Exceptional First Cruise

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 81

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Carnival Elation

5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 10, 2018

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: R105

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Exceptional first cruise with great staff, delicious food, plenty of activities, old and new friends, great excursions, great ports and ship. Cant wait to return.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fog delayed embarkation since the ship was not in port as scheduled, but Carnival kept psgrs updated frequently. We eventually embarked 4 hours later than scheduled, and all was orderly and efficient!E

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Exceptional. A vegan menu was requested for me prior to embarkation, but I never expected the impeccable service and food preparation I received daily onboard! I had a chef who prepared food to order for lunch, and dinner was pre-ordered nightly.

Imagination Dining Room

5 out of 5

Exceptional. Rico- head waiter, Narciso Jr, waiter, Tint -asst waiter and Juliette - bartender. Each provided impeccable service. Each of them knew all of our names (17) no matter where they saw us onboard. Rico offered the pre order option for me for the following evening and it was always perfection. Mr V Dining Mgr was professional & gracious and could not do enough for me. Head Chef Jorg ensured meals were prepared as ordered and Sous Chef Boopathy prepared a lunch to order daily. All were perfect!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
The casino, Drama Club, karaoke, the punchline Comedy club, dancing, pool, serenity deck. A fun ship easy to maneuver and enjoy.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Performers were top notch - Vegas style shows including Heart of Soul. The group Soul Patrol was the best!! Simon, Jonathan and the entire group was talented and engaging and remembered us successive nights.

Children's Programs

No children in our group

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Michael our cabin steward was the BEST. took care of a few issues we had in the bathroom immediately.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean, easy to get around. Loved it.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Perfect size, layout & decor. Cant wait to return.

Ship tip

Perfect size.

Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

5 out of 5
Holiday Inn Express was great. Had meals at Fish Restaurant. Awesome. Also visited Kingsley Plantation.

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Enjoyed Straw Market and Sail Tour to Glass Bottom boat. Guides were informative and fun. Would do it again.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
Loved walking around the Beach shops and the beach. Water was crystal clear. Loved it. Q

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Quick, orderly and easy. Took our own bags off ship.
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