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Carnival Elation Cruise Review

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 26

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Carnival Elation

4 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 15, 2022

Ship: Carnival Elation

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Awesome time we met some great folks from all over. Had a blast just enjoying each other for my wife’s 40th bday. We are already looking to book another one.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Got on the boat before our appointment time. There was no hassle. We had 12:00 pm appointment and we’re in our room and ready to roll by 11:50.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was great as we ate the fine dining and the buffet. Worse thing was stepping on the scale when I got home.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We enjoyed a lot of quite time on the top deck. We didn’t go to party we went to enjoy each other. It was nice in the evenings on the Serenity deck and top deck. We even saw a rocket launch from Cape Canaveral on the last night. It was awesome!!! Only complaint was the amount of weed smoke that we smelled during the trip. That crap stinks but if you wanna smell like a skunk that’s your business.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Shows were good we definitely enjoyed the music trivia events in the atrium. We even got to see Poppy do his thing when Pour Some Sugar on Me came on. He was a fireman, and a member of the fun crew. I think he had a side gig as a stripper. He had everyone in tears laughing.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Absolutely no complaints about the crew. They are definitely over worked and doing their best. The wait staff and room steward addressed us by our names with every interaction. Room was cleaned and well prepped each day. Awesome service. Guest Services took care of business when we were over charged for tips. We had already paid those when booking. They billed our account for both of us.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Well maintained to be a Twenty Four year old boat.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very roomy and clean. M77 was our room and no complaints.

Ship tip

Just enjoy it!!!

Ports of call

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

3 out of 5
Didn’t really care for this one. We got back on the boat and enjoyed the amenities.

Bimini, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Enjoyed the public beach and rode the free trolley. We even got on a taxi to go “downtown”. It was a neat experience for sure. Those folks live a rough life that’s for sure. We went to the Conch Fu shack and waited over and 1.25 hours for conch fritters. They were very busy though. We got back on the boat early and enjoyed the night.

Jacksonville, Florida

5 out of 5
Awesome parking and easy access to vehicle and ship.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Awesome we were set to get off the boat at 8:00 am. We were at our car and on the way home by 7:45. No hassle just a bunch of people whining cause the line was long.
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5 Comments

CurlyCruiserYAY    2 years ago

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Cruising is the best way to celebrate a birthday, in my opinion. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing. Agree no MJ.

RetiredRay    2 years ago

Glad your trip was basically good. Have to wonder if the three day booze cruises are turning into pot cruises?

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