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Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 5
Author: hellfighterjt

Carnival Elation Cruise Review

hellfighterjt

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 6

Helpful Votes: 49

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 08, 2020

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: U209

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

A family cruise along with my wife’s longtime friend, who she has not seen in years, and her husband. It was their first time cruising together and they are already talking about booking another one.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

We had faster to the fun and was on the ship and in our room by 11:45.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The Playlist productions are always excellent! We really enjoyed the “Epic Rock” show.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Norman, our waiter, and Wee, our room steward, were great!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Our first time with a balcony room and we loved it!

Ship tip

Cruising is what you make of it. If you want to have a good time you can.

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Ports of call

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

I love the Dominican Republic! Beautiful country, culture, and history. I have heard it referred to as the “jewel of the Caribbean”. We did the monkey land excursion this time which was awesome!

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Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Beautiful! Second only to Half Moon Cay in my book.

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