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Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 4.6
Author: GrandmaNet

Carnival Elation Cruise Review

GrandmaNet

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 02, 2019

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: M38

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

The best so far! (12th cruise) The staff made me feel as if I were their only guest. I would sail the Elation again and recommend to my friends!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

It was awesome! We had FTTF, so was allowed into our cabin right away.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food was amazing, everywhere! Loved the Guys Burger, and experience in the Imagination Dining Room was the best!! Favorite place was the Omlette Station!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

I have a different activity I love. I play piano, and the Music Director allowed me to play the piano in the Musical Cafe, 9mid. Piano is my life, and I got positive comments from guests, stopping to listen, as well as some of the staff. Thank you for that!! It made my cruise even more special.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

All the shows were great!!!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Clean and amazing! Love the usb ports by the bed!!

Ship tip

It is a more personal experience because the ship is smaller. Fewer guests, so I connected with others, as we saw one another in several different places. I made new friends because of it! You weren't in a crowd everywhere you walked.

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Ports of call

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

I had been to Grand Turk several times before. I stayed on the ship this time. Loved the Serenity deck!

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

We did Self-assist debarkation. In my opinion, the ONLY way to go!!! It was fast, and I was on my way before 9a.m.

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6 Comments

cruisereckoning 5 years ago

Nice

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1ttat1 5 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise!

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Cruiserike0322 5 years ago

Fantastic...make the plans for the next one.

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GrandmaNet 5 years ago

This was my 13th cruise overall. Only 3 have been other than Carnival. I've sailed larger ships..... they are ok, and tend to not have as much movement as the Elation. Cruising along, I could see there were white caps on the water. So much contributes to why some ships have more movement. I talked to fellow cruisers about this....I didn't experience any motion sickness, but did hear others needing to take Dramamine or wear the patch to fix that issue. Never spilled a drop of my drink walking down the promenade, though!

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NJCruiseGuy 5 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it. Another reviewer said the food and service were horrible and they would never cruise on the ship again. Hard to believe there can be so much difference of opinion of the same experience.

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GospelCruiser 5 years ago

Great review and that was special that you got to play the piano. We were on the Elation last Febr and loved it but boy it had alot of motion- all our cruises have so far.

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