friendliest crew out of 47 cruises

Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 5
Author: svoykin

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

svoykin

Contributor Level: Cruise Director

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 173

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

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4 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 27, 2016

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: M251

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

I do not know what is was with this crew, but out of the 47 cruises my husband and I have taken; this crew was the friendliest group of them all. Usually we have perhaps one or two people that helped make our cruise wonderful. This trip there were 14 of them !!! We did a back to back of a five day with a four day to make a nice 9 day out of it. People ( crew ) went out of their way several times every single day to make sure we were happy and had every single thing we could ask for. This was also the first cruise we that decided to try an inside cabin with. I was extremely hesitant, but no more. I wanted to mention that fact, so you knew our cabin selection had nothing to do with our treatment. I think our cabin was quieter than usual and definitely darker than our usual. I never looked behind that curtained off window (??) area though. We slept wonderfully in this dark cocoon every night, perhaps too good. Since we had problems getting up in the AM. I will not hesitate to book another inside cabin from now on. If I had to say anything negative about the entire 9 days, it would be how they passed out their BINGO cards. They would send a crew member to you, while you sat in your chairs. This method seemed to take forever and some people got pretty frustrated with the long wait. Otherwise, this cruise was a perfect getaway !

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

I liked how the portions are of a normal, if not smaller than normal size.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

From the laughs we heard, people seemed to be having fun, but at our age ( almost 70), we didn't do many.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

We almost walked out at the start of the Rock and Roll show. So glad we didn't. It turned out to be my favorite.

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

We didn't use it.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The Matre' D Vinod came over every single evening and if he saw us during the day, he would always wave or stop by. Our waiters Alejandro and Joseph were wonderful. Even waiters that weren't ours like; Dennis, Marija and Mayur went out of their way to wave to us or stop and talked to us whenever they saw us; even if they had an arm full or meals. The list goes on and on; Dorcas on Serenity always had the most beautiful smile and talked daily to us. I can't forget Christina who made us feel as though we were a member of her family. Three young women from India on the Lido deck adopted my Husband in the PM and went out of their way to help him with a problem he had. Thanks Lisa, Monica and Aso. There was a bar waitress Alexandria in the Mikado Lounge who made sure we got our money's worth with our back to back coupons; nobody else did that.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

At 70,000 tons, this ship is just a perfect size.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

First time in an inside cabin, but won't be our last.

Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

5 out of 5

We stayed at the Candlewood Suites Hotel. Just a few short blocks to the port ( 7 minutes perhaps ). The gave us cruise parking for both back to back cruises. Huge three room suites with a steak house right next door. Great prices for the rooms too.

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3 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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rogerellenborland 8 years ago

we have found that the crew on the smaller ships are less stressed than on the bigger ones.

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twangster 8 years ago

I had my best crew interaction on the Imagination, a similar ship. Smaller ships may not have all the latest whiz bang stuff but they offer a great time none the less.

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