Awesome cruise but a lot of small issues

Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 3.8
Author: leobella

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

leobella

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 66

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 21, 2017

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: R87

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Overall, excellent cruise. We will plan to cruise again with Carnival but be better prepared for Carnival's changes. I'd recommend Carnival in the future, particularly those with smaller children.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

One of the best ports we've sailed out of!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

No complaints

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Multiple cancellations and adjustments in schedule that made planning difficult

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Carnival seems to be cutting back on personnel and tasks; in the past our "room stewards" maintained cleanliness pretty much every time we left the room. During this cruise we were asked upon getting settled in on day 1 that our room would get cleaned at a certain time of day, once a day. This was fine but difficult to adjust when there were activities, specifically after shore excursions, when showers were taken and we were using/resusing towels.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5