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Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 125

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Carnival Elation

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 03, 2020

Ship: Carnival Elation

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

We loved the ship size and layout. The on board shows were excellent. Amber Cove and Grand Turk have clean, safe ports.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Well organized port. All staff was very friendly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Buffet was typical Carnival. Good choices and hours of operation. Food in Your Own Time dining room was just ok.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Pool deck was wonderful. Sufficient number of chairs for everyone to relax in. Enjoyable DJ music and piped in music.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Stage shows were excellent. Very talented men and women.

Children's Programs

Cruise with only my spouse.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent staff top to bottom. Our Red Frog bar waiter (Hong) was incredible. Find him when you arrive and he will take care of you during your visits to the pool, comedy club, etc.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Older ship but you really have to search to see signs of age. Last upgrade was excellent. Loved the 6 USB ports in our stateroom.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Size of cabin great. Very comfortable. Room located next to entrance to forward elevator bank. Very noisy due to inconsiderate guests going to and coming from elevators. What can you do?😁

Ship tip

Select a regular dining time.

Ports of call

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Very clean port! Lots of signage to activities. Our excursion was incredible. La Casa en la Playa: A select retreat was very enjoyable. Our host “Mama” was so entertaining. Beach was nice. Not rocky but a bit to much seaweed. Every staff member was attentive and friendly. DO THIS EXCURSION!

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Long wait. Only 3 people checking passports for 2300 people.
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