Good little ship but the onboard singers and dancers were a disappointment.

Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 4.5
Author: AFlowers049

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

AFlowers049

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 22, 2022

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: E20

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We really enjoyed our time on the Elation. We had low expectations and we were pleasantly surprised. It was a great cruise with wonderful people.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Jacksonville port was small and efficient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The food in the main dining room was OK. The famous carnival chocolate melting cake was served under-done almost every night. The lack of veggies with dinner is sad.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Pool, spa, theater, casino, and comedy clubs were all equally as fun

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Never saw a group of cruise performers who were not great until this cruise.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Our 12 & 13 year old loved Circle-C and met a lot of friends

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

As always, the staff was wonderful and helpful.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The public bathrooms needed help, but everything else was well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

It's an internal state room so size isn't going to be great, but it wasn't cramped for the two of us and it was plenty for what we required.

Ship tip

It's a small ship packing some amenities of the bigger ships but it's a lot of fun and the staff was great.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

There was some construction. We didn't do an excursion but we walked to a nearby pirate museum, which was great. Then we walked to Senior Frogs.

Thumbs Up 1

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

We went and rented a bungalow. Highly recommend the value of the bungalow. It was great!

Thumbs Up 1

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

It was fine. The lines were daunting but they moved relatively quickly.

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