BillyBeeSweet Cruise Review on Carnival Elation on Dec 13, 2018

Carnival Elation Cruise Review

BillyBeeSweet

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Sail date: December 13, 2018

Ship: Carnival Elation

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

The Elation was my first Carnival cruise. While I wish I could give it more than 3 stars I can’t for the main reasons I enjoy the cruising experience. Firstly, this is an older ship and while the rooms were up to date the rest of the ship left something to be desired. Thank goodness it was Christmas time because the decorations and festive vibes helped to lend to the ambiance. Starting with my stateroom, we had an ocean view and our room steward was so nice and charming. He made sure to greet us by name every time we saw him and did an amazing job cleaning our room. The entertainment on the ship was ok. There wasn’t anything I was blown away by and I didn’t rush to go to many of the performances like I have on my other two cruises. The cruise director however was top notch and I deemed him the hardest working cruise director in the industry because he surely went over and beyond plus it was clear that he lovedddddd his job! The pool area was small of course and always crowded as with most cruises the beach chair hoarders were in full effect as was the jacuzzi hoarders so my bathing suits only got put to use on port days. The food was my least favorite part. The buffet was truly mediocre in my opinion. At times the food looked and tasted over cooked and there was so care for presentation. At night the late night snacks looked picked over and as if they had just been thrown together. There wasn’t much variety either. The pizza shouldn’t have been able to be called pizza as it was a piece of flatbread basically with a little tomato sauce and some cheese. The deli was very limited as well the few times I walked by in the evening. Main Hall dining was okay. I wasn’t blown away by anything, the brunch options were nice if I had to give some points anywhere but the service left something to be desired. One evening at dinner my bf ordered a steak that was suppose to come with vegetables and do you know it showed up with ONE piece of broccoli! Just one! I asked the waitress and she stated she was embarrassed to even serve it but had no choice. Smh. That’s when you know the kitchen staff could careless. The people on the cruise may it both fun and annoying at the same time. A couple issues happened that led to some not so enjoyable moments but overall my bf and I were able to push forward and have a great time.

BillyBeeSweet Cruise Review on Carnival Elation on Dec 13, 2018

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