??? for those just off Legend

[sharkaymon]

Our Legend cruise is scheduled for July 12th. In planning for electronics I read that there are USB ports on the sides of the of the flatscreen TV. This could be used to power up smart phones etc and make better use of the outlet on the vanity desk.

 

How was your trip?

[Annmarie58]

We are just off the Legend to Alaska and it was great!! We have always brought a power strip.I have never used USB ports from the TV set to charge anything but that is a great idea if it works, can you do that on your TV at home?

[musikfans]

Just off the Legend. There were no flat screens in our balcony stateroom. We had one plug on the desk and one in the bathroom (on and off with light).

[flatlander321]

We were on Legend May 16-24, 7th deck, extended balcony. We had a flat screen TV, but didn't notice USB ports on it. There were no open power outlets behind the TV and I didn't notice any other around the cabin.

 

I brought 2 extensions cords with 1 plug and 3 outlets each. I also brought 2 outlet splitters with 1 plug and 3 outlets each. I typically used the 2 extension cords and 1 outlet splitter to recharge several camera batteries, tablet/phones, and power a laptop computer all at the same time. It worked fine from the 1 outlet on the desk area. Keep the cords folded to reduce desk clutter.

[Razor_Poke]

Something I do for charging phones and ipads is to use my laptop's USB ports. I have a great battery and can charge 2 devices at once while the computer is in sleep mode.

[Vagabond Knight]

Well, since we hopefully now have the attention of those just off the Legend, I also have a couple of questions.

 

Is the Legend doing the American Table menu yet?

 

For those who did the Chef's table, where was it held?

 

How was the entertainment? Any shows you'd recommend or tell us to avoid?

 

Thanks in advance!

[bkerber]

We just got home yesterday and yes, in our stateroom there was a flatscreen with a usb that we used all week. I also had a 3 plug extender for the desk outlet and we just swapped out phones, ipads etc as needed. We had 4 adults with lots of electronics and we were fine. Dont know if it matters but we were in a premium balcony.

[bkerber]

I have never figured out what the "American Table menu" is. We did see 1 comedian and he was funny but didnt go to shows. I do have the Fun Times saved if anyone is interested

[smickie600]

Where was the Muster Drill at.....and how long was it...My wife has knee problems and can't stand to long....I have been on some where the drill was in the theatre where you sit down.

[FILEFOLDER]

I hope this goes where I want it to go . I don't do this often enough. If I could get copies of the Fun Times that you have for the Alaska cruise, I would appreciate it so much. Thank you. We leave for Seattle on Saturday and our cruise leaves on Tuesday. This is supposed to be a reply to BKerber.

Edited June 1, 2016 by FILEFOLDER

[FILEFOLDER]

I would be very thankful for copies of Fun Times. We leave for Seattle on Saturday and our cruise leaves for Alaska on Tuesday. Thank you. This was also supposed to be a reply to BKerber's post.

Edited June 1, 2016 by FILEFOLDER

[toosaxykk]

We set sail in 20 days and we are SO excited. DH and I are in an extended aft balcony and are really looking forward to it. For those that just got back, how was the ship? And how was the weather. I have been praying for great weather for some time.

 

Any other tips? 10 year anniversary cruise... here we come!

[flatlander321]

Where was the Muster Drill at.....and how long was it...My wife has knee problems and can't stand to long....I have been on some where the drill was in the theatre where you sit down.

 

Muster drill was held outside on deck 3 on both sides of the ship under the "survival pods" AKA life boats. It lasted about 15 minutes.

 

I'm not sure if there was another place for people who couldn't stand that long. Email Carnival special needs and ask before you leave.

Edited June 1, 2016 by flatlander321

[Letmelivehereplease]

I hope this goes where I want it to go . I don't do this often enough. If I could get copies of the Fun Times that you have for the Alaska cruise, I would appreciate it so much. Thank you. We leave for Seattle on Saturday and our cruise leaves on Tuesday. This is supposed to be a reply to BKerber.

 

 

 

We are on the same voyage!! See you there

 

 

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[bkerber]

I will try to get the funtimes copied before you leave. Would you like just the schedule of events ( very compact) or the whole thing. I will try both.

