Third time on the Elation...will do a fourth in November

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 43

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
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Carnival Elation

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 05, 2018

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: U155

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We were blessed to have Oana and her team for dinner every night (we asked for them specifically since we had my time dining). Dinner was not only delicious, but fun as well. She remembered our likes and dislikes and was always willing to go that extra step to make sure we were satisfied. She was such a warm and caring person, excellent in her position, professional always but so down to earth and fun to be with. She is TOPS! Our room steward Waylan made up our room very nice every day and was pleasant to talk with. Mihaela Voda in Guest Services resolved a problem with our account efficiently, smoothly and courteously and she was an absolute pleasure to deal with, ALWAYS with a smile. Dealing with the public is not always easy and I feel that she handled it perfectly and professionally. We said many times that having a job on a cruise ship is demanding, long hours, and difficult when you deal with the public. These people deserve KUDOS because they do their jobs very well and always with a genuine smile. We go back on the elation on 11/24 and hope to see all of them once again!

Embarkation

1 out of 5
There were 3 security lines to go through before checking in. Two were for priority and ONE for the bulk of the people coming in. One station was not even open. This is terrible! We had a check in of 11:30, were there on time, and got through by 12:30. I will also say that NO ONE was checking the times on our passes, so even tho we had an early time, people in front of us had later check ins but were allowed to proceed, This is unacceptable and wrong. Why give times if you don't follow them?

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food delicious, and our wait staff, Oana, Ary and Putra were FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Kudos once again to Oana and her team Ary and Putra; they were the best!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Have patience during the boarding process (security). Checking in after the security fiasco was fast and painless. One complaint....children are not allowed in the hot tubs, but yet they were in there. That is dangerous for them and adults should not have to deal with this.

Ports of call

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Beautiful to look at and sit on the beach, but you have to be wary of all the rocks on the sand and in the water. Shopping was fun, and Margaritaville and it's music, food and pool made for a FUN day!

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
What an awesome port of call. Loved the pool and shopping area. Want to go back again.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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2 Comments

IkeDeb    6 years ago

MarineVet71    6 years ago

Awesome Elation is one of my favorite ships.

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