Nice ship but....

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Carnival Elation

4 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 13, 2017

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: E146

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

The ship was very nice and everyone on it was very polite.  The crew was very helpful with answering questions.  However....the food needs to change...the selection on the buffets was just about the same each day and could use a little more variety.  I have been on 4 different cruises (my first with Carnival) and I would definitely go Carnival again...just a bigger ship.  This was the smallest I have sailed on and you could definitely feel the waves.  With that being said...first time cruisers please consider a bigger boat.  Also, when we got to Freeport and exited the ship we had our pictures taken and noticed after we got home and looked at the pictures a little better that the picture they took in Freeport was listed as Junkaroo Beach which was in Nassau...a little disappointing that it was listed incorrectly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was nice size for 2 people...always came back tired to a very clean room...

Ship tip

If you are a first time cruiser you may want to consider a little bigger ship. I have been on 4 other ships and this one was very rocky. Weather was beautiful.

Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

5 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
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2 Comments

willwork4cruz    7 years ago

I remember when the Elation was built and touted as a giant ship that would hardly notice the waves.

banaford    7 years ago

There is a Junkanoo beach is Freeport as well.