Great first cruise

Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 4.5
Author: FCCret

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

FCCret

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 26

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

Verified Review

4 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 09, 2022

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: U186

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Was a great first cruise. I had so much fun I came home and immediately booked my next cruise!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

With the amount of people boarding it was quick. We moved through the entire process in under 45 minutes

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The food was good. The service was slow as I am sure they were short staffed. The lines were long but they did a good job of keeping things stocked and moving through them.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

The fitness center was amazing. The pool was always packed. The serenity adult area was nice.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The shows were fantastic. We enjoyed the comedy shows as well as the live musical performances. The Diva show was so much fun. The trivia was a lot of fun too

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

My 9 year old enjoyed the free time, not so much the structured time.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was so nice and helpful.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Everything was clean and maintained especially considering the age of the ship

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

There are 2 pullman and and a trundle bed in the cabin. It was roomy for the class of room. Nice location close enough to the elevators and far enough from any associated noise.

Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

4 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

4 out of 5

We went to Pirate's cove. Lots to do. We road a banana boat for the first time. Slow food service, quick bar service.

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Bimini, Bahamas

5 out of 5

We did the Sunny day at Beach 360 excursion. The resort was beautiful. I highly recommend going to a beach where you can get some shade. The umbrellas and beach sofas were cool. The water is crystal clear.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

6 Comments

CarniCruiser 2 years ago

Nice review. Great to hear you enjoyed your first cruise so much, and welcome to the family of cruise addicts. Hope your next is even better.

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GabeNSteph 2 years ago

Thanks for your review

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Glad you enjoyed your first cruise. Hope the next one is even better!

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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MargieRita 2 years ago

When you wanna book another cruise while onboard or as soon as you get home then that was a great cruise! Happy to hear you had a wonderful cruise vacay.

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