A great time

Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 4.8
Author: tlford

Carnival Elation Cruise Review

tlford

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

4 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 15, 2019

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: E219

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

It was a 40th Birthday Cruise!! We had a really good time.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

My only complaint was the day we got off the boat in Freeport at 8:00 and they didn’t open the buffet until 7:00. We read the Funtimes paper and it said 6:00. We would have slept a little later.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The shows in the Atrium with the cruise director were the best.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

5 out of 5

We rented a Jeep from a third party for $141. We drove to Lucaya National Park, it’s admission was $5. We walked to the caves and crossed the road to walk to the beach. It was really a nice place. There was so much nature to see and the walk wasn’t hard. The beach was beautiful, it is the location of the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean. We then went to the Botanical Garden it’s admission was $17 a person again another beautiful place. We stopped at the straw market and then just drove around, it was amazing to see how much work they still have to do after the hurricanes. This was our favorite stop, we loved getting out to see more than just beaches.

Thumbs Up 3

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

We didn’t do an excursion here. I printed a map of what we wanted to see and walked around. We went to the Queens Staircase and the fort which was pretty neat. We then went to Senor Frogs had a drink then walked to Junkanoo Beach. We ended the day walking through the Straw Market. We had a really good time and I think it worked best doing the research and having a map of what we wanted to do.

Thumbs Up 7

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

We had Faster to the Fun. We were on the ship in about 10 minutes.

Thumbs Up 4