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Carnival Elation Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 60

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Carnival Elation

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 02, 2022

Ship: Carnival Elation

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The cruise as a whole was absolutely amazing!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
From the time we stepped off our shuttle bus to the time we had a drink in our hand was only 10-15 minutes!! We arrived 1230pm and it wasn’t crowded at all and the lines so short! We flew through the process and loved it!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We ate in the MDR every night as well as sea day brunches and the food was amazing! Guys and blue iguana of course had our heart as well. I did miss the specialty restaurants but being on an older ship we understood. The drinks were flowing the whole cruise with the CHEERS package was so worth it to us! Our waiter was giving us shots of the night every night (not even the ones in the special glasses) he made our package very worth it for us! Lol

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Again, not a big ship so not a ton to but we took the time on a smaller ship to enjoy all of the music entertainment and relaxing on the lido deck which we don’t get a lot of on the bigger ships

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Loved our room steward and waiters SO much!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Loved the ships layout! We were on deck 9 and had hot tubs to the right of us and the alchemy bar to the left! We also had the coffee shop on our deck which made grabbing a quick alcoholic coffee so easy in the morning before heading to the lido deck for breakfast! I loved only having 3-4 decks to go up and down and that everything is close together!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
I’ve heard this is a newer cabin and that a lounge area used to be here. It was so nice and conveniently placed and it was nice having a sofa in our room!

Ship tip

Try to book deck 9 if you can! Such a convenient spot on the ship and so close to everything!

Ports of call

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
FAVORITE PORT! Having time to relax at the beach, walk down to jacks shack and enjoy the entertainment of Margaritaville is so nice and a port we always look forward to visiting!

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5
Always love sailing out of this port

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
So quick! Just like when we got on the ship it took us maybe 10 minutes to get off the ship. We did self assist like always and will always do so
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