Great destination and staff but the ride was rocky

Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 4.7
Author: tiffanymaple03

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

tiffanymaple03

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 39

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 09, 2019

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: U68

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Ship had something wrong and rocked the whole time so bring lots of motion sick meds. Also ship broke down for a couple of hours at sea. I had a great time other than that.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Was able to get on the boat within 10 minutes

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

All of the staff were amazing but the formal dining room food was not any better than the food at the buffet. Steaks were sort of dry.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Bingo, pool and sing alongs were a blast. Piano guy was okay.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Music was great

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All staff were amazing! Nia was so sweet and new us by name Instantly. Jazar and Hung were amazing and always kept my drink glass full.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ship was clean and it felt like a giant hotel. But the ship had something wrong with it and rocked the entire trip.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

I thought it was a nice size for a ship.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Going on great comin off felt like it took forever.

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Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

So beautiful! Didn’t need an excursion the beach was perfect. Only place to eat was margaritaville and I would advise to wait to eat until you get back on the boat not worth the money. But the drinks were good!

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

I highly recommend the excursion of cave sliding, swimming and jumping!!

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