Sea sick nightmare

Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 3.2
Author: Chanellh

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Chanellh

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 08, 2023

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin number: U229

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

My first cruise ever and probably my last. The weather was not favorable towards the last half of the trip, so we did not make our last stop. Upon leaving our first stop in Nassau, a storm came through and the boat rocked so hard to where people where knocking into one another.. and people were vomiting in the dining halls, the elevators, the halls.. everywhere. We woke up the following morning hoping things were different and we'd have a nice day at Princess Cay.. only to find out that the ship had changed course and we were stuck for 2 days on the ship. We tried to make the best of it as a family, but the mini golf and water slides were shut down for safety and after a few times of the pool being drained from people vomiting in the pool, it eventually broke. There we was nothing to do the remainder of the trip as we had children with all activities closed and everywhere we turned people were vomiting. It was an absolute nightmare. I contacted Carnival after the trip "nightmare" and they said there was nothing they could do, even though I paid for a drink package that I barely used.. I will never use them again and probably will never go on a cruise after that experience. I understand that you can't predict mother nature, but you pay for entertainment and an experience and I definitely did not get my money's worth.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The food was okay, pretty bland. The drinks were mostly watered down.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Most were shut down during the trip.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Children's Programs

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

The room staff and dining staff/ drink staff were great. Everyone else did not seem to care for our experience.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

The one pool, and few hotubs made it impossible to use.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

One small pool. For as many guests... it would be a rarity to be in the pool. 4 hot tubs.. they were full the entire time. I would not recommend.

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Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island) Did not visit port

We did not get to stop here due to the weather.

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

15 Comments

sativaw 8 months ago

Yikes so sorry it went so bad, we went during a storm and did not have any of this as a problem. Sounds awful :(

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Ruby13 8 months ago

Sorry for your experience. Next time get on a big ship that is more stabilized.

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javawoody 8 months ago

What’s to say, Mother Nature.

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Shh813 8 months ago

It looks like cruising isn’t for you. And I love kids but don’t think, IMO, that they belong on a cruise ship. To me cruising is to relax and that’s hard to do with crying kids running all over.

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Gwbigdog 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 8 months ago

Sorry you were in such rough seas. Most cruise lines need to shut down things like the slides during bad weather to avoid injuries to the passengers. Hopefully, you’ll have a chance to try to cruise again on a bigger ship and better weather. If not, at least you tried it.

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DessertSteaks 8 months ago

Thanks for posting

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lsbs 8 months ago

Thanks for the review.

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CruznC2C 8 months ago

Cruising certain times of the year are not favorable, hurricane season you take a risk. If sailing closer to the East Coast of the U.S. in the winter to early spring there could be a noreaster. Usually April to early September it is less likely to have a storm system in the Caribbean.

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Lawnboy1956 8 months ago

You were on the ocean, it gets rough. I have cruised a lot and I am prone to seasickness so I always bring medicine for this on every cruise and never have a problem. You need to be ready. Since you don’t plan ahead and then expect refund because of weather you need to stay off ships.

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HeavySeas 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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karlgrgurich 8 months ago

I can appreciate your frustration. Lots of issues

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cortneyb 8 months ago

how dare a cruise line control weather and care about your safety!! yes.... some may get seasick, can't control the ocean

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CruisingScouser 8 months ago

I've done 35 cruises & only hit bad weather on a handful of occasions, can't comment on this ship as I've not sailed on her, but I think you have to realise that some people do get motion sickness, I'm fortunate it doesn't affect me or my wife, but also sometime if the seas are to rough they have to cancel some entertainment, this is for the safety of the theatre cast & entertainment team, I would say please don't let one bad experience put you off for life, maybe try a different location like Europe or a different time of year when weather is not as bad, hope this helps.

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livlifenoregret 8 months ago

You sailed on one of Carnivals smallest/oldest ships in bad weather. You shouldn’t write off cruising forever. Sail on a different ship or a different cruise line. We’ve sailed on 10 cruises and only 1 of them had rough seas!

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