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Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 32

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Carnival Elation

4 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 07, 2022

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: M96

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

If you are an experienced cruiser and coming for the food and entertainment, this is not the ship for you. If you want a great vacation for your family with some fun for everyone and you aren’t hoity toity, then this so totally worth it!! Yes, there are fancier cruises, but they are not as fun as this one! It was very family oriented and the staff were so friendly.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
A hot mess. The barriers were set up in such a way that people who had already checked in were overlapping people waiting to check in. After all the waiting, the staff asked us to go back where we were before which put us at the end of the line. Anyone who showed frustration was rudely told “don’t worry you’ll get on the ship”. Clearly the appointment served no purpose because the whole thing was a huge mess. And some of the staff were rude.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The buffet was small and got crowded at times. The burger place and taco place was SOOO good! The main dining room was also nice. The selection was decent and the quality was good. If you are a foodie you will be disappointed but if you’re looking for something to eat that you didn’t have to cook, you’ll be more than happy!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Water slides and pool were good but the pool was a bit small and crowded, but fun. We also did Build A Bear and hung out at a few of the other activities around the pool. There was lots to do and plenty of fun for everyone.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Nice shows! My daughters enjoyed them and they had good music.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
It was great! We only used it a few times, but my daughter enjoyed it and the staff were very nice.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone was friendly and efficient!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
It was small but well maintained and clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Nice and roomy! It’s a little dated, but I was only sleeping and showering there.

Ports of call

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

3 out of 5

Bimini, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Beautiful!!! Head down to the local part of the island for a more authentic experience.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Disorganized- maybe this is out of their control because of the way the port is, but it was a hot mess!
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8 Comments

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise!

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

CruisedudeNY65    2 years ago

I'm glad you had a good vacation. Thanks for the review

debbiejoe    2 years ago

rpmmenard    2 years ago

Good review of experience.

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the review

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