Carnival Elation Grand Suite GR

The size of the cabin was nice. The extended balcony was also a plus. Our steward kept our cabin very clean and stocked. The reason for the 2 stars is because our bathroom smelled of raw sewage. Immediately I informed our steward. He came in and wiped everything back down with disinfectant. The cleanliness wasn’t the issue. It was down in the pipes somewhere. The smell was coming up through the bathtub and some drain in the bathroom floor. It was nasty and 3 out of 4 days, I complained about the odor. They sent the plumber once. I’m not sure what they did, but it didn’t help the sewage smell. Also, the sliding shower door had mold growing on it in areas that couldn’t be scrubbed. I never felt clean after taking a shower. Like I stated earlier, this entire ship needs major updating and a facelift.

Everything was perfect!

Our Grand Suite gets a poor rating, because there was Methane gas seeping from the bathroom constantly and this of course made it uncomfortable, breathing that harsh smell. I complained but nothing was done. They need to snake their drains and clean them out from time to time. And there was not any hot water, only luke warm, and the balcony was filthy. When we arrived there was still a cocktail glass on the balcony from the previous cruise and the balcony stayed filthy the whole cruise, they said they were going to clean it, but they never did. The rusted metal grate above our heads was rusted out and rusty water kept dripping on our clothes and a rusty bolt stayed on the deck of the balcony, the whole cruise, so I know they didn't even try to clean it, not to mention the heavy metal grate was only being held by one rust bolt, we complained but nothing was done and the bolt was still laying on the deck when we checked out. Out of 5 previous cruises, this was the worst cabin and I thought that paying extra for a Grand Suite would ensure us to have a nice, roomy relaxing cabin. I was very disappointed. So was my wife.

Everything was great except the smell in the cabin and loud noises from other passenger music and kids running up and down the hallways late at night. I covered the drain in the bathroom which helped but still sewer smell was overpowering at times.

So much storage space! Immaculate!