 

For Smicki,

My son was using a knee scooter and we informed out stateroom attendant. He told us that when they sounded the alarm for the drill to stay in our rooms and they came and got us. We were taken to an indoor room with seats. You dont have to take your life vest so it was a comfortable place to stay. Just inform them before the drill.

[bkerber]

We set sail in 20 days and we are SO excited. DH and I are in an extended aft balcony and are really looking forward to it. For those that just got back, how was the ship? And how was the weather. I have been praying for great weather for some time.

 

Any other tips? 10 year anniversary cruise... here we come!

 

Congrats on your anniversary. First let me say that our group was very low maintenance. We are not real picky. With that said, the the ship was good. Some say its gaudy, but to me I didnt care what it looked like. It was fine to us. Buffet food not real good, but there was always something to eat. Dining room was very good. Even on cruise elegant night there were many dressed down. It's so casual, which we like. The second elegant night there were a bit more dressed up but we didnt.

 

Our problem is we didnt bring enough tshirts. We didnt wear many of our nicer shirts. Cant tell you about the entertainment since thats not our thing. We had NO rain the entire cruise. Ketchekan was very cloudy and a bit of mist. Its like we were "in" the clouds.

 

I hope you have a fabulous time

[FILEFOLDER]

I will try to get the funtimes copied before you leave. Would you like just the schedule of events ( very compact) or the whole thing. I will try both.

 

For Smicki,

My son was using a knee scooter and we informed out stateroom attendant. He told us that when they sounded the alarm for the drill to stay in our rooms and they came and got us. We were taken to an indoor room with seats. You dont have to take your life vest so it was a comfortable place to stay. Just inform them before the drill.

 

I will be happy with whatever you give me - schedule and/or whole thing. Thank you

[firsttimer2012]

I have never figured out what the "American Table menu" is. We did see 1 comedian and he was funny but didnt go to shows. I do have the Fun Times saved if anyone is interested

 

 

 

I am very interested...:)

 

Thank you!!

Edited June 1, 2016 by firsttimer2012

[bkerber]

Ok I have all but Monday 5/30 funtimes scanned.

They are in 2 parts for each day with Tuesday first. This was a Glacier Bay stop so Im not sure of your schedule, but it should go

Tues - leaving Seattle

Wed - Day at Sea

Thurs - Juneau

Fri - Skagway

Sat - Glacier Bay

Sun - Ketchekan

Mon - Victoria BC

 

Let me know if you can access the site. I dont know if it will work. copy and paste this link or just click it. When you get to the page, just click on the 2016-06-01 and all 12 should come up

 

https://carnivallegendalaskafuntimes.shutterfly.com/

Edited June 1, 2016 by bkerber

[elliair]

Our Legend cruise is scheduled for July 12th. In planning for electronics I read that there are USB ports on the sides of the of the flatscreen TV. This could be used to power up smart phones etc and make better use of the outlet on the vanity desk.

 

How was your trip?

 

Flat screen TV? We were on deck 7 with a balcony and we had no flat screen TV in our room. I had a power strip that has 3 USB plugs with 2 electrical power plugs. I plugged it directly into the wall socket on the vanity desk. It's a nonsurge which is what you must have if you're going to use a power strip. One guy said that his got confiscated. He went down to CS and had it out with them. He told them that it was a nonsurge power strip. They gave him one to replace it AND IT WAS A NONCOMPLIANT strip! He told them that they don't even follow their own rules. So, TPTB on board the Legend aren't that bright. I was disappointed in the ship.

Edited June 1, 2016 by elliair

[watermelonqueen99]

Ok I have all but Monday 5/30 funtimes scanned.

They are in 2 parts for each day with Tuesday first. This was a Glacier Bay stop so Im not sure of your schedule, but it should go

Tues - leaving Seattle

Wed - Day at Sea

Thurs - Juneau

Fri - Skagway

Sat - Glacier Bay

Sun - Ketchekan

Mon - Victoria BC

 

Let me know if you can access the site. I dont know if it will work. copy and paste this link or just click it. When you get to the page, just click on the 2016-06-01 and all 12 should come up

 

https://carnivallegendalaskafuntimes.shutterfly.com/

 

Thank you so much for posting those! I know there's a good chance things will be a little different when we cruise on the Legend in April, but I thoroughly enjoyed reading through the Times!

