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Royal Caribbean International

MV Legend of the Seas

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Reviewed by: Ron Brigden
# previous cruises: 7
Date of Trip: August 23, 2002
Itinerary: Alaska-Northbound

This is definitely a mass market cruise. If you stay at Holiday Inn's and are quite happy this may be the one for you. Do not expect any special consideration, after all there are more or less 2000 of you to keep happy..

The ship is like a huge Bennegan's where the decorator was given all the mock brass and wood he could fit in. The public rooms range from the intimate card room and library to the theater that probably has 500 seats. I liked the bars ( plenty of them and all different motif some with piano players ) the atrium is interesting but I think a bit overdone.

Buffet breakfast was great with good choice and hot. But in the restaurant the food ( 1st seating ) was awful. Perhaps the bland teast is in this year...if it is they are in the running for a blue ribbon. Soup would be better if it HAD come from a can, salad dressing makes Mcdonald's look good, Steaks were tough and never cooked right and left out to cool before coming to the table...this cut off the usual retreat from the lackluster menu. Deserts were OK and well presented but too late to help the meal. BUT the service was very, very good and saved the day for the line.

We were in an interior bottom deck cabin.....yes it was small, but quite satisfactory. Comfortable and quiet with very nice steward.....Ice at 5pm was never there but still..the carpet was filthy as was the carpet on the entire deck but it was being changed during the trip so I suspect this will be rectified.

We went to four shows....they were not Las Vegas but were very, very good. The band were superior. I am not a show person but enjoyed the four we saw and would say they have hit a high note in this area.

We went to the usual Alaska ports......Seven days all raining...we were expecting cold but not rain. We did the whale watching ( in the rain but great ) and the WPA & Y RR trip.....both expensive ( what isn't there ? ) but worth it. To stay on ship they did have some good things to keep you amused. My wife learned the electric slide and I relearned cribbage and dominoes. I must give good marks for entertainment.

Our dinner table was about as diverse as you could get and we all had a great time. It would be good for non first time cruisers not excessively demanding just wanting to see Alaska once. Handicapped were well taken care of by the staff. Do not get sick.....I had a gastro upset and went to the Purser at 9pm for imodium They said only the nurse could prescribe, she would have to open the office, open the medicine cabinet and "prescribe"..and it would be about $400. Back to the head in the cabin !!!!!