Great First Time Cruise

Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 4.8
Author: stanya09

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

stanya09

Contributor Level: Third Mate

173 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 72

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 23, 2014

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise at the time and the Elation really set the bar high. Love this ship even for it being smaller.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

We were boarded very quickly, we had booked a balcony room which gave us VIP boarding.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

All the food was great on this ship no matter where you were eating

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Pools and fitness area both were clean and not crowded.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Comedians were some of the best we've seen

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Room steward was on top of our every need before asking, best service

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very clean ship

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Roomy and clean

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5

Just toured the French Quarter area, awesome city

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Progreso (Merida), Mexico

4 out of 5

went to the nearest beach and did some shopping. Met a local tour guide there did a tour of the town very interesting experiance

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Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

did some snorkeling here, would not care to do this again. Port shopping area was nice there.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth and quick

5 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks

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momof7 6 years ago

Awesome. 21 days til I experience Elation with my hubby!

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emcofield 6 years ago

Great to hear!

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ClintNCadi 6 years ago

The Elation is by far my favorite ship!!!

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doggieskitties 6 years ago

I love the smaller ships, they are more intimate for a couple. Might not be as good if u have kids with you though.

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