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Item: Carnival Elation
Rating: 4
Author: ldutra68

Carnival Elation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

ldutra68

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 13, 2024

Ship: Carnival Elation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: R188

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

Overall it was the best first cruise ever! Staff were so amazing! I was a little disappointed that I won an excursion to Princess Cays Glassbottom Boat & when the excursion was cancelled, Carnival gave me 2 cents for that prize. Maybe a discount for a cup of coffee would have been nice & not to sound greedy but maybe they could have just left the 2 cents off of my bill & given me a voucher for another cruise with them. That would have encouraged me to sail with them again. Also, I had a walker & really struggled with accessibility for shows & getting on & off elevators. Music events left people with disabilities standing on sidelines where we couldn’t really see what was going on. Passengers were unkind & often left people with disabilities waiting through several elevators because they would run in & there was no room. One lady waited quietly through 3 elevators until we had to block the elevator so she could get on. Same with seating at shows.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Fantastic!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

I was on a diet & hoped for more healthy options during the breakfast & lunch buffet meals but dinners were great!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Lots of activities to choose from. I was up at 6am every morning & didn’t go to bed until late & still couldn’t fit them all in. They were great!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Fantastic

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

So much to say about staff! Of course Zach the Cruise Director was phenomenal & made everything so much fun but behind the scenes so many more made it great! Santiago our amazing food server, Hazel, the Dining Team Lead with such a wonderful, kind & accommodating personality, Suardann who was funny & nice who offered us the yummy adult beverages with dinner and at the pool, Bella, our amazing food server who always greeted us with a smile & asked how our day was every day & Ramesh, the Food Director who we saw so frequently all around the ship & talked to everyone & was so helpful to guests which was so nice to see! And lastly Putu my Stateroom Attendant & his housecleaning staff who did such an amazing job everyday cleaning our rooms, the hallways & rest of the ship, thank you for the important work you do, it is so appreciated! There also was a Phillipino girl that sold pictures to my friends & I but I didn’t get her name & she was so nice & even wished me a happy early birthday. She made my day! I wish I knew her name. Brandy, the bingo girl was great. Prakash from the spa is a special guy & did such an amazing job blowing out my hair as well as my two friends hair and selling me a product. Brandon sold me arch supports for my flip flops which helped me so much since I had a walker & already had back problems. It was the best first cruise I could have asked for. Picture lady? Prakash (Spa/Blow out Hair) Brandon (Arch supports)

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Fantastic!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Couldn’t be better!

Ship tip

Excursions may be cancelled if Carnival can’t ferry passengers safely. It’s not their fault. They are keeping us safe. Princess Cays can be cancelled after storms due to unsafe ferrying of passengers but there’s lots of activities on the ship if this happens.

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Ports of call

Jacksonville, Florida

2 out of 5

Awesome!

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Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5

Planned two but one was cancelled due to unsafe conditions. It was unsafe to ferry passengers to Princess Cays Island.

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

Cancelled due to storm the night before.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Great.

10 Comments

willwork4cruz 5 months ago

Glad you had a good time. Yes it can be tough for disabled guests at certain activities like music and dancing. Elevators can be tough to board for anyone at rush times. Maybe just park in front of one and wait. Sometimes you have to ride it down in order to go up. Buffets are great for diets. There are so many salads, veggies, fish, etc. Any diet could be accommodated in a cruise ship buffet. You just need to avoid all the other foods.

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javawoody 5 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise

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AuntPinkie 5 months ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise on the oldest and smallest ship in the fleet.

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Dutch3901 5 months ago

Glad you had a great time! Good for you for sticking to your diet program as much as possible- it's not easy as you know, but it can be done. The Elation is still an excellent Fantasy Class ship. Thanks for sharing...

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cmressler 5 months ago

Gotta check your diet at the door when you walk on the ship. Glad you enjoyed your cruise though.

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cruising2004 5 months ago

Welcome to cruising! Glad you had a wonderful cruise.

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HeavySeas 5 months ago

Awesome.....thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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sstephan13 5 months ago

I had a same experience on carnival now I am a die hard Royal Caribbean fan

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Gwbigdog 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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lsbs 5 months ago

Glad that you enjoyed your first cruise. Thank you for the review.

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