to Bermuda & New England / Canada (w/pics) - 8/28/22

First to the party! Thanks for following along!

Here is a quick tour of the hotel. Vending and ice machines were located on every floor….. This is the breakfast area. Best Western supplies a free hot and cold breakfast every morning that is pretty good….. Here are a couple of lobby views….. They have a nice indoor pool….. This is the gym and dry sauna….. Around 3:30 pm we went over to the Arundel Mills Mall. I hung out at Buffalo Wild Wings while Patti walked around the mall. We decided to have dinner there. We shared the pretzel bites appetizer. I had the BBQ chicken pizza, and Patti had an order of boneless wings. We were back to the hotel for the night by 7 pm. Coming up next: Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.