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I booked two 185 square foot rooms at the Carnival Legend for my family of five.
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My husband and I shared a windowless unit and my three children stayed in an ocean view room.
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Staying in separate cabins gave our family more space and privacy during our seven day trip.
I was looking for a November getaway, so I booked a seven-day cruise on Carnival Legend for my family of five.
On past holidays, we all stayed in the same hotel room. Once, we all crammed into the same little cruiser cabin.
This time, I booked two separate 185-square-foot cabins on Carnival Legend’s Riviera Deck for more space and privacy.
My husband and I stayed in a windowless inside cabin that had a king bed.
The king was actually just two twin beds pushed together.
We each had a bedside table with a reading lamp.
If any of us wanted to stay up a little later, we turned off the main lights and turned on the lamp.
My three children – ages 14, 11, and 8 – shared an ocean view cabin across the hall.
Connecting rooms were not available so my children stayed in their own separate room.
The kids room had two twin beds and a couch that turned into a third bed.
It was more than enough space for the three of them.
The children’s bay window provided beautiful natural light.
Our room had no window and was without sunlight. In the future I would also book a ocean view room for adults.
The bathrooms of the two cabins were identical.
Inside the bathroom there were plenty of storage shelves for our toiletries.
The cruise employees cleaned the bathrooms and replenished our towels daily.
Many hotels we checked into have stopped offering daily cleaning since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but we enjoyed a clean bathroom and clean towels every day on the Carnival Legend.
The showers had shampoo and gel dispensers.
There was also a retractable clothesline in our bathroom to dry wet bathing suits.
Even with three children sharing a small bathroom, the floor remained dry thanks to the shower’s well-designed drainage system.
I was glad to see that there was no water covering their entire bathroom floor.
The layouts of the two rooms made excellent use of the 185 square foot space.
We could easily store a week’s worth of items Thanks to all the drawers, shelves and hangers.
Two of the closets had rods for dresses and coats, with enough room to store our suitcases in the bottom.
My husband and I had no problem storing our suitcases and clothes properly.
Like many cruise cabins, our room had an outlet next to the desk.
It was a bit annoying as my husband and I had to take turns charging our devices.
The crew confiscated one of our power strips.
I packed two power strips to avoid having to take turns using the grip, but only one did so on set. Unfortunately, the crew confiscated the other.
Carnival website He says power strips without surge protection are permitted, but those the crew deems unsafe will be removed and returned to the owner on the last day of the cruise before disembarkation.
However, the kids had no problem bringing their power strip to their cabin.
The TV screen was so small that my eyes felt strained at the end of the trip.
TV screen too small is not a big deal if you are not a movie buff.
However, our family likes it relax watching showsand by the end of the week, the small screen was tiring my eyes.
Inside a table was a mini fridge big enough to store two bottles of wine and some snacks.
The only downside was that it wasn’t cold enough to chill the drinks.
Our rooms had thermostats, but I don’t think they worked well.
The rooms had thermostats with moving dials, but turning them didn’t seem to affect the temperature.
Our cabin seemed too cold and the children’s area seemed too warm.
Even though we were on a Thanksgiving cruise, we decorated our cabin doors for Christmas.
The small copper box was a letterbox where the crew members could deposit our excursion tickets and other informative leaflets.
On future family trips, I will stick to booking two separate rooms.
Our cabins were small but had plenty of storage options which made them more spacious.
Next time we go on a cruise or vacation, I will consider booking separate rooms for adults and children so everyone has their own private retreat.
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