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Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 4.2
Author: Boxerluv

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Boxerluv

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 27, 2019

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: U51

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We enjoyed this trip, the staff were different from 8 months ago, not as friendly but still enjoyed some of them.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

With Faster to Fun we arrived at 11:30 am and didn't have any wait time, for on boat immediately after checking in

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Wish the menu would change, we were on this boat in Sept 2018 and it was the same food.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Mikado Lounge had great shows and comedy was hilarious.

Children's Programs

Adult trip

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Had a great drink server that always had a smile and truly cares about people, Elton. Our dining waiter was William and he was fantastic.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Staff did a great job keeping things cleaned.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Bed are very comfortable and room was always kept clean.

Ship tip

Treat the staff like human beings because they are trying their best to make your trip enjoyable. Talk to them, you would see them smile!

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

This is where we got on the ship. We did stay at Cocoa Beach the day before.

Thumbs Up 7

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Had a great tour guide and ,got to see a lot - organic chocolate, make cigars, see a cathedral and a fortress, visited a ranch and tasted rum.

Thumbs Up 4

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Loved Grand Turk. The beach was beautiful. We went all the way up to Jack's Shack because the sand is definitely better there but was disappointed in service at the bar so we went up to Margaritaville and had lunch, service there was fantastic!!

Thumbs Up 9

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Went very smoothly with no issues.

1 Comment

willwork4cruz 5 years ago

Maybe a contract period was up and the ship just took on a lot of new staff. Perhaps they are just getting settled in and that's why they don't seem so friendly. I doubt if they are all new though. I believe they try to only change a small percentage each time so things run smoothly... In any case, a passenger typically only really interacts with a dozen or so of the 1,000 plus crew so it's hard to judge on such a small sample.

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