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Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern
7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)
Sail date: September 10, 2006
Ship: Carnival Elation
Cabin type: Oceanview
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 14 years ago
Review summary
This cruise was a good value for the money. Even though we had a cheapo cabin, it was modern, plenty big and kept spotless. The shows were good and we especially liked the band in one of the lounges. While most of the ship is nonsmoking, all of the lounges are smoking. We like to dance, so that was sometimes a problem. A big negative is that Carnival seems to equate yelling with having fun. You dress for a formal dinner and then find everyone is expected to yell their lungs off. Does anyone notice an incongruity here let alone the strong probability of ear damage? We left the dinners early because of this. Also, the dress code for dinner is barely followed. On formal night guys in short sleeve shirts and no tie were admitted. Some of the ladies were miffed since they had brought dressy clothes but many "gentlemen" had apparently not. They should either drop the code or enforce it to at least the extent of requiring a jacket.Ports of call
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)
Pros: Good cabin, good food, good service
Cons: Red Team/Blue Team yelling in dining room, all dance floors had smoking
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