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Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
Carnival Elation

4 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 01, 2018

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: E210

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We had a great time however on our way back to FL we had rough sea and high winds and it was horrible!! The ship was rocking every way possible and I was so sick even with motion sickness meds! Next time I decide to go on a cruise I will try a bigger ship!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy! We did not park at port cause we were about an hour early and they turned us away so we chose to park across the road it was cheaper and free shuttle! Once we parked we were loaded up and took to port and it was all went smoothly!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
This was our first cruise and we have always heard people rave about all the food however we didn’t find it all that impressing!

Pizza Pirate

2 out of 5

Pizza was good but there was only one guy working and you always had to wait for a slice and ring the bell to get any service! There was always a line and I didn’t understand why they only had one person working!!

Pizza Pirate

2 out of 5

Pizza was good but there was only one guy working and you always had to wait for a slice and ring the bell to get any service! There was always a line and I didn’t understand why they only had one person working!!

Pizza Pirate

2 out of 5

Pizza was good but there was only one guy working and you always had to wait for a slice and ring the bell to get any service! There was always a line and I didn’t understand why they only had one person working!!

Pizza Pirate

2 out of 5

Pizza was good but there was only one guy working and you always had to wait for a slice and ring the bell to get any service! There was always a line and I didn’t understand why they only had one person working!!

Pizza Pirate

2 out of 5

Pizza was good but there was only one guy working and you always had to wait for a slice and ring the bell to get any service! There was always a line and I didn’t understand why they only had one person working!!

Pizza Pirate

2 out of 5

Pizza was good but there was only one guy working and you always had to wait for a slice and ring the bell to get any service! There was always a line and I didn’t understand why they only had one person working!!

Pizza Pirate

2 out of 5

Pizza was good but there was only one guy working and you always had to wait for a slice and ring the bell to get any service! There was always a line and I didn’t understand why they only had one person working!!

Pizza Pirate

2 out of 5

Pizza was good but there was only one guy working and you always had to wait for a slice and ring the bell to get any service! There was always a line and I didn’t understand why they only had one person working!!

Pizza Pirate

2 out of 5

Pizza was good but there was only one guy working and you always had to wait for a slice and ring the bell to get any service! There was always a line and I didn’t understand why they only had one person working!!

Grand Atrium Bar

5 out of 5

The atrium bar had the best bartenders!! They worked really well together and the wait time was not as long as the other bars! Evangeline and Abraham were the BEST!!

Pizza Pirate

2 out of 5

Pizza was good but there was only one guy working and you always had to wait for a slice and ring the bell to get any service! There was always a line and I didn’t understand why they only had one person working!!

Pizza Pirate

2 out of 5

Pizza was good but there was only one guy working and you always had to wait for a slice and ring the bell to get any service! There was always a line and I didn’t understand why they only had one person working!!

Pizza Pirate

2 out of 5

Pizza was good but there was only one guy working and you always had to wait for a slice and ring the bell to get any service! There was always a line and I didn’t understand why they only had one person working!!

Pizza Pirate

2 out of 5

Pizza was good but there was only one guy working and you always had to wait for a slice and ring the bell to get any service! There was always a line and I didn’t understand why they only had one person working!!

Pizza Pirate

2 out of 5

Pizza was good but there was only one guy working and you always had to wait for a slice and ring the bell to get any service! There was always a line and I didn’t understand why they only had one person working!!

Pizza Pirate

2 out of 5

Pizza was good but there was only one guy working and you always had to wait for a slice and ring the bell to get any service! There was always a line and I didn’t understand why they only had one person working!!

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
There is only one pool and it was too cold to be in!

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Our room steward was awesome!!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The cabin was bigger than I expected! However the beds were very uncomfortable! After 4 days my back was killing me!!

Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

4 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

3 out of 5
Not much at this port! We got off for maybe 30 mins and then back on the ship!
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Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Beautiful place! We did a private beach excursion and it was really nice!
Thumbs Up

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Way too long!!

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5 Comments

JoseRaul    6 years ago

It could be worse on a bigger ship. Don't get discouraged it does not happens all the time.
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bchaffin    6 years ago

Really rough last March, too. I wonder if it's just the time if year. We we on the Ecstacy in October to the same ports and it was great.
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cruzincouple    6 years ago

I was sooooo sick on the last sea day as well. I'm trying again next month but this time will have the prescribed patches for behind my ear.
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jamiepittman62yahoocom    6 years ago

I've been on both ship size doesn't matter
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Frogboo95    6 years ago

As a Navy Veteran, I will tell You... The size of the Ship will not matter... It is rather, the size of the Ocean... Keep Cruising though... Perhaps get the patches for Sea Sickness.
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