Low Budget

Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 3.7
Author: dscashon

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

dscashon

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 01, 2023

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: R193

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We've been on a carnival cruise before and this one was like a Low Budget Carnival. Diesel leak, 2 elevators were working, ice and ice cream machine was constantly breaking, phone charge in our room did not work. But the staff and waiters were amazing.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Took a long time to embark

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Ice machine and soft serve was constantly breaking down

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Boring

Entertainment

Only went to one show, can't fairly rate

Children's Programs

No children on cruise

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Outstanding

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very clean

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

This was the problem. There was a diesel like below our cabin. The smell was horrendous. We were told to leave our room. We were out of our room for 2 hours. We were told by guest services that the fumes could contain carbon dioxide. We were given no guidance. Air blowers were brought to each room to pool the air out. Nothing was done to confirm there was no danger to the passengers in these rooms.

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

The excursion we did was okay. We went to a semi sunk boat to see the under the ocean but the windows were so old and clouded you could barely see out. I expected so much more.

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Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

This was so fun. We rented a cabana and went snorkeling. Had a blast.

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

This took a long time to get off the ship.

9 Comments

lsbs 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

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byhisgrace 1 year ago

Yikes 😳

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Mmjay 1 year ago

Sorry about the diesel fumes issue. Were there any compensation given to you? Thank you for your review.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Ramsey1986 1 year ago

I’m sorry you had to deal with those problems with your cruise on the Carnival Elation. I hope your next cruise is much better. Thank you for your detailed review as it should help others in their decision on which cruise ship they want to try. 😎🚢☀️🩴🏝🪸🐠🌺🙏🏻

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate your comments

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your details. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations (mine wouldn’t have been met either).

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kdlady 1 year ago

Sorry you had a bad experience. Elation is a VERY old ship.

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Well fed and relaxing

Ary, our room attendant was FANTASTIC!!