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Carnival Elation Cruise Review

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 47

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Carnival Elation

4 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 07, 2019

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E135

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall I really enjoyed this cruise. This was the perfect vacation for my boyfriend and I. I would book another cruise on this ship. We did a lot of relaxing and spending quality time together. The staff was great and the Cruise Director was the best. He was super funny and I loved him during the Adult Quest Game show. Carnival never seems to disappoint.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
The embarkation process went by pretty smooth. We arrived before 1:00 p.m. our time was 1:30 p.m.. my boyfriend and I was on the ship in less than 30 minutes. We were able find a great parking spot.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
I really enjoyed the food and drinks on the ship. By this being my third cruise and my boyfriend first time I was really looking forward to the ice cream. We were able to try a variety of different foods from the buffet. My boyfriend did not enjoy the food in the main dining room. So we only ate in there one night.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
We enjoyed the Divas Show. We really enjoyed the Comedy Show a lot the comedian The Cowboy was excellent. I came home to add on him Facebook. The Dj was really played a variety of suicide that I liked. Karaoke was a blast watching the cruisers perform.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff did a really good job at keeping the ship clean. Our room steward Joey was the best. He was very friendly and greeted us every time he saw us. I will say one of the days the ship bathroom did have a faint smell of urine. Once he cleaned the room it went away.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We had the two twins connected to make a king. The bed was very comfortable and I loved the pillows on how soft they were. We had a ocean view room. My only complaint is that the window was very dirty on the outside. You could see through it but it kinda took away from the beauty of the ocean. Our steward Joey was great. We had a refrigerator in the room. My tip to anyone is to leave the door open so air can circulate for it to get cooler. The tv was a nice size.

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Nassau is a beautiful island. We did a tour where we went to several places on the island. Our tour guide is a older gentleman and he showed us where he grew up and the areas we normally will not see. I love shopping on Nassau. Every time I go I may sure to rack up in my rum cakes ... lol

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

5 out of 5
This was third time going to Freeport. The island is very beautiful. We decided to do the Brewery Tour. Our tour guide was Tiny. He is the best!!!! We stopped at the Perfume Factory, Straw Market and the Brewery. My boyfriend loved the Brewery he had a chance to sample a variety of different beers. He even bought a case home. At the cruise port it’s several little shops and bars you can go to. I had the best fried shrimp ever!!!!

Jacksonville, Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
This process was a little long. We did not take our luggage off our selfs. Our ticket number was number 20. We had to stay in the shop for awhile before we were able to get off. Our next cruise we may do self assist to get off early. But once off the ship we went through customs pretty fast.

Traveler Photos

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