First Time Family Cruise
Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas
5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)
Sail date: November 19, 2016
Ship: Carnival Elation
Cabin type: Inside
Cabin number: M91
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
CLEANLINESS: The ship was spotless!
FOOD: Plentiful, delicious and beautifully presented.
BEVERAGES: Decent assortment of free beverages, but really, anything you wanted was available onboard anytime.
SERVICE: Beyond our expectations. The staff was friendly, helpful and incredibly hard working.
ROOM: More spacious than we expected. We had an interior room and thought it was great.
PORTS: Half Moon Cay was the highlight of the trip. Uncrowded and one of the most beautiful islands we've ever been to. The water was so clean, blue and breathtaking.
SHIP: Spacious and well appointed.
SHOWS: We only went to two of them - the only feedback I'd give is that if you have the late dinner seating at 8:30pm....you miss some of the entertainment (which started at 8pm)
FITNESS CENTER: Clean, spacious and had lots of equipment. I wish there were a few more group fitness / dance classes.
ROOM SERVICE: While the free menu was a bit limited, it was awesome having it available 24/7.
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE: Easy to navigate the ship. The crew was very helpful and went out of their way to make sure we had a great time.
We will definitely cruise again. Our family LOVED it.
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Ship tip
Someone suggested bringing an over-the-door shoe organizer. We didn't, but definitely will next time. Four people with multiple pairs of shoes can get messy very quickly!
Ports of call
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)