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Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 3
Author: goffglenda

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

goffglenda

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 14, 2015

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E226

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

enjoyed the cruise, staff was fun and friendly, will go again, but will book on a bigger ship next time. Had a little problem motion sickness, Glad I took motion sickness patches just in case.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

our best meal was our evening in the dining room. all the other food leaved a lot to be desired.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

I enjoyed the 2 comedy act it had on the this ship and the marriage game it had. I did get tired of all the raffles. It seemed like they were using that as most of the entertainment.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

all of our staff was wonderful especially the person who cleaned our cabin and our wait our server Benjamin in the dinning Room.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

it was always well kept and we enjoyed wonderful service. thank you.

Ship tip

we went to Cozumel and did the all inclusive resort at Cozumel Palace. It was awesome. Snorkeling , swimming. all the food and drinks you can stand in that short amount of time off the ship. wish we were there longer. 8 dollar taxi ride. there and back. Thanks

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Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

it was totally awesome. book in advance when you book your cruise. because it fills up fast.

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Progreso (Merida), Mexico Did not visit port

did not go ashore.

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3 Comments

JusMe 9 years ago

Welcome to cruising, Elation is a mid size older ship. Ship size alone will not guarantee you smooth sailing. I felt more ship movement on a 138K ton ship then I have on a 77K ton ship. As mentioned above, mid ship and lower levels are the smoothest. be sure and look what is above and below your cabin so that it will be nice and quiet at night.

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noname111 9 years ago

Thank you for posting your review. Happy sails!

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CrusinTim 9 years ago

Welcome to cruising!! For your next cruise, if your prone to motion sickness, you may want to consider a cabin more mid-ship. Your cabin on the Elation is WAAAY aft and the more aft or forward you go, the more movement you will feel.

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