Edited June 1, 2016 by watermelonqueen99

[bkerber]

Flat screen TV? We were on deck 7 with a balcony and we had no flat screen TV in our room. I had a power strip that has 3 USB plugs with 2 electrical power plugs. I plugged it directly into the wall socket on the vanity desk. It's a nonsurge which is what you must have if you're going to use a power strip. One guy said that his got confiscated. He went down to CS and had it out with them. He told them that it was a nonsurge power strip. They gave him one to replace it AND IT WAS A NONCOMPLIANT strip! He told them that they don't even follow their own rules. So, TPTB on board the Legend aren't that bright. I was disappointed in the ship.

 

 

What kind of tv did you have? What about the ship disappointed you? Just curious

[bkerber]

You're welcome watermelonqueen!

[elliair]

What kind of tv did you have? What about the ship disappointed you? Just curious

 

 

It had a rounded screen to it, it wasn't flat, it almost looked like a model from the 80's, with a large back to it.

 

What disappointed us?

 

The food was horrible. I've never been on a cruise where I saw so much wasted food. Walking by trays left outside of cabins, I wondered why people even bothered to order room service. I'd say that 90% of the food offerings on Lido were carbohydrate intensive. There was a salad bar which was sufficient enough and that's about all I ate - which did get tiresome. On days where the MDR was closed for lunch, Lido was packed. The bacon was greasy and limp - not well cooked. I saw lots of it left on plates. So were whole pizzas left because it was burnt. Even the waiters clearing tables were making fun of it.

 

Screaming kid. The very first day on board we went to Lido for lunch I knew we were in for trouble. The child was about 14 months old screaming bloody murder! I'm talking blood curdling screaming and crying. The mother wouldn't put him down, that's all he wanted was to get some exercise. I got my salad and ate it in our cabin. Next morning we decide to go to the MDR for sea day brunch. The mother showed up with the kid - and the kid was screaming again. We left as we didn't want to hear it. We had 7 days of this nonsense.

 

Sea Day Brunch (last one and no screaming kid). DH and I ordered the steak and eggs. The steak was so tough we could hardly cut it with a knife. It was served on top of boiled spinach. I ordered wheat toast but it never showed up. I also ordered 2 eggs and they were okay - pretty hard to screw up a fried egg.

 

Juneau: We were at least an hour late getting into Juneau. Platinum/Diamond/FTTF were told to meet down by Truffles MDR and we would be escorted off first as soon as we were cleared. We sat for 2 hours waiting. The CD called Groups 1 and 2 first (EXCURSION PEOPLE). Platinum/Diamond/FTTF got pretty damned pissed as some of them had private excursions which they missed. They weren't allowed in Groups 1 and 2 because they did not book with Carnival! So you FTTF people who PAID for the debarkation privilege can and will get screwed.

 

We got off in Juneau and headed to the Red Dog Saloon, had a beer and listen to an old guy sing some raunchy songs. He was funny and we had a great time at the bar. We then went back to the ship as it was too late to take a private excursion. Thanks Carnival!:mad:

 

Internet: Slow, slow, slow! I paid $25 and thought I was getting 24 hours - to use at my leisure. Nope, it's all the minutes you can use in a 24 hour time period! WTH! So, on Monday, I bought the $16 - 24 hour package to check in with the airlines. Everyone but me had trouble getting into their airline website. So, I sat there for 4 hours checking people in and printing their boarding passes. After all, it was Memorial Day and I was providing a community service for those folks. They didn't have to give Carnival their money. I was offered tons of drinks, but I declined, I had to keep my wits about me. Carnival got screwed out of a lot of money and I was glad to help.:D

 

Comedy show: I don't know who that idiot comedian was, but I wasn't going to wait around wondering why he calls himself that. The one that was suppose to perform missed the ship. DH and I found a seat. We sat down and this guy said that the seats were saved. I told him no seat saving, if your party isn't here too bad. We sat there for at least 20 minutes and got up and left - their party never showed up. They probably saw what was going on and said no thanks!:rolleyes:

 

We purchased the wine package the first day - 5 bottles for $131.10. You can get your wine from the atrium main bar or go to the MDR. We opt to enjoy our wine on our balcony. Even though the weather was beautiful, we asked our cabin steward for 2 blankets - and we used them! Saw many other passengers with blankets as well.

