Christmas cruise

Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 3.9
Author: Visha

Carnival Elation Cruise Review

Visha

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 6

Helpful Votes: 98

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 21, 2022

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: U9

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Small ship, not enough entertainment for 5 days. I love carnival and never complained but would not sail this ship again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Small ship, not as many food options as larger ship. Pizza line, like all the ships took a while and was always crowded. Bonsai Sushi was my favorite.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Kids loved the waterworks slides although it was colder (December) we didn’t get to really use the pool facilities much. Serenity was a bit more hidden and harder to find than the other ships I’ve been on. Casino is smaller.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

2 out of 5

There were a lot of kids on our cruise and the kids club was PACKED and pretty small staff ratio. We left our toddler for 1hr but ended up coming back to get him.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Carnivals staff is top tier, always so nice and accommodating

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Unique fairly simple design because it’s such a small ship. Unfortunately I ended up getting bit by bed bugs the first 2 nights. Staff was very nice about it, changed my mattress, sheets and fumigated…I didn’t have a problem after that but being bitten sucks! The ship was full so switching rooms was not an option

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Beware of potential bedbugs

Ports of call

Bimini, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Despite a lot of people saying they didn’t like it we enjoyed it. We got a golf cart and explored on our own. It was a fun experience. We ate at a restaurant over the water where you can swim (at your own discretion) but beware there were sharks and stingsrays swimming all around the restaurant! Sorry I completely forgot to get a pic but the building is pink.

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Jacksonville, Florida

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

I really hate how they are building up and taking away most of the Junkanoo beach we use to enjoy.

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