Sea sick nightmare
Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas
5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)
Sail date: April 08, 2023
Ship: Carnival Elation
Cabin number: U229
Traveled as: Family (young children)
Reviewed: 3 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
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Cabin / Stateroom
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.
Ports of call
Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island) Did not visit port