Excellent 1st Baecation

Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 4.8
Author: Twilliams0114

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Twilliams0114

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 44

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 05, 2019

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

It was my husband’s first cruise and he really enjoyed his first experience that now he is ready for the next one. Which was my goal to get him hooked just Iike I am LOL.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Purchased FTTF and was on the ship and checked in within 30mins. Room was ready when we boarded.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Dining room dinner was a hit or miss. Seaday brunch was amazing. And you can’t go wrong with Guys and Blue iguana

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Pools and water park were good but didn’t experience the hot tubs because kids were using them for deep sea swimming lessons. I hope something is enforced to stop kids from getting in hot tubs.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Enjoyed every single stage show....and the DJ was on point. And Marty(cruise director) always had us laughing

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our room steward Darwin....was amazing. He made our experience so personal. He learned our names after the 1st day. And my husband found him a fav bartender that took care of us everytime we visited the bar.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The ship was always clean and tidy. Yes it’s an old ship but when you are on vacation you look past all that and just enjoy life.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Overall my husband and I had more than enough space. And the balcony was just and added bonus *wink wink* and the beds OMG the beds are sooooooo comfortable.

Ship tip

Have fun enjoy life.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

No excursion just hung out at port at the pool. Water slide was great and zip line was even better.

Thumbs Up 9

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Beach was clean and easy to find chairs in the shade. Margaritaville was the BEST!! The staff brought the party. The DJ was amazing and the drinks at the bar were sooooo strong and that’s just how I like it.

Thumbs Up 13

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Fast simple and easy. Carried our own luggage off.

1 Comment

Other reviews of this sailing

It was a great cruise. The first day I was so seasick but after that I was good to go. Our cruise director was awesome every time you seen him he had a smile. There was always something to do around the ship for all ages.