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Ship Details
Began service: 2002
Guest capacity: 2,124
Total staff: 930
Length: 963 feet
Passenger decks: 12
CDC
inspection score: 96
Legend Overview
The Legend cruise ship departs from Port Everglades
in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Throughout the year, she offers
ocean cruises to the Caribbean and Eastern
Caribbean.
Check Dates & Prices for cruises to Caribbean
and Eastern Caribbean.
The central theme of the third in Carnival's
"Spirit-class," ships is great legends of the world.
The "Legend" theme carries throughout Carnival Legend's
12 passenger decks, 16 lounges, bars and nightspots, four swimming
pools, a corkscrew water slide, an Internet cafe, a 14,500-square-foot
health spa and salon, indoor and outdoor promenades, a nine-deck-high
atrium, an on-board golf program, a duty-free shopping mall, wedding
chapel, a video arcade, and an 1,800-square-foot children's play
area.
Cabins
Eighty percent of the cabins are outside, offering an ocean
view, and 80 percent of those staterooms have private balconies.
Inside cabins measure the same as outsides (185 sq ft.) without
verandahs. Balcony cabins are 225 sq ft., including the verandah.
There are 58 suites in three categories ranging from 360 sq ft.
to 465 sq ft. (including a wrap around terrace). All staterooms
and suites have twin beds that convert to a queen, large closets,
plenty of drawer space, TV's and refrigerators, plus the usual
amenities found on new vessels (telephones, private safes, tub
and shower or shower only, depending on category).
Suites (Categories 11 and 12) include separate dressing and sitting
areas, refrigerators, double sinks and bathtubs, showers, and
large balconies.
Good design and soft lighting add to a feeling of spaciousness
in interior staterooms (Category 4). Category 5 staterooms are
outside and have French doors that open but views are obstructed.
Dining
Three restaurants, including an expansive poolside eatery featuring
breakfast, lunch and dinner alternatives and a 24-hour pizzeria, a
two-level 1,250-seat full-service dining room with extensive menus
and wine lists, and an intimate "steakhouse-style" supper
club offering USDA prime aged beef, along with crab claws from Miami
Beach's world famous Joe's Stone Crab Restaurant,
are available, as well.
Entertainment
Carnival Legend offers 16 lounges and bars with a variety
of themes to fit any mood or taste. As you enter the ship, you are
greeted by the bar in the nine-deck-high Colossus Atrium,
which is dominated by a towering mural of the Colossus of
Rhodes. Popular for pre-dinner cocktails, the Odyssey
and Atlantis lounges offer quiet, intimate venues
with live music. Club Merlin Casino, the medieval-themed
gaming area has a castle-like atmosphere.
Catch one of two original productions created especially for Carnival
Legend in Follies, the main show lounge
on Promenade Deck. Follies evokes
the feeling of an open courtyard in a Mediterranean villa. Satchmo's
Club is a great place to unwind with soft dance music. Named
after legendary trumpeter Louis Armstrong, the club
is decorated to resemble an old New Orleans bar, recreating the ambiance
of the Big Easy. Adorning the walls are black-and-white photos of
Armstrong at different stages of his career. Next door, the Dream
Team bar offers overstuffed sofas and comfortable bar stools
to catch up on the latest sporting events.
Billie's piano bar is an intimate, art deco-styled
club where the piano player is the center of attention and everybody
is a crooner. A stylish tribute to blues singer Billie Holiday,
the centerpiece of the room is the stainless-steel musical bar lined
with notes.
Late-night comedy acts appear in the Firebird Lounge,
taking its theme from the old Russian folktale of a talented seamstress
from a small village who is turned into a bird by an evil sorcerer.
Medusa's Lair dance club plays the latest dance music
and has a sophisticated light system. There is also a wall of TV's
that flash images from the dance floor, mixed with videos and special
effects.
Fitness & Recreation
The Fountain of Youth Spa,
encompassing the forward area of Lido Deck 9 and
Sun Deck 10, provides ocean views to exercisers.
The gym is well-equipped with stationary bicycles, treadmills, and
rowing, stair-climbing and Keiser pneumatic progressive resistance
machines, as well as free weights and dumbbells. Adjacent to the workout
area is a mirrored aerobics room, used especially for a series of
exercise classes, including low-and high-impact aerobics, yoga, spinning,
and stretching and relaxation sessions, some of these classes have
an additional fee per person so check prior to sign-up. The spa
offers a variety of "European-style" treatments, including
"aroma stone therapy," full body and scalp massages, seaweed
wraps, mudpacks, and various slimming and toning therapies. Also housed
within the spa are 10 private treatment/massage rooms, complete locker
facilities, sauna and steam rooms, and a full-service beauty salon.
The ship features four swimming pools and four whirlpools -- one available
in the spa itself and three others on Lido Deck 9
- as well as a padded jogging track encircling Sports Deck
11. During the day, Lido Deck provides a
medieval theme in the Avalon Bar, serving a variety
of tropical concoctions. Corresponding to the theme are statues of
a medieval castle at the Camelot Pool, an armored
knight at the Avalon Pool and the figure of a Unicorn
at the Unicorn Pool. Camelot Pool
has a retractable domed ceiling in the event of inclement weather.
Kids
Camp Carnival is
centered on a 2,400 sq ft. enclosed play area on Deck 5,
away from adult activities. The Fun House is headquarters
to a supervised program, divided by age groups, offering children's
activities for ages 2 - 15. with a bottom of the sea theme. Three
areas are connected by tunnels: one area for crafts, a second one
for computer games and a third one for games and a video wall for
movies and cartoons. One deck below is an arcade with both virtual-reality
and video games. An outdoor play area offers mini-basketball, jungle
gyms and other playground equipment. A children's wading pool and
a corkscrew water slide are also available for fun at sea. Teenagers
had overnight slumber parties among their menu of activities. Carnival
offers a Fountain Fun card, good for unlimited soft
drinks during a one-week voyage for $19.95. Baby-sitting is available
for children ages 2 and over from 10pm - 3am at the Fun House
($5 for the first child and $3 for each additional child in the same
family).
Expert Legend reviews are edited by Michelle, and provided by Ian and Cruise Critic.com,
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Cruise
Ship Inspection Report
All passenger cruise ships arriving at US ports are subject to unannounced
CDC inspection. Legend Score:
96
Cruise
Critic: Legend
The Cruise Critic gives Carnival's Legend a 4-ribbon rating.
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