Legend of the Seas 2013 - Newly refurbished by Royal Caribbean Part 1

So it was with much anticipation that I waited for 6 Feb. My first cruise in a very long time (more than 10 years ago) on a newly renovated ship - Legend of the Seas. I scoured the net for information on this ship and scrutinised each review of Legend. However most of the reviews were by invited bloggers. However I did find Cruise Critic and My Lovely Adventures informative and an enjoyable read respectively. It helps that the reviews aren't sponsored too.

For those people who want to know every detail like me, and have read most of what's available online, I hope these pictures will cover whatever you may not be able to find elsewhere :)



Firstly, if you are not aware, most of the cruise ships (if not all) are now required to depart from Marina Bay Cruise Centre, a new terminal opened in Oct 2012. It's a spanking big terminal shaped like a cruise ship itself and situated in some isolated far-off area in Marina Bay. I kid you not. 

Fortunately there are buses that go there. Unfortunately you have to take the bus from the Marina Bay MRT, and from there it's another 10-15min ride to the Cruise Centre.

If you have a car, you can opt to take the Drive Cruise Package, this is a ticket that allows you to park your car at the Cruise Centre for a discounted fee - $45 for 3 days and another $3 for each additional day.
The Cruise Centre itself has nothing much, there's a DBS cash machine (ATM), a 7-Eleven, a money changer, and a mobile phone /sim card shop. 

No eateries :(  
The check in process was pretty seamless. If you checked in online already (you have you do this at least 3 days in advance), you can just proceed to the counter to get your boarding pass and your Sea Pass card (see very first picture above). The card acts as your room card, your credit card, and also your embarkation and disembarkation card (for stopovers).
The weather was gloomy on the first day but I still couldn't help snapping pictures of the ship up close.
We got a room with a window, also called an Outside room. I was deliberating between various rooms, and since my partner was a smoker, was considering the balcony. But I figured it isn't worth it for a 2N cruise to Malacca. We paid about SGD$720 for our package by the way.

For your information, smokers can only smoke in Balcony class rooms (in the balcony of course), on deck 9, on the outdoor seas near Windjammer cafe (which is also next to the pool), and in the smoking area in the Casino (deck 4). We had staff tell us that smoking on the deck area on level 4 is permitted too, but we couldn't find any ashtrays around there. Weird. 
The view from the room was pretty decent and I liked being able to see the sea.
However the window wasn't exactly very clean on the outside. The glass was only cleaned on one side so if there are any stains on the outside, you have to bear with it.
Now onto the room itself. All rooms have been replaced with LCD TV screens. Yippee. You can swivel them towards your bed as well.

There's a hot water flask where you can make tea. Do note the power points are either American or the European 2 rounded pin types. If you use otherwise, you will definitely need an adaptor.

There's no fridge :( 
But there's a safe deposit box that's operated by credit card (don't know how that works)

They also put plenty of tempting drinks like Coke and Evian water in the room. They are all chargable. So do remember to bring your own water bottle :)

I love it that the toilet is compact but yet they ingeniously managed to make the most out of it. The back door has 4 hangers.

Nice shower with good water pressure and temperature. Two-in-1 shampoo and bar soap are provided.

See, the bin and toilet roll holder are nicely tucked into the bottom shelf. The tissue box is part of the cabinet.


WindJammer Cafe
This is the ship's buffet restaurant, generally they have a pretty good selection of western and Asian food.


Drinks
Lemonade is free
Ice-lemon tea is free
Orange juice is sometimes free
brewed coffee is free
water is free.

Payable drinks
Specialty coffee (lattes, mochas and what nots)
Soft drinks
Alcohol

Solarium
This is the indoor pool. It's air-conditioned and there are two lovely warm jacuzzis by the side.
Apparently Kimberly Chia was on board this cruise filming with Xu Bin? But who cares.

But what's more important is the new Park Cafe in the Solarium!
Yummy! It has all my favourite deli food. All Free.
I love the chicken salad



 Cookies and chips! All free! haha

Oh I really love this, cream of mushroom soup and my delicious roast beef sandwich.

We saw people holding this cruise map and realised we had to get it from Guest Services at deck 5.

FAQ

There's an ATM on this ship! Isn't it amazing? It's on deck 5. Next to Guest Services.

Check out Part 2 of my cruise experience.

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