 

For those of you with a balcony, dress warm. I had a hooded sweat shirt, sweat pants and a thermal top underneath and I was cozy. You can't put on what you don't have. Carnival will hold sales selling T-shirts, jackets, but you will get better deals in ports. I bought a sweat shirt in port for $20.00, fleeced on the inside. I'll be wearing that on our upcoming Princess cruise to New England.

 

The Steakhouse: We ate in the steak house the first night. You get a free bottle of wine with your meal. DH had steak and lobster and I got the lobster only. Creamed spinach and the sauteed mushrooms for sides. The mushrooms were excellent. They were a mixture of ****take (S h i i t a k e) and button mushrooms sauteed in butter and garlic. The lobster was good as well. I'd say it was the best meal we had on board. The total came to $86.72.

 

Smell! We were on Deck 7 aft. The minute you walk down the stairs from Lido to Deck 7 the stench began and permeated through the hall way clear to the windows of the atrium. The ventilation coming into the cabin brought the stench of rotting food in. Then for a day we got the smell of paint into our cabin. It gave me quite a headache. I am so thankful that I brought a large can of Febreeze. It helped a lot and took some of the stench away. The cabin steward admitted that they can't get rid of the smell. It reminded me of the Inspiration and the ventilation problem on the ship.

 

Glacier Bay: It was beautiful. Alaska will always be our favorite place to cruise to. The scenery is breath taking. We saw a bear, mountain goats, eagles, whales, orcas, porpoise, and seals. We watched it all from our balcony. We were enjoying the peace of no noise, just taking it all in. Then 2 cabins down, the kids showed up screaming, yelling, moving chairs, jumping up and down! ***! This is why we like Princess, very few children on board and the ones that are are well behaved. So, I think this will be our last Carnival Cruise. We saw too many cut backs, lack of quality entertainment, and the Legend is pretty beat up. There was rotting metal on the corner of the shower - I don't know what's keeping the door jam from collapsing.:eek:

 

Expect other cruise ships to be in port. In Juneau you will be tendering. If you're platinum/FTTF/Diamond, find out where Groups 1 and 2 will be meeting and demand to be included as you do have the privilege of debarkation first. You earned it, you paid for it. Don't take no for an answer. Get into Jen the CD's face - she doesn't tell the truth. Don't let her railroad you like she did us.

 

That's about all I can say. The scenery is lovely, don't get your expectations up too high. If you're platinum and diamond status do go to the Captain's party and drink as much as you can - we did! It was held on Sunday around 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm. Cheers!

 

Elliare

Edited June 2, 2016 by elliair

[crazycruzer68]

It had a rounded screen to it, it wasn't flat, it almost looked like a model from the 80's, with a large back to it.

 

What disappointed us?

 

The food was horrible. I've never been on a cruise where I saw so much wasted food. Walking by trays left outside of cabins, I wondered why people even bothered to order room service. I'd say that 90% of the food offerings on Lido were carbohydrate intensive. There was a salad bar which was sufficient enough and that's about all I ate - which did get tiresome. On days where the MDR was closed for lunch, Lido was packed. The bacon was greasy and limp - not well cooked. I saw lots of it left on plates. So were whole pizzas left because it was burnt. Even the waiters clearing tables were making fun of it.

 

Screaming kid. The very first day on board we went to Lido for lunch I knew we were in for trouble. The child was about 14 months old screaming bloody murder! I'm talking blood curdling screaming and crying. The mother wouldn't put him down, that's all he wanted was to get some exercise. I got my salad and ate it in our cabin. Next morning we decide to go to the MDR for sea day brunch. The mother showed up with the kid - and the kid was screaming again. We left as we didn't want to hear it. We had 7 days of this nonsense.

 

Sea Day Brunch (last one and no screaming kid). DH and I ordered the steak and eggs. The steak was so tough we could hardly cut it with a knife. It was served on top of boiled spinach. I ordered wheat toast but it never showed up. I also ordered 2 eggs and they were okay - pretty hard to screw up a fried egg.

 

Juneau: We were at least an hour late getting into Juneau. Platinum/Diamond/FTTF were told to meet down by Truffles MDR and we would be escorted off first as soon as we were cleared. We sat for 2 hours waiting. The CD called Groups 1 and 2 first (EXCURSION PEOPLE). Platinum/Diamond/FTTF got pretty damned pissed as some of them had private excursions which they missed. They weren't allowed in Groups 1 and 2 because they did not book with Carnival! So you FTTF people who PAID for the debarkation privilege can and will get screwed.

