Overall a really good ship. Very Big Spaces and would recommend to anyone!

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Carnival Elation

4 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 06, 2023

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: U135

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall i would recommend this ship to anyone so you can truly have a fun time in the Fun Ships!

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Very Hot they have Air Conditioning but barely works.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The Food Was Okay i would reccomend going to dining room for breakfast than Lido. At Dinner it is very good!

Tiffany's Lido Restaurant

4 out of 5

Love The Peacocks everywhere and the outdoor seating!

Duke's Piano Bar

5 out of 5

Dukes was very nice With Roger Playing the piano was fun!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
The Waterslides were very good Quick Line. The Fitness Center was nice. Mini Golf COuld have been better but it was Good.

Elation Atrium

4 out of 5

Excellent music and Atrium!

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The Entertainment was ok. I really do recommend seeing the towel animal zoo before breakfast. The Show on the last day was good. In the atrium their was good performers of music and in Duke's Piano bar Roger was taking requests so it was fun.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The Staff was amazing making towel animals for us, thank you Wayan. In the dining room Inspiration We had Rolyn And Leopoldo who were amazing during the shows and serving food!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
I Love how big the hallways are by the cabins compared to more modern ships. The Peacocks In Tiffanys Lido Restaraunt were so beautiful. The Atrium was ok in the day but at night the lights make it beautiful!

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The Cabin Was Better than i expected. This Cabin Sleeps 3 people so i slept in the bed with wheels and it was nice!

Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

4 out of 5
Was Nice going under the bridge!

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

2 out of 5
I Would not ever recommend coming here it is very industrial we went on a taxi seperate from the ship right outside of the ship though and we all had to go to a liquor store off the road were supposed to because a passenger wanted to.

Bimini, Bahamas

5 out of 5
The Water was amazing,so blue and was beautiful island and the publuc beach was amazing where you can get view of the ship from the beach!

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
It took about 5 minutes to get through customs and air conditioning was blowing.
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5 Comments

Sogmoore    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

Trollydoll50    1 year ago

In reference to embarkation being “hot” - the Jax terminal is a metal structure. The temps have been 95°+ and when the front & back doors are open constantly it is hard to keep the temperature cool.

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the feedback

cruising2004    1 year ago

Great review! Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Thank you for sharing your experience.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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