Not luxurious but fun anyway

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Carnival Elation

5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 28, 2016

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: M21

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

This was your staple cruise, with lots of couples and families with children -- and typical cruise food. A variety of activities and shore excursions were available, but some of the excursions were hopelessly overstated and we got our money back for two of them. Still, we had fun and found the service to be good. A bargain overall.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Well-kept by staff and a little bigger than others we had been in.

Ship tip

Don't set your expectations too high and you won't be disppointed. Choose excursions carefully.

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

1 out of 5
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4 Comments

MrChocoholic    8 years ago

I wish you'd been a little more helpful in your review. I disagree with your estimation of shore excursions--in Cozumel we had a fantastic cooking class, another time in Cozumel we had a great dolphin swim. We had low expectations of the food--when we bought tickets for Chef's Table we were blown away by the quality of the courses and presentation of the meal. Superb!

mjoyal    8 years ago

ronimccauley    8 years ago

ambersapp    8 years ago

What excursions did you refund?

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