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Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
Carnival Elation

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 24, 2019

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I would not go on this cruise ship again would definitely upgrade

Embarkation

5 out of 5
very organized

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Food in the main dining room was mediocre especially dinners. The buffet was okay and both specialty restaurants were good

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
only one small pool, two hot tubs both overrun with children. fitness center was nice

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Stage shows were terrible the singers were off-key and boring. the DJ was okay and the only highlight was Chris the Cruise Director who was excellent

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
Disorganized and lacked supervision for the 12-14 year olds

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
the service was good and the staff was friendly with the exception on a who had an attitude in the buffet area

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The ship areas were clean, it is an older ship and appears dated

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The cabin was clean and comfortable but the toilet stopped working but was repaired within a few hours

Ship tip

Don't expect a lot of perks, luxury or good food or entertainment

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5
No excursion but embarkment was well organized and quick
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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
Very nice with good shopping
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Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Enjoyed the bus vibe excursion, Tour guide James Bond was excellent.
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Disembarkation

4 out of 5
no problems well organized
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3 Comments

sopha    5 years ago

It's all what you make it. We've been on many different sizes and ages of ships. We enjoy them all.
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Dutch3901    5 years ago

We really enjoy Fantasy Class ships, but not everyone does. I read a review on this same Elation cruise and the person absolutely loved it. It’s personal preference and what some are expecting. Seems like a larger ship might make your next cruise a lot better... Good luck!
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GospelCruiser    5 years ago

We enjoyed it in Febr!
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