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Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 4.8
Author: helmuthlisa

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

helmuthlisa

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 45

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 13, 2018

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: U137

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

I wanted to give special thanks to some of the Carnival staff that stood out to us!! Wayan, our steward, went above expected helping us with anything for our cabin! Emily made playing Bingo a lot of fun with her upbeat fun attitude! Elvir, a manager at Tiffany's restaurant was very helpful with so much info about the ship in general! Sompop, bartender in the Great Gatsby, was very good and able to keep it together when challenged by a very rude passenger! And, last but not least, Cam, cruise director, was an absolute delight to be around!!!, he was very professional even while having a blast making sure everyone around him was having fun!!!! He is a treasure for Carnival!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

We saw LONG lines when we arrived...no problem! They are very professional!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The only thing we didn't care for was the desserts. They looked very good, but we're not very tasty. But, that being said, EVERYTHING else was awesome! We could have stayed at Guy's burgers the whole time!!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

We didn't really do much except the pool.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Emily as hostess for the BINGO games made it a fun experience. The dancers and singers in the evening shows were great!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

We did not find one person that acted anything but happy that we were there. They are an awesome group of people. Shout out to Wayan, our steward, for making a special towel creation of a birthday cake for my husband's birthday while we were there!!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

It was amazing to me that the bathrooms we're NEVER out of toilet paper! I know that may sound silly, but it just showed attention to detail!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

People kept telling me that we would not like the cabin because it would be VERY small....not true!! Everything was adequate in size, and we had TWO closets, drawer space, and shelves and countertops!

Ship tip

Don't over pack!! You will find that less is better!!!

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Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

5 out of 5

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Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Very touristy...not really very impressive. The people who live there are extremely pushy. I understand they want to sell their goods...but, not somewhere that I wanted to spend time.

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Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island) Did not visit port

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