Carnival Elation Cruise Reviews - Reviews

We had a great time. I really like the smaller Carnival ships. It never felt crowded and everything on-board was just excellent. The service, food and entertainment all exceeded my expectations.

It was fun just wish the food in dining room and buffet would have been better.

This trip had a plan for Nassau, Princess Cays and then back to Jacksonville. Thanks to Hurricane Milton, things changed. Nassau was very rainy so our excursion was canceled and we were quickly refunded our money which we used for other things on the cruise. The hurricane did not allow for us to port at Princess Cays but our captain got a port at Freeport and that was a perfect day! We had 2 extra days added to our cruise because of the weather and the whole crew was amazing! They were all happy and made great schedules for all of the people on board.

The Cruise Director was MIA most of the time. He was not interactive on the Lido Deck at all. I was not impressed with the Cruise Director. The overall entertainment was pitiful. However, I did Enjoy the Rock and Roll Performance put on by the Dancers; this was the best part of the cruise.

We were tuck on the ship 1&1/2 days longer because of hurricane Helene. Once we were told we were going to port we had a very short time to pack. there was a "get off our damn ship" vibe displayed from carnival. No information was given to us about the conditions in the area from the storm. Just a hour or so from port we encountered no power, gas, food, or hotels. This jepordized the safety of my family & all your guests. If we would have known this information we would have stayed in Jacksonville & not attempted to travel that evening after getting of the ship at 6pm with only a couple hours of daylight left. I understand Carnival is a company & number one goal is to make a profit. Please don't do it by putting my family or your guests in danger.

It was a fun ship. We love cruising with Carnival. This is number 13 for me and we will continue traveling with them.

I realize that this isn't a glowing review but I'd rate the overall experience as average at best because the weather ( and I know that Carnival can't be held accountable ) was disappointing, the ports of call weren't that exciting, and the cruise's set up/focus seemed to be attentive to the interests of the "younger" crowd. Truthfully, I wouldn't take a five day length cruise again. I wish Carnival Cruise Line well.

Horrible experience. My cabin had no A/C. Staff were no help. They never offered me a fan. I didn't know I could request a fan until cruise was over. Bathroom had sewage smell. Staff never addressed the problem

We had a good time but prob won’t sail on Carnival anytime soon.

Had a great time ,enjoyed all the shows & food ! The ship has maps showing you where you're at and where to go. Plus if you go on there wifi the keep you updated with everything going on! Plus you can view the menu! This was our first cruise and can't wait to do it again! would go on Elation again for sure

After reading reviews, I was kind of nervous to go on this cruise. However, even as old as the ship is, it still is up-to-date, clean and nice. We have found that we prefer smaller ships that have less crowds and lines. Super amazing experience overall.

Food was awful, nothing but drunk people everywhere. Did not enjoy at all.

The cruise was pretty good, overall. No problems... We had a great time!

We thoroughly enjoyed the small size of the Elation. Lines were minimal if there was one and staff was very kind and attentive. Never felt over crowded. Ease of exit and re-entry at ports was simple and quick. Highly recommend.

We took an 8 night cruise in November of 2023 did not want to get off the ship but this time we could not wait for it to be over. I did not feel like I was on vacation which is very disappointing. To top it all off we won the "free diamond" with Diamond International which was exciting but we went to the store and my husband bought a very expensive pair of earrings and the offered to change them to yellow gold for us and said they would have delivered to our room on the ship. They did deliver but it was wrong. They set the earring in white gold which made no sense since that is what it already was. We were already out of port so what were were supposed to do? My husband was VERY upset! To pay so much for something and to not get it how you wanted is very upsetting. The combination of things going wrong made us rethink our cruising moving forward.

Our cruise was not as spectacular as some of the others that we have been on but just like Carnival they always show a great time. The Fund squad was a little lack and the wait staff was having a bad week, but the cruise was awesome anyway.

This was our first but will definitely be booking again!

I probably would not chose this boat again. I think we paid more than it was worth. However, the staff were attentive, and we had no real issues while on board.

We really enjoyed our cruise. I wish they had more to do for teenagers. The food was good. Our room we really liked. The only things we didn't like was they don't have much for teenagers to do and the night before we left we got no sleep. The staff was so loud above our room doing the luggage and people on the ship were so loud and running down the halls.

The Elation is a smaller ship in Carnival's fleet but the experience ultimately comes down to those with which you share it. The professional and caring staff (Pande, Hazel & Cryssi) and programming made for a fun and super-easy vacation. Our family of six (ages 14 - 55 y/o) thoroughly enjoyed the week and we'd do it again on the Elation in a heartbeat.