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Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 4.2
Author: GalenG63

Carnival Elation Cruise Review

GalenG63

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 19, 2019

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: U62

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Everything I expected and a wonderful experience.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Unbelievably quick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Had a problem with indifferent waitstaff after they spilled my partner’s chocolate martini on cruise elegant night. Guy’s Burgers staff were terrible about keeping the line moving and reluctant to provide correct orders.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Serenity deck could use some low volume Caribbean music

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Cruise director Chris was great!!

Mikado Main Lounge

4 out of 5

Saw two shows plus the has to game show . All were entertaining.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Room stewardess was attentive and room was always clean to expectations. Bar service waiter Ray was phenomenal.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Older ,smaller ship so pool is always crowded. Still, plenty of space to relax and move about.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Nice pool area,good food . Shopping area needs to be developed.

Thumbs Up 1

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Amazing water,good beach where we were @ Jacks Shack. Even when second ship arrived,it didn’t get too crowded. Can’t say the same for the area just off the boat however. Silly not to walk the extra 5 minutes for a better experience and MUCH better drinks.

Thumbs Up 2

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Easy,very fast embarkation.

Thumbs Up 1