 

We got off in Juneau and headed to the Red Dog Saloon, had a beer and listen to an old guy sing some raunchy songs. He was funny and we had a great time at the bar. We then went back to the ship as it was too late to take a private excursion. Thanks Carnival!:mad:

 

Internet: Slow, slow, slow! I paid $25 and thought I was getting 24 hours - to use at my leisure. Nope, it's all the minutes you can use in a 24 hour time period! WTH! So, on Monday, I bought the $16 - 24 hour package to check in with the airlines. Everyone but me had trouble getting into their airline website. So, I sat there for 4 hours checking people in and printing their boarding passes. After all, it was Memorial Day and I was providing a community service for those folks. They didn't have to give Carnival their money. I was offered tons of drinks, but I declined, I had to keep my wits about me. Carnival got screwed out of a lot of money and I was glad to help.:D

 

Comedy show: I don't know who that idiot comedian was, but I wasn't going to wait around wondering why he calls himself that. The one that was suppose to perform missed the ship. DH and I found a seat. We sat down and this guy said that the seats were saved. I told him no seat saving, if your party isn't here too bad. We sat there for at least 20 minutes and got up and left - their party never showed up. They probably saw what was going on and said no thanks!:rolleyes:

 

We purchased the wine package the first day - 5 bottles for $131.10. You can get your wine from the atrium main bar or go to the MDR. We opt to enjoy our wine on our balcony. Even though the weather was beautiful, we asked our cabin steward for 2 blankets - and we used them! Saw many other passengers with blankets as well.

 

For those of you with a balcony, dress warm. I had a hooded sweat shirt, sweat pants and a thermal top underneath and I was cozy. You can't put on what you don't have. Carnival will hold sales selling T-shirts, jackets, but you will get better deals in ports. I bought a sweat shirt in port for $20.00, fleeced on the inside. I'll be wearing that on our upcoming Princess cruise to New England.

 

The Steakhouse: We ate in the steak house the first night. You get a free bottle of wine with your meal. DH had steak and lobster and I got the lobster only. Creamed spinach and the sauteed mushrooms for sides. The mushrooms were excellent. They were a mixture of ****take (S h i i t a k e) and button mushrooms sauteed in butter and garlic. The lobster was good as well. I'd say it was the best meal we had on board. The total came to $86.72.

 

Smell! We were on Deck 7 aft. The minute you walk down the stairs from Lido to Deck 7 the stench began and permeated through the hall way clear to the windows of the atrium. The ventilation coming into the cabin brought the stench of rotting food in. Then for a day we got the smell of paint into our cabin. It gave me quite a headache. I am so thankful that I brought a large can of Febreeze. It helped a lot and took some of the stench away. The cabin steward admitted that they can't get rid of the smell. It reminded me of the Inspiration and the ventilation problem on the ship.

 

Glacier Bay: It was beautiful. Alaska will always be our favorite place to cruise to. The scenery is breath taking. We saw a bear, mountain goats, eagles, whales, orcas, porpoise, and seals. We watched it all from our balcony. We were enjoying the peace of no noise, just taking it all in. Then 2 cabins down, the kids showed up screaming, yelling, moving chairs, jumping up and down! ***! This is why we like Princess, very few children on board and the ones that are are well behaved. So, I think this will be our last Carnival Cruise. We saw too many cut backs, lack of quality entertainment, and the Legend is pretty beat up. There was rotting metal on the corner of the shower - I don't know what's keeping the door jam from collapsing.:eek:

 

Expect other cruise ships to be in port. In Juneau you will be tendering. If you're platinum/FTTF/Diamond, find out where Groups 1 and 2 will be meeting and demand to be included as you do have the privilege of debarkation first. You earned it, you paid for it. Don't take no for an answer. Get into Jen the CD's face - she doesn't tell the truth. Don't let her railroad you like she did us.

 

That's about all I can say. The scenery is lovely, don't get your expectations up too high. If you're platinum and diamond status do go to the Captain's party and drink as much as you can - we did! It was held on Sunday around 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm. Cheers!

 

Elliare

 

 

Sorry your trip was so bad. I am afraid we will be smelling the deck 7 odor as well we have 7272, what was your cabin?

 

 

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