we did not have a good first experience.

Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 3.2
Author: akeel76

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

akeel76

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

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5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 07, 2017

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: R158

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

we did not have a great first experience. I don't know that we will be sailing with carnival again. unless its awhile from now, with a different ship.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

we were supposed to board between 12:30 and one and didn't get to until like seven.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

our bed kept separating, one of us would wake up between the mattresses. our shower flooded the bathroom floor , we called a number to tell them. they wouldn't even answer. also the room was fairly warm the whole time with the air on all the way, and no one would check that out.

Ship tip

even though you pay for gratuity when you book your trip, get ready to pay more on the boat. it isn't all included like it says.

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Ports of call

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

4 out of 5

we did not do an excursion but we liked the island and the beach.

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Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

we were ready to get off. it went good!

7 Comments

BonMike 7 years ago

It's too bad that you didn't enjoy your cruise on the Elation. Where did you need to tip more after paying your gratuities? If it was for alcoholic drinks, the FAQs mention that. We've never had to tip more, but we do tip when we order room service.

It would have been disappointing to board the ship so late, but there may have been a medical emergency or maybe the ship was going through their regular tests and the officials would not let guests on. Sometimes they notify guests of the reason for late embarkation, but they are not obligated to.

i hope you give cruising another try. We've only cruised with Carnival, and only a jandful of times, but we find it to be cost effective, relaxing, and so much fun!

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BAK1061 7 years ago

Sorry your first cruise didn’t go well. Think of it this way, your next one can’t be any worse. My advice, try an Eastern Caribbean cruise next time. Just, give them some time to rebuild. Stick with Carnival ( maybe the Breeze or the Glory ), or try Norwegian. Just come here and ask questions if you have any.

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Trollydoll50 7 years ago

If you didn’t board until 7? Then you were on the first cruise out of drydock. Sailing was delayed and emails were sent to guests to adjust their arrival/Check in times.

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GIL155 7 years ago

Lots of other cruise ships, cruise lines, and departure ports out there. Try something different. Good luck on your next adventure.

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Dutch3901 7 years ago

Not certain if it was the age or the size of the ship, but all Carnival Fantasy Class ships are very similar. We don’t mind them at all, but sailing on the Freedom is certainly a different experience... there are a number of larger, newer Carnival ships to try. Having said that, we also cruise Celebrity and Princess, and enjoy them as well. (We’ve never been disappointed in a cruise).

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AuntPinkie 7 years ago

Sorry you had a bad time. Do you know why the embarkation was delayed. Sounds like the had a medical emergency, but sometimes you never find out. If, you paid you standard gratuities with your booking, you didn't need to tip anyone again unless you had room service. It is included with every drink as you order and that is mentioned before you order. I am not sure where you had to tip more. This will be true on other cruise lines as well. I hope you find what you are looking for in a cruise, if not with Carnival, with another line. We find cruising such a good value. We have sailed with Carnival 31 times and we know that now and again there is a sailing that everything seems to go awry.... but that is exception not the rule.

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speckfisher 7 years ago

Sorry you had a bad experience. We've sailed on Elation twice before (once out of NO and once out of JAX) and had really good experience both times. We've sailed 17 times on Carnival and NEVER had a bad experience - - soooo, give Carnival another chance, you'll probably be surprised.

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