Fun, boat was rocky, the ports were amazing

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 52

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Carnival Elation

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 09, 2019

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: V5

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

The boat was very rocky, there where some mishaps and the food wasn’t the best. But the cruise is what you make it.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Walked right into the ship

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The main dining rooms food was never good, the buffet had little options and was never good

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
The gym was small, but it was better than nothing. The spa is way to expensive. The pool was small but the kids loved it

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The shows, bingo and other entertainment was pretty good....except the piano bar.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff was literally amazing! The room steward, I couldn’t have asked for anyone better.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
It was clean, but old. It broke down in the middle of the ocean due to “technical issues” so we ran late

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
It was a balcony room, but it was on the side were they kept the life boats. So the view the beat view, it wasn’t as nice as the other side of the boat. And at night I could hear the metal clanking. And our window wasn’t sealed all the way so it squeezed all the time.

Ship tip

Just have fun, don’t let the ship make your trip.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5
The port was nice, we got in and out quick

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
I did not do an excursion but the beach was AMAZING! Margaritaville is a must try! Great food and drinks

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
We went on the water fall excursion. We jumped off waterfalls, swam through caves and slide down waterfalls. I recommend everyone doing this!

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Long. We were over 2 hours late getting off the ship. The ship broke down, the weather was bad the last night, and someone “committed a crime” so they held us there until they investigated it.
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3 Comments

kimber17    4 years ago

I won't sail on the Elation again, my September cruise was so rocky. Many cruisers have posted the Elation being rocky. Wondering why this ship gets so many comments about this.

sopha    4 years ago

We were also on this cruise. We had a great time. Yes, the boat was rocky, but like you said, it's all what you make it. My grandkids loved their first cruise!

Cruiserike0322    4 years ago

You are right, a cruise is what you make it

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