Perfect weather there pretty rough otw down and back

Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 3.2
Author: Smoove904

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Smoove904

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 46

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

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5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 28, 2019

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E174

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

It was a great time if some disappointmenting changes since 2014 and some good upgrades. The room AC broke the morning we went to leave the ship, nothing like sweating right after a shower then breakfast, but they did have it fixed by the time we got back on board.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Like took forever but moved pretty steady at least.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

The sandwiches were as good as I remember but the dining room was way under par from the last time. And I guess they changed you have an up charge for any real steak and lobster unlike my last time cruising out of this port some years back.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Smaller ship the activities were limited and the weather otw back cancelled all the deck stuff for the day at sea. But the ship was updated since we sailed last it was much nicer

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

3 out of 5

My hometown for 40yr, nothing special

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Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

2 out of 5

Beautiful island perfection but way crowded since another ship had to dock due a fire at Princess Cay

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Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Same as it was last time. At least they put an end to the people trying to put “friendship” bracelets and necklaces on your for “free” but maybe they only do that on the weekend.

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Communication was horrible over the speaker. We waited through 2 decks and then finally ate breakfast, by then the elevators ALL broke down so we just took the stairs with WAY too much luggage or we’d have been waiting hours more as the line to even reach the elevators stretched the whole casino deck. The

1 Comment

Trollydoll50 5 years ago

When you state that Embarkation took forever was this because you didn’t arrive at your time that you selected for check-in? If you were too early or too late as far as an arrival time then it can take longer to get checked-in. Also, there have been a couple of Coast Guard Inspections recently that delayed our boarding process.

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