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Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

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Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 67

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Carnival Elation

5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 28, 2017

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: U161

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

cruised last part of January.  Elation ship itself met expectations.  Friendly staff,  good meals.  Only dissapointment was the long wait to get into dining room and the long wait to be served in dining room.  It did not matter if we were one of the first tables seated we were still the last to get served.  On two occasions  we were never even asked if we wanted anything other than the ice water on the table to drink. the shows were good and comedy was above expectations. There also was not a tea party on the sea day that my daughter and I were always use to going to.I don't know if this is a new cut back Carnival  has made or if they just did not have one on this ship.  But it was a dissapointment. We are loyal Carnival Cruise goers and plan on returning.  We just booked another cruise for November 2017 on the Carnival Liberty. So we will see how this one is before changing lines.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
nice cabin

Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

5 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
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3 Comments

MrChocoholic    7 years ago

Maybe those events are reserved for longer cruises. How was the Beef Wellington? If your experience aboard her was anything like mine, I'd like to know. See for yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b7VSZOlei4&t=184s

riley1220    7 years ago

But Kevin the CD made my whole cruise that week. Carnival has a good one with him.

mslgrl2003    7 years ago

Did you have assigned dining time or anytime dining? It also seems like different ships offer different sea day activities like the afternoon tea... Some cruises have had it while others have not

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