Worst Cruise we have ever been on.

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

1 out of 5
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Carnival Elation

4 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 19, 2017

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: M186

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Extremely old and tired ship. Crew was rude, unfriendly, and unwilling or unable to see past their over-restrictive policies to make allowances for passengers who were trying to follow the rules.  ALL they care about is how much more money they can milk out of you while you are on the boat.   The drink prices are absurdly high, the quality of the service was awful, and the guest services desk could care less.  We will NEVER travel on another Carnival ship again in our lives.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
Ship is old and tired. Air Conditioning did not work. We were either burning up or freezing. Not enough space for our luggage and clothes.

Ship tip

DO NOT TRAVEL on this ship! if you do, make sure you do not need to interact with Guest services, do not want to get drinks faster than 30 minutes, and have no intention of enjoying yourself at all!

Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

5 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

1 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
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8 Comments

bfrye1    7 years ago

We sailed on the Elation first of this month on our first cruise and loved it!

luv2cruiseruss    7 years ago

It amazes me. I was on the same ship a few weeks ago and had the complete opposite experience. My first Carnival after cruising Royal. Already booked 2 more.. Magic in April and the Magic again in Jan 2018. It's all what you make of it. Happy cruising!!

DRMeals    7 years ago

Bye Felicia!

mslgrl2003    7 years ago

What rules were you trying to follow that needed accommodations?

rianncoto    7 years ago

We cruised earlier this month and had an amazing time. The ship was clean and taken care of for an older ship. The staff was friendly and very welcoming.

jonboy9756    7 years ago

Another one hit wonder. BUH BYE!

nanalynn    7 years ago

great. more cruises for me

zzhwvw01    7 years ago

Great, more fun for the rest of us.

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