First time cruiser

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5
Carnival Elation

5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 07, 2017

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E54

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

For our first time cruise I was very disappointed. It was not what all my friend told me it would be. I am hopeful it was just a mistake this one time. Not sure if cruise is for me.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
It was horrific. We kept being turned away from the port and told different times to return. We waited forever. Then when we got ok the ship 7 hours late we did not get our luggage for our kids to go to seep until about 1:30 am. It was beyond ridiculous.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The ice cream machines were not working until the very last day. We loved 007 and our waitress Lejia and the magician that comes to our table was terrific. His name was Suraj. We loved formal dining. The buffet was ok but sometimes many things were not working and here was construction people everywhere and wet paint.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
We loved Kevin Donahue. He went above and beyond to make everyone have a great time. We loved the adult game night and all the shows. Down side. The pool was closed a few times. The minature Golf was not opened until the last two days. My kids were very disappointed.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We loved Kevin, Maple and BK so much. The shows were wonderful!

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Some wonderful mentions of people who made our stay wonderful was Kevin, Maple, BK,007, Surja, and Lejia. Our person over our room we never saw the whole time we were there. We had to ask for towels. And the kids beds were never made.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Too much maintenance still going on.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
Our air conditioner did not blow. Someone came and declared it fixed and it NEVER was. Horrible to sleep in a small space that is hot Our drain would not drain well and we would have water standing We had to ask for towels and my kids beds were never made.

Ship tip

Enjoy KEVIN. He is amazing.

Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

4 out of 5
The men at the beginning trying to take our luggage were rude and mean and scary. They pretty much threatened us. Horrible. Also times were all over the place.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
Our favorite. Beautiful!!!!

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
It was fun but people were very pushy there.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
It went pretty good. A little unorganized but overall ok.
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7 Comments

courtfamily    7 years ago

Pick a ship that hasn't just gotten out of dry dock, and don't go during hurricane season.

alleycat51699    7 years ago

perhaps going broke at Orlando Mouse World is more your speed.

GIL155    7 years ago

Perhaps it was the line/ship you choose. Please try one other line and see if it better fits you. If not, say goodbye to cruising. Best wishes!

AZTX    7 years ago

What happened and what was you expecting? What did your friends tell you it would be?

vdixon67    7 years ago

What happen??

dee0313    7 years ago

what line, and where you go?

tthomassen    7 years ago

Well, What happened?

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