Meals a serious disappointment!

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Carnival Elation

4 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 19, 2017

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: E14

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Scrambled eggs at both the Imagination restaurant and at the Lido benefit were very runny and unappetizing. When I ordered steak and eggs besides the runny scrambled eggs the steak was well done when I ordered medium. For that meal, runny eggs and overcooked steak was a real disappointment. I ended up using the Lido buffet for the remainder of the cruise. Also the lack of lobster for at least one evening meal was very disappointing; c,mon a cruise without lobster? Also our cabin's TV position made it risky to get into bed on my side. Plus the picture was blurry and the sound rattled. The Elation needs to be remodeled or retired.

PS The cabin service was excellent as always.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
See above

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

no children - senior citizens

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
TV placement and quality was poor. Otherwise OK.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Older and bad TV placement and quality.

Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

5 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
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9 Comments

MrChocoholic    7 years ago

It's tough, but SOME ship has to be the last one to undergo transformation during drydock. In this case, it's the Elation, my favorite of Carnival's ships. Actually, she's not the LAST one to get her Fun Ship 2.0 improvements, scheduled August 31-September 27. Following her are Conquest and Legend. I never found out if the poor picture on the TV was due to a bad tube or my liquid refreshments. STAMP OUT RUNNY EGGS! (Potential slip-and-fall hazard.) 

See if your experience on Elation was anything like mine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b7VSZOlei4&t=266s

exnasm68    7 years ago

Maybe they'll fix the runny eggs while she's in drydock.

colleenfarmer    7 years ago

she's going into drydock in August.

graham57    7 years ago

Love runny eggs yummy

dwheel47    7 years ago

Wow I like my eggs runny

Dudley4    7 years ago

Did two sea day brunches in the dining room. Excellent scrambled eggs with my steak and eggs order each time. Wonderful service.

ur2sweet4me    7 years ago

All of this really makes me want to go.

exnasm68    7 years ago

So, you're saying that when you get runny eggs for breakfast, the ship should be retired? Really?

7J2uNAHtTzTGIuudoewajbPxa    7 years ago

I bet you're a blast at parties...

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