U.S. Cruise Reviews

My second time on the Carnival Paradise. It was very clean and accomodating.

Loved the organized way of embarking and disembarking.......painless...and the availability of food on the Lido deck at both times was wonderful and mood elevating. The staff were available, friendly and helpful at all times. The entertainment was appropriate and enjoyed by grandma, 20 yr. old grandson and 10 yr. old graddaughters.

It was very hard to get a good breakfast, how do you screw that up? Dinner was just OK, and on board pizza and buffet was decent.

Just boarding the Carnival cruiser differed from the ordinary ..and being able to browse at the ubiquitous feeding stations, wander forward and aft to events and shows ,,, often as the mood struck, as opposed to planned, reserved, and routed,,,was a welcome vacation from the ordinary.

THE SHIP WAS VERY NICE, I WAS ON THIS SHIP ABOUT 10YEARS AGO, EVERYTHING WAS NICE AND CLEAN, THE FOOD WAS VERY GOOD, ALL OF THE ENTERTAINMENT WE ENJOYED.

We had a wonderful time on our 3 day cruise. The boat was lovely, the activities plentiful, the food delicious!! We did have poor service at dinner the first day, but it improved greatly after that. The only problem we had was that smoking was everywhere on the boat. There wasn't any place on the boat to escape to except our room where we weren't surrounded by smoke. There were supposed to be smoke-free areas (but it wasn't enforced) however, those areas very few, so on our day out to sea, we wound up getting alot of second-hand smoke and headaches.

We Have cruised on the Elation many times from different ports. its like our home coming ship. It always is comfortable and we always bring back good memories where ever the ship goes.

Very commercial but well orgainized. Expect to spend more than what you paid for the cruise.

We were very pleased with our cruise vacation. This was our first cruise so we didn't really know what to expect, but we had an enjoyable time. The food was great, the entertainment was great. The variety of things to do on the ship was good. The staff was helpful and friendly. We will definitely be taking another cruise in the future.

This was probably the best Mother's day gift I could possibly give my mother. It was relaxing, calm, and fantastic. I had a great time, going from Jacuzzi, to steam room, and sauna, and my mother just relaxed. She loved it, and I hishly recommend.

The ship was huge, not cramped at all. Plus it was kept clean. There are many places to just sit or stand and relax.

Decorations were overdone, Not the traditional beautiful woods that I like to see on a ship. We did have fun and met some people that were very nice. The food was generally good in the dining room but the buffet was not so good. The service in the stateroom was good and we enjoyed getting room service coffee each morning. The shows were good. I think carnival should have given us a 1/2 price future cruise after having our cruise changed from Mexico to Canada. Because a balcony room on this cruise probably would not equal a balcony room on a rebooked trip for later.

Overall, great! An excellent time to relax by the pool and enjoy a friend or significant other's company. Would not recommend for kids, as there were a lot of drunk partiers on the boat.

The ship was clean, fun and honestly we had a great time!

We had a great time on the Elation! it was reasonably priced, but service and food was the same as a more expensive ship. Our family had a great time. The kids thought the pool was a little chilly and weren't fond of the salt water, but the games and relaxing in the sun were enough to keep them happy.

Relaxing and yet it is entertaining.

IT WAS MY PARENTS' 60TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY EARLY THIS YEAR AND MY BROTHER AND MY SISTER-IN-LAW'S 60TH BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR ALSO AND AS A PRESENT I GAVE THEM THIS CRUISE TRIP. OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS JOINED US AS WELL AND EVERYONE HAD A GOOD TIME. OVERALL, I WOULD SAY NOT ONLY WAS THIS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE GIFT FOR THE OCCASSION BUT THE FUN AND THE MEMORIES THAT WE HAD WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS. ALREADY WE ARE PLANNING FOR A REPEAT CRUISE NEXT YEAR BECAUSE OF THE WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE WE'VE HAD IN THIS CRUISE. THE STAFF WERE ALWAYS NICE AND FRIENDLY, THE FOOD WAS GREAT AND THE ENTERTAIMENT WAS ACTUALLY FABULOUS. I'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL CRUISES IN THE PAST BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL AND I'D SAY THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST. THANK YOU CARNIVAL ELATION STAFF AND CREW, YOU ARE AWESOME.

The food was great, the crew was great, we would have liked warmer weather but neither of us have been to San Franscisco, Victoria BC or Seattle so we enjoyed the ports of call

Great trip the itenarary was changed at the last moment ,My wife and i took our mothers for mothers day. Royal Caribean steped up and made the trip wonderful. took a negitive (the itenerary change) made us very comfortable and welcomed . Thanks Royal Caribean for making it right

The ship was larger than we expected,it was fun to explore all the things they had available.It was very well kept. the crew was great always asking if we needed anything.Even remembering our names.There was enough variety in restaurants to choose from and the musical variety was great.We missed the first show of the cruise but the last on was very good and very enjoyable.