Great first time cruising experience!

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 44

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Carnival Elation

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 03, 2020

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: U141

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Our first (but definitely not last) cruise was great! No complaints!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
The process went quickly and smoothly!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We enjoyed the dining, little to no wait most of the time. Exceptional!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We enjoyed the shows, Bingo, the casino. Our family even had fun just watching each other lose (mostly) in the casino! Great together time.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The shows were great; Alex, Katie and the Fun Squad did a great job.

Children's Programs

Adults only traveling.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
EXCEPTIONAL!!! Our wait staff in Imagination Dining Room, led by Randolph, were wonderful. Randolph has a sweet spirit and such a winning attitude - contagious laughter!!! Our room steward, Heru, was just the best - simply the best!!!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
We were able to navigate the ship easily after the first day - we may have had trouble finding the Imagination Dining Room once or twice - it was a little tricky to get to!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
As first time cruisers, we were very impressed with the size of our cabin - we honestly expected it to be smaller. Very comfortable for the 2 of us.

Ship tip

ENJOY!!! Participate in activities - get involved - have fun!

Ports of call

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
We did Mountain Views and City Sights - hindsight I would have just gone to the beach! I enjoyed seeing the Christ the Redeemer replica but that was the high point (literally) for me for the tour. Tour guides were fun.

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5
Not impressed with the confusion about which chairs were "free" from Carnival and which chairs were $30 for 2! Felt very "pounced on" just walking down the beach area. We took the Rainbow Calypso tour - it was ok, seeing the donkey's at the lighthouse was fun. Tour guides were fun. Again, could have skipped the tour and just stayed at the beach.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and very organized!
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5 Comments

javawoody    3 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise

Cruiserike0322    4 years ago

Fantastic review

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Welcome to the cruising club, sure glad you enjoyed. We love cruising and for us it works out great.

AuntPinkie    4 years ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising! Glad you enjoyed your cruise!🛳. When is the next one?

bobduck1993    4 years ago

So glad that you had such a good time! Enjoy all other cruises that I believe you will be going on!

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