Not impressed

Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 3.8
Author: Tree29

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Tree29

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 43

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

Verified Review

4 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 27, 2020

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: R112

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Very small ship. Pool very small. Makes me want to not cruise again. By the time u get back from an excursion, u do not have time to do anythin . And the fees are ridiculous

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Guys burgers closed too early and the buffet that closed at 9 wasnt very good. U can only eat pizza laye at night. And to get a bottle of water or soda, u have to get them at the bar which is a joke waiting

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Very rude staff I remember Nevena at the one bar was very rude and would ignore u and at the frog bar, the lady that opened the bar was rude also.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Our cabin was the best thing about the ship. The guy Imade that cleaned our room went over and beyond. He was excellent!!!

Ship tip

Dont do it

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Not enough time

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Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

5 out of 5

Not enough time

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

8 Comments

Tree29 4 years ago

Cbyron3. Everyone is allowed an opinion. Attitude has nothing to do with it. For all the money spent, totally not worth it. Expectations, yes, I had high expectations and was let down. Found out other cruise lines are not like this. Maybe I dont like wasting my money!!

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ScottNWDW 4 years ago

I have yet to cruise the Elation but have been on her sister ships Paradise (twice) Ecstasy, Fantasy, Imagination and Sensation. To me the ships are the right size. When the Fantasy first came out it was the largest ship in the world, today it's considered small. In any case, the pool size is large, there used to be two pools, but they took one away and put a water park there instead. On the other ship, that back pool was rarely used. I think the water park is a better choice. Guys always closed early, they close at 6 or 6:30pm, that is long enough, the buffet usually at 9pm Blue Iguana closes by 3pm. Pizza is not the only thing you can get late night, there is room service options, although they do cost a few $$, not much. They used to be free, but with all the waste they decided to start charging to reduce the waste.

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cbyron3 4 years ago

When everything is bad..its just a reflection of the reviewers attitude and inappropriate expectations.

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congoshadow 4 years ago

Our first boat we enjoyed it

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sopha 4 years ago

Really? That has one of the largest pools on a ship that I've seen. There's only 1, but it's big. I was on it in December, there was lots to do. Yes it's an older/smaller ship, but we had a good time.

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Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

It's been five years but we had a great time

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Thanks for the review.

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CruzeFan 4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it

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