Pleasant Surprise

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5
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Carnival Elation

5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 01, 2017

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: M224

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Pleasant Surprise because i didn't expect much. Overall nice experience even though some things could be better. Kids had a good time and we were able to relax. Overall good, but would go on bigger ship next time.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Loooonnnnngggg lines! Had to wait outside in the 90 degree hear for what seemed to be forever. Once inside, we had 2 eight lane swirly things and a line at the desk to check in. Very unplesant.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
I very much enjoyed the food. Lots of variety And nice presentation. And we got the CHEERS drink package and it allowed drinks up to $50 in value with means top shelf booze!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
I enjoyed the events we were able to make.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Comedy club was good

Children's Programs

4 out of 5
Our kids enjoyed kids club. They were able to do a glow party, pj party and lots of arts and crafts.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Dinner service and staff were excellent. Breakfast staff was not quite as attentive

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Ship is dated and needs to be redone. However, bathrooms were larger than expected. There are few and hard to find bathrooms around the ship. Better off going back to your room. The ship as a whole was ckean.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
I knew she ship was old, so I was expecting dated digs.

Ship tip

Get early dinner or anytime seating because most shows are during late dinner.

Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

1 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

3 out of 5
Beautiful beach and water, although we couldn't find the buffet

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Didn't do any excursions. Atlantis is way too expensive to visit for a 4 person family

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Had to wait in loooonnnngggg line again. Had to go up 4 floors, just to go all way down to disembark
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MrChocoholic    7 years ago

What, you didn't like Jacksonville as a homeport? Why? I have my own reasons for detesting Jacksonville after living there the longest year of my life. Good tip on booking the early dinner seating if you want to make it to any of the shows. Although we were aboard her while she was homeported in New Orleans bound to Cozumel, it's basically the same cruise. I'm curious if your experiences aboard Elation and in Nassau were anything like mine. First time trying Chef's Table. Check out my videos and compare. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b7VSZOlei4 www.youtube.com/watch?v=keORxmGFt3I&t=194s

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