Good Cruise, Loved Princess Cay.

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Carnival Elation

5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 06, 2019

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Good cruise. We enjoyed the Elation and we loved Princess Cay. Looking forward to visiting Princess Cay again.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
A little wait. The terminal is small. We had early boarding time, but a lots of folks there early. Unless we get FTTF, we will choose a later boarding time.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Dining rooms was fantastic and food and service was great. Pizza Pirate was good, The Buffet , well it a buffet, choices ok, Ice dispensers was not always working and they would just put out pans of ice, got turned off to that when I watch people put their hands on them to get ice instead of using the scoop. Guy Burgers was good each time and deli was good too.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Pool area was clean but crowded. Putt Putt was nice and fun, walk thur the fitness center, nice views and nice equipment.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Shows was good. Enjoy the musicians through out the ship.

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
Had 2 teenagers and 02 club was close most of the time. I don’t blame them, not many teens between 15-17 on board.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
5stars - Great service from our room stewards and waiters. 4 stars -Guests services was good. 1 star For Shore Excursion Desk, Did a shore excursion and wrong time printed on ticket so we miss our time to disembark @ Princess Cay. When I return and showed them, It was like old well not our fault but yours. Good thing I photographed my ticket, it was the only way we got part of our money back.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Yes for the age of the ship well maintained and the ship was as clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Overall the cabin was fine. It ok for 3 people, little crowded with 4. Room door hard to open. Exhausted fan switch broken and missing.

Ship tip

Bring a fan. When the ship is docked it gets very warm in the room, even with air turned all the way down.

Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

4 out of 5
Terminal small, slow at embarkment(I feel like that was more of the people who was getting there before their embarkation time); Disembarkation we had no problem. Only ones was those folks who did not have their PHOTO ID out.

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Easy to get off and on.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
No problems. Only the folks who did not have their PHOTO ID out slow up the line.

Traveler Photos

View at Princess Cay Picture from pier Snorkeling Sunrise Swimming with Sting Rays
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