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Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 3.8
Author: we2waters

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

we2waters

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 58

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 02, 2019

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: V6

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This is the ONLY cruise we have had a bad experience on. Ironically, it is the only cruise where we have splurged and gotten a suite... worst decision of the whole cruise, in this case! Do NOT book a jr suite on the Elation if you want to get any sleep or if you are expecting anything other than a regular balcony room!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation went very well. Jaxport does a great job of that!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Food was okay, but MDR was exceedingly slow and we had a server who barely spoke to us and hardly came to our table at all! The wait was the longest we have ever had to wait for our meals.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Activities were fine for a smaller ship.

Entertainment

Didn't attend shows

Children's Programs

We had no children with us

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Our steward, Nomer, was super friendly and attentive. He was a good thing about the cruise! He was the friendliest steward we have had in a few cruises.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

I would give NO stars if I could! Cabin was horrible. i don't know how they can call it a suite of any kind. It was a regular balcony room in the worst location on the ship. It was under the gym. Every morning at 6:30 we were awakened to sounds of banging and thumping from the gym. Supposedly, they close at 10:00 every night, but apparently the crew members use the gym after it closes. Every single night we had to call guest services multiple times just so we could get some sleep. Our sleep we constantly interrupted and cut short. We had headaches and fatigue throughout the cruise (and we don't even drink!). Why in the world they would put some of the most expensive cabins in such a horrible location is beyond me! NEVER AGAIN!

Ship tip

Do not book a JR Suite!

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Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

Best port ever!

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

This is the only cruise where we have been so ready to disembark!

9 Comments

Tocuteone 5 years ago

Did you have scheduled Dining or My Time?

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lidolopez 5 years ago

When I booked our room I made sure to ask the travel agent from Carnival to find the room with the least noise and traffic. I'm sorry you had a bad time. We are going in October and are very excited.

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GospelCruiser 5 years ago

well I look forward to being on it next Monday! haven't had any complaints on a cruise yet!

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Dutch3901 5 years ago

The Elation is a Fantasy Class ship that is identical to the other 7 FC ships. The noise issue was the location of the cabin rather than the Elation...

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afreise11 5 years ago

Elation is the worst. I would not ever recommend it to anyone.

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seviedebi 5 years ago

We had the same problems but it wasn't the gym. If you go to the top forward you will see this large open space where people can walk around. We had people with small children running around in the wee hours of the morning.

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sopha 5 years ago

I always review what's above me and below me before I book a room. A good travel agent or pvp would help with that.

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yk07us 5 years ago

Was that a guaranteed room or you just didn't check the deck chart before booking?

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PaulaTim 5 years ago

We had the option for upgrading to the G1 suite and read similar reviews with the same comments as yours an opted to just stay in our original ocean view room. Thank you for your review it really does help others make informed decisions.

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