Carnival Elation Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Had a good time. You get what you pay for, and you have to go into it with that knowledge.

Getting my kids from Michigan and my parents from Iowa out of the cold and to the Bahamas was made perfect by Carnival. It was my kids second cruise and they loved it. We are all booked for this summer to celebrate my parents 50th wedding anniversary.

A trip with 2 adults plus 10 year old and 12 year old. We have been on bigger ships so the kids were a little bored with the amenities but that's more because they are spoiled. The crew works hard. They are helpful but not as outgoing as on other ships. The Cruise Director and fun squad was a bit disappointing and was not the highlight they normally are. Overall, glad we went but other ships in this class are better.

Loved this cruise so much. We hated for it to end. Jen the captain done great job and very friendly! Love the shows

This cruise was pretty good. I'm used to the bigger ships. I missed the Mongolian Wok. The canyon store wasn't named Cherry on Top so we didn't find it until close to the end. I love every cruise I take. Anytime i can spend with my family is always a good time as well.

Very good vacation 👍. This ship would be perfect for a first time cruiser. The staff is well trained and the food is really good.

I was excited to be on this cruise due to the fact that we had been on Carnival a couple times before. However, it being Christmas I just know that get would be a great experience for the entire family. We had a total of 35+ family gathering for Christmas. The first night was great, but as the days went on the experience went down hill. We was told that the Stabilizer Bar was broke before we sailed by a crew member and we notice it by the 2 night out. The 3rd, 4th, and last night everyone in our group was sick, dizzy, and vomiting. It was TERRIBLE. As we return to land we still have a few family members that are sick 4 days later. We tried to make the best of what we had to work with. We had our 2 year old grandson, and 10 month old granddaughter in our party. Neither less to say this was Not a Memorable Christmas for them. I we was going to get in the pool we was told by a crew life guard that the children could not get in the pool with swimmers on (diapers) I ask to speak with his supervisor and went to guest service to complain as well. Even though we paid full adult price for our 2 year old grandson he was not able to get in the pool. Every time as we pass the pool area which was quit often he would just be hysterical by not able to get in the pool. As the crew life guard changed, another woman with her small child wearing a diaper was able to get in the pool. I was livid. I didn't want to make a scene so I was just going to contact corporate when I returned home. That is exactly what I did. When I spoke to the rep I was told that she will seek with management and get back with me, and she did. I was told that it was nothing they could do about my grandchildren bad experience with the pool and the weