Sister's Eleation Cruise

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

kthrelkeld

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 23, 2016

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: U63

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Hi - just a few notes on our recent cruise on the Carnival Elation:

Embarking and Debarking Processes - The best!

U63 - Great Cabin Location

Food - Below Average

Evening Waiter Service - Below Average except for Jay

Cabin Steward - Ysofin - Very Friendly

Cabin Condition - Lots of dust in the cabin and lots of hair in the bathroom

Entertainment - Great (The "U Turn Band" was terrific!)

Will I Cruise on Carnival Again - Undecided

Thank you for asking!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

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Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

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Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

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Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

1 out of 5

4 Comments

ljjordan4 8 years ago

how is embarking and debarking better now, we leave in a week on the Elation and have elected 12:30 pm as our time to board. Do you have any advice on things to take or not take ( not our first cruise, but first on Elation) Thanks

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CruisingDivas 8 years ago

I agree the new embarking and debating system so much better than in the past

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NicholeMc 8 years ago

I've been on both the boats that currently port out of New Orleans: Dream and Elation. The Elation's rooms needed updating and food options were less. Loved the Dream though, it was newer, bigger, nicer, and had more food options. The Elation is going to be switched out of the New Orleans port for the Triumph soon. The Triumph seems to be more comparative to the Dream.

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dkf97 8 years ago

If the Elation was your first Carnival cruise, give them another chance on a different ship. We took our 7th Carnival cruise on the Elation a few months ago and had that been our first, we would have been iffy about going again. Taking our 8th in 12 days and we have no worries as it will be our 3rd time on the Dream. The Elation is just a below average ship. Most of the crew is great, but the ship is lacking.

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