Elation 'Enjoying The Smaller Ship'

Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 4.5
Author: Gladis50

Carnival Elation Cruise Review

Gladis50

Contributor Level: First Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 15

Helpful Votes: 191

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 30, 2022

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E135

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Getting on was slow, once our COVID info was confirmed and checked out, the line went fast. Gangway was on 7th deck to get on ship be prepared for incline walk. The ship is nice and compact; very friendly staff. Nassau was nice even with the rain. Relax on the ship at Princess Cay.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Food cold allot on Lido due to limited staffing. Staff did an outstanding job and best they could. "Anytime dining" was great the last night. Pizza good.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

JavaBlue Cafe

3 out of 5

Used the wrong ingredients for latte once otherwise nice and orderly to place order. Only one staff manning cafe.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Nice size and room steward for E135 did an excellent job with room cleaning and laundry express service. No sofa in this room.

Ship tip

Be patience with staff; a lot of areas not fully manned. Staff is working long hours but in great spirit and friendly, lido deck had managers helping their areas.

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