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Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Carnival Elation

Sail date: June 23, 2016

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E39

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

This was my first time on a cruise and will definitely do it again. Carnival has everything down to a science. Very well organized and orchestrated. Just a few disappointments. First, the food was good and delicious but it wasn't always hot. Secondly, there were vacuum cleaners and room attendant carts in the hallways and by luck next to my stateroom, this was very annoying. Finally, the photographers constantly taking photos was a bit much. I can see taking one the first day and maybe one on the elegant night but not every single event. I had a great time with my family and it was a great experience. I would recommend a Carnival cruise to anyone.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
The ship needs some maintenance. Having light bulbs hanging from the ceiling in the men's room and the cabinet door wood veneers peeling was not attractive

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Mirror behind the door was dirty and maintained that way throughout our stay.

Ship tip

Do your homework. Look up information on first time cruising. Read the reviews.

Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

3 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
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4 Comments

MrChocoholic    8 years ago

Welcome to Cruiseline.com and cruising. While your criticisms may be valid, I'm perplexed about your rating of On-board Activities. Carnival is famous for their ship activities, from Bingo to Bellyflops. Dance parties on deck every day, pub crawl, Chef's Table, deck sports, Behind the Fun Tour, champagne art auction, I mean the list goes on and on. I suggest you read your daily newsletter. 

tpost55    8 years ago

I know what you mean about the photographers. We just nicely blow them off and don't have ours taken.

KiylieCrisp    8 years ago

I am a picture person. So I think i would like the photographers. But I see how you mean they get annoying.

Katievp    8 years ago

We just told the photographers no thanks a few times and went on. They are everywhere but on the dream they weren't pushy.

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