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We'll be in Cozumel in April and are interested in going to one of these beaches (leaning more toward paradise). How long is the cab ride from the cruise terminal, don't want to go too far off path?!?!

How long does it take to get from the cruise terminal to SMB clubs like royal palms or tiki or just a general access point by cab?

I hope both of you that said you were sailing will come back and let us know about the changes and share pics of the ship. We sail on Legend in April and can't wait!

 

Yes, we will also be sailing in April and would love to see some pics and reviews on the changes!

Why do you have to be back so early?

 

Isn't it rule of thumb to be back that early?!?!

Should the slide be open right after dry dock, the last few cruises isn't till the august/september time frame right?

So in the "My cruise manager" portion of the carnival's website you can book sure excursions that has the excursions listed by port and date your cruise ship is in port? However I think I'm missing something... We are in mahogany bay from 8-3 and the rule of thumb is to be on board 1.5-2 hours before sailing right? So our time in this port would be 8-1 or 8-130 however the little french key excursion caught my eye, I was really excited this was offered however the departure time is 10Am with a duration of 4.5 hours, making arrival to the ship at 2:30 am I missing something? Why would they offer this excursion?

You just get another sea day.

 

 

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Fine with me, Thanks!

We were on the January 4th sailing of the Legend and weren't able to dock at Mahogany Bay. I actually thought we had docked - we were alongside the dock but they made an announcement they were unable to dock for safety reasons and we left. It was stormy there anyway.

 

Did you go to another port? Or did they just slow the speed of the ship getting back to Tampa?

We will be on the Legend in April and I've heard stories about other ships not making it into port at Mahogany bay. Has anyone ever had this problem on legend and or other ship? Will they substitute it with another port?

Anyone on the Legend last week that possibly would have the answer?

Does anyone know if the Legend offers luggage express to TPA for SWA? I know there is time restraints. However I've heard that last weeks sailing they did not offer luggage express does anyone know why? Possibly dry dock?

Did you go to Roatan? Recent travel warning have been issued for there. We will be sailing in April... Did you feel safe in both Roatan and Cozumel any security concerns?

Thanks everyone :)

Any tips? I know you have to take your sail and sign card everywhere (I heard lanyards are a good way of keeping track of them). Of course we're taking passports but do we take them ashore while in ports? What does everyone do to make sure their personal documents and sail and sign card are secure while cruising and while in port.

Thank you!

You can find what cruises are offering this by just searching cruises starting in April of this year. The headline will feature the concert aboard that week. It's not available on our Legend cruise but I know paradise is offering one I believe.

So my family and I will be aboard the Carnival Legend in April calling at Grand Cayman. We've heard the major thing to do here is visit seven mile beach. So I'm assuming we will be able to quickly catch a taxi to the beach correct? Also where are we going to? Anyone have suggestions on where to be dropped off? We are looking for a nice beach to snorkel right off shore with a fairly low cost of admission and or other associated cost? Any ideas on this and what to do while calling in Grand Cayman?

Thanks everyone for the helpful info, I have done research and the Legend does offer it however I still have to find out if Southwest is a participating airline. Again thank you!

My understanding is you put your luggage out the night before (like everyone else) but you don't see it or deal with it again till your final destination... So we will be on the Legend, how does it work with FTTF... It's been a while since we cruised. The only luggage we will have to deal with on demarkation day is our carry on stuff. So since we have FTTF and our flight does not leave till 225PM how could we go about debarking? Could we get off early with FTTF with self dembark or wait till 10 or so? can someone tell me how carnival now works demarkation and possibly the easiest way for me to go about it considering I'll purchase luggage express and FTTF? Thanks!

We were on the pride in 2011 and it had a standard buffet. Everything from pizza, deli, ice cream, dessert station, drink station, breakfast (cereal) station, asian, grill, and also a section that changes everyday like italian, caribbean, and the chocolate buffet!!! Also they have the MDR and steakhouse along with a coffee bar with desserts (Extra cost) enjoy your cruise!

Thanks everyone! I may just go ahead and do it when I pay in full.

HI, we will be sailing on the Legend starting on April 13th. We have to pay in full by January 28th. So when is a good time to complete all the check in info online? I was thinking maybe the end of February. Too early? Too late? Just about right? what's everyone's experience with this?

They do only release a little at a time however.... It may not be 15 tickets it may be 20 tickets but either way I do believe they limit it. When we booked our cruise on the Legend for April it wash't available at first. However a week later it was and it said they only had 9 tickets remaining. I hope they limit it or what good would the program do?

We are just off the Legend yesterday. We arrived at the terminal at noon on the 5th and were on the ship in 12 minutes.

 

Debarkation went very well. We were in the first group after the self-assist and were off the ship in 10-15 minutes.

 

 

If you are looking for something to do before boarding, there is a nice aquarium located at Terminal 2.

 

Tampa is a great place to cruise from.

 

Great! Thanks for the info, glad to hear you had a smooth embarkation and demarkation experience!

Thanks for all the tips!