Not the Cruise we WANTED
Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas
5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)
Sail date: December 31, 2016
Ship: Carnival Elation
Cabin type: Oceanview
Cabin number: M98
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
THE PEOPLE WAS MORE FRIENDLY THAN SOME OF THE STAFF. THE SECURITY GUYS ON THE HALF MOON ISLAND THOUGHT WE WERE PRISONER GOING ON SHIP ( YELLING KEEP MOVING). THE FOOD IN DINNING AREA GOT MY HUSBAND SICK. AND DOOR HOST WAS TERRIBLE, MAYBE BECAUSE THEY COULDNT SPEAK ENGLISH.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Onboard Activities
Entertainment
Children's Programs
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ports of call
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)
12 Comments
ToddTheCruiser 7 years ago
ctav 7 years ago
THE PEOPLE WAS MORE FRIENDLY THAN SOME OF THE STAFF. THE SECURITY GUYS ON THE HALF MOON ISLAND THOUGHT WE WERE PRISONER GOING ON SHIP ( YELLING KEEP MOVING). THE FOOD IN DINNING AREA GOT MY HUSBAND SICK. AND DOOR HOST WAS TERRIBLE, MAYBE BECAUSE THEY COULDNT SPEAK ENGLISH.
The below is from someone that was on the same cruise as you were. A little different from your review.
"Best was...Ticket pricing(pricing itself gets 1 additional star),food esp. mongolian wok, spacious rooms, Kids Camps and overall service by the couteous staff.
Areas for Improvement: Entertainment in general esp. family oriented entertainment,Ship decor/ambience (felt it is dated and stressed, it need a makeover), kids camps could have provided lunch/ dinners rather parents picking them up for lunch/dinner and dropping them back. Better choice / value on onshore excursion. Formal Dinner Menu may need to be updated in quality as well as choices. Some days we skipped looking at the menu but since there were other options we were good.
My trip was lil disappointing because of the cancellation of onshore excursions due to inclement weather at Half Moon Cay but the carnivals private white sand beach is amazing. Loved it. Overall the trip met my expectations and whole family enjoyed it and my 4 yr and 11 yr old kids loved the camp carnival."
BonMike 7 years ago
Sorry you were disappointed in some things on your cruise. It's unfortunate that your husband got sick but if it was from food on the ship, hundreds of others would have been ill too. He must have caught his germ somewhere else. Crew members all speak fluent English, and many do have accents because it is not their first language, but they always converse with passengers in English.
Perhaps you will find another cruise more to your liking.