MY first and only cruise on Carnival Elation

Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 1
Author: pryan10239

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

pryan10239

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 40

Overall rating:

1 out of 5

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5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 28, 2015

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: V25

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

The junior suite (V25) was the size of a balcony on RC. There were stains on the carpet, the bathroom sink was chipped and rusted, the mirrors were never cleaned during our 5 day cruise. Entertainment was lacking, Food was alright nothing great. I had to ask for lemon for 4 nights in a row in the main dining room (Inspiration) I had to ask the head waiter 3X's one evening for lemon, never brought to the table, assistant waiter finally got the lemon for the table. It may seem like a small thing but you paid for this service. Staffing not the friendliest. All in all glad to get off the boat. Never again on Carnival.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Not a lot to do.

Entertainment

1 out of 5

The 2 comedians were great and the 2 musicals were very entertaining, that was the only entertainment worth watching.

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Read my review.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Time to update the cabins and reevaluate your

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5

Great port to go out of. A lot of fun things to do in New Orleans.

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Progreso (Merida), Mexico

1 out of 5

Stay on the boat not a lot to see.

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4 Comments

trlemoine 9 years ago

We are currently on the Elation and while we have cruised several times with Carnival, we will not cruise on this ship. It is dated, which we expected, but the Jr suite (V15) is very small and the room is stained, the windows and balcony are very dirty. The light in the bathroom doesn't work and neither does fridge. Everyone in our party is seasick, something we have never experienced before.

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sef62 9 years ago

It seems like you were on a completely different ship because this is not the description we would give the Elation..we knew before coming on it was an older ship and that the junior suites were the size of the balcony cabins, but we really had a great time.😊

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rendezvoussam 9 years ago

Regardless the price of the cruise holiday or company, you paid the money you would expect a reasonable standard of service....clearly in this instance the crew were lack of professionalism, and tainted the company's reputation.

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tibsman 9 years ago

#1 you would have paid a lot more for a RC cruise. #2 I am sorry if you had a bad time in the dinning hall. I have been on the Elation twice and have never had any problems with the 6mp set dinning. they always remember my name and what I want or need evey night. as far as the cabin, I have never had a suit, always a window cabin. room has always been nice and well taken care of. with that being said I have heard others complain about the suits and how they don't seem to be as well taken care of. food on the ship is always better in the dinning hall. Food is a very subjective thing though. some may like one thing and some may not care for the same dish. I hope your next cruise us better.

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