Great cruise. We totally loved Atlantis in Nassau. We liked Half Moom Cay, but I wasn't impressed with it. The food was not good at all, and the staff didn't seem prepared for us. Half Moom Cay needs to be re-evalulated or vastly improved.

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Carnival Elation

5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 03, 2018

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall, it was a great cruise. Atlantis is nice but very expensive. If they want more people to select Atlantis for their excursion, they need to lower the price a bit. As for Half Moon Cay, the staff is not nearly as friendly as the staff on the cruise ship. The food at Half Moon Cay was horrible, and there were lots of flies in the dining area. Many of us didn't know that lunch was only for a set time. Carnival needs to make some significant improvements to their private island. The folks in the dining facility didn't seem to know what they were doing.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We loved dining in the Imagination Dining Hall. The hostess was extremely pleasant, along with all of our waiters/waitresses. I have a great conversation with a young lady from India in our dining hall. I can't remember her name, but she was a the desk when first walk in. She's an asset to Carnival.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Johnson did a fabulous job!

Ship tip

Pack light because the cabins are small.

Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

5 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

1 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
The disembarkation for Half Moon Cay was horrible. We waited in the hall way for about 1 hour. The disembarkation to Nassau was excellent!
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2 Comments

yankandbrit    5 years ago

Signs posted everywhere for the lunch hours and in the Fun Times as well. Everything has to brought on island and removed off island after so it takes time. Have some patience and situational awareness and you won't be disappointed.

cbyron3    5 years ago

I LOVE the buffet on HMC.. the chicken, the veggies, the salads. . Awesome.

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