5 Day Bahamas. Avoided hurricane!

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 75

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Carnival Elation

Sail date: August 27, 2016

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: R159

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

The ship was very clean, the rooms seemed larger than previous ships I have been on, especially the bathrooms. The wait staff and bartenders were all top notch, Allen at the Lido deck pool bar especially.

 

Water slide was fun, dinner was great every time.  I have no complaints.

 

We had to arrive 2 hours prior to our scheduled arrival time when returning to Jaxport due to a hurricane, but Carnival's top priority was making sure the guests were safe and didn't have to disembark during something like that.

 

The seas got a little rough on the way back because of the storm/speed of the ship, but that isn't Carnival's fault.

 

Overall, great time, the islands are still beautiful as ever!  Will definitely be booking another trip with Carnival in the future.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The Rock show was awesome! The cruise director hosted a 70s/80s singalong in the atrium that may have been the best time I had on the ship! There must have been 400 people attending!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
I miss the large waterpark on the top of some of the ships, however, the Elation being an older ship was in great shape and still had plenty of the normal amenities you would expect.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was great, plenty of space even with 3 people.

Ship tip

For parking I would use WallyPark, it is about 15 min from Jaxport and will save you 45 dollars.

Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
Best part of the trip, beautiful island.
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7 Comments

avpenland    8 years ago

What deck/room were you in? We leave in 18 days and I heard that the sailing that just got back didn't have a/c on deck 5 which is where our room is.

mrsbrice    8 years ago

Thanks for sharing we sail 9/29 I can't wait!!!!

tinaturnage53    8 years ago

Thanks for sharing. We cruise 9/15

gmize59    8 years ago

We're sailing 9/24, thanks for sharing

punkinpie    8 years ago

Sail in February On Elation🚢🚢🚢ty for review.🙌

tmalone9570    8 years ago

I sail in December, thank you for posting. Very helpful

kolson74    8 years ago

We just got off the ship yesterday... We loved Allen.

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