Loved our cruise! It was our first, but we will certainly do one again. Loved the ship, and loved the Carnival company. Would certainly use Carnival again.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
No issues what so ever. Someone was there to take our bags as soon as we got out of our shuttle. The whole process was quick and smooth. Everyone from Carnival went out of their way to be helpful and made you feel welcome to be coming aboard.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
5 out of 5
We were very impressed with all the food. The dining room gave amazing service. We ate in the dining room a few of our evenings. They offer breakfast brunches as well. The buffet offered a large selection of foods, desserts and drinks. On our last sea day they had a beautiful Chocolate Buffet at lunch time. There were a couple smaller quick service restaurants that were very popular. We tried Guys burger place and it was very good!
Tiffany's Lido Restaurant
5 out of 5
Had a great selection of food and drinks. Could choose breakfast buffet, lunch and supper. Very clean. Always something different
Onboard Activities
5 out of 5
They had a nice fitness center with a beautiful view looking out at the front of ship. The equipment and machines were all very modern.
The pool was not huge, but it never seemed too crowded. They had four hot tubs on the ship. Two in their beautiful Serenity deck which was an area for adults. Quite area with out music or children.
Entertainment
5 out of 5
The Entertainment was amazing. They had a gentleman playing the steel drums. It was called Caribbean sounds by Cavair. He was fabulous. We could have listened to him all day. They had something for everyone. You could listen to a live band at the Casino or go to the piano bar for a more intimate scene. They had a larger Playlist productions show in the evenings. These shows were very good and for all ages. We took in the Divas, Epic Rock show, and Heart and Soul shows. Very high energy, professional shows. They had shows for younger families as well like the Hasbro game show, and Seuss-A-palooza shows. The cruise director hosted most of the activities and shows on the ship. He was such a great addition to the ship!
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Everyone was so friendly. Every staff who passes us by would greet you with a hello or good morning.
Our room steward was a gentleman named I Wayyan I believe. He was very good to look after our room and always greeted us when seeing us throughout the day.
The Waiters were all very good. We had a different one each night as we chose anytime dining.
Kevin the ship director was so good at his job. He was so entertaining, informative and seemed to truly enjoy his job. He made everyone feel so welcome and went out of his way to do so.
Ship Quality
3 out of 5
The ship was beautiful. It was clean and well maintained. I only gave it an Okay rating because of the cigarette smoke. There were certain areas walking in the ship you would smell cigarette smoke, even when not near the casino which had smoking aloud. It seemed to seep through the floors and walls in some areas. As you did get near the casino area the smell would come out into the open areas near by. The Candy fun shop was located inside the casino which seemed like a poor place for its location. They had fans set up by the door to blow the cigarette smoke out but the small store smelled very strong of it and I would not buy anything from there due to this.
Cabin / Stateroom
4 out of 5
We were surprised by the size of the Cabin. It was roomier than we expected. Lots of closet space. The bathroom was a good size as well. The bed and pillows were very comfortable. We were on floor 5 near the front of ship with an ocean view. It was a bit noisy at times due to waves hitting the front of the ship.
Ship tip
Take in as much as you can when on the ship. There is so much to do. We wish we got to fit in more of the activities they offered. We went to bed far too early some nights and could have been taking advantage of all that was offered.
Take something for sea sickness. We had one rocky day on our last day of travel, that caused a lot of sea sickness. The Gravol did not work for me, but was able to get something from the ships medical area that worked well.
This was the most beautiful place I have ever seen. The sand was the softest and whitest sand I have ever seen. We did the Horse back riding as our excursion. We loved it as it had us tour in the farm area of the Island as well as the beach area. Carnival provided a BBQ lunch as well.
We did Blue Lagoon beach for our Excursion. It was beautiful. As soon as we left our ship, we were guided to a smaller ferry which gave us a tour along the shores of Nassau. It was very nice. We spent a few hours at the beach and did a Segway tour. We took our ferry back to the main area of Nassau which we did a quick trip to the straw market for shopping. It was very high pressure here and we are not used to this, so we went back to our boat.
That lovely Elation will steal your 💓...she was our honeymoon ship in 2010 and we fell in love with her as well! Fab review! Brings back wonderful memories!
So glad you had a great cruise. Your review was a lot like ours three years ago. Welcome to the cruise world. We have found, cruise people are great people!😃😃😃😃😃
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