Poor service and communication
Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas
5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)
Sail date: April 08, 2017
Ship: Carnival Elation
Cabin type: Oceanview
Cabin number: R187
Traveled as: Singles/Friends
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
The best part of the cruise was getting off the ship for the shore excursions. The port of Nassau was very nice. The day was much more entertaining than anything on the ship
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Ship tip
My one tip for someone thinking of cruising with Carnival is to do your research and definitely pick a different cruise company!!
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6 Comments
JusMe 7 years ago
Sorry cruising is not for you. A bit of research before any vacation can do a lot of good. Plenty of photo's of the ship all over the internet to know what she looks like. (look her up on youtube to see video's of the cabins and public rooms of the ship) A ship cabin is smaller then a hotel room so beds may be a bit smaller also. I never saw a review where somebody measures the bed. Did you pack a tape measure ?
BonMike 7 years ago
It's too bad that you didn't enjoy your cruise, but a land vacation at an all inclusive resort may suit you better. The pools on a cruise ship are not "swimming" pools, they are for cooling off only. Perhaps some research prior to your cruise, and reading reviews on this site and others would have helped you to have a better time.
Oldrip 7 years ago
WOW.. Such a well informed review, from a FIRST TIME cruiser.
The Elation is due for a dry dock upgrade this summer, but my wife and I did a B2B (oh.. sorry, for a newbie, that is a Back to Back cruise) in February, and had a GREAT time... We have cruised her before, and have booked a family cruise for this December. We hope that there are few fellow cruisers like you onboard... We will be there to have FUN... not nit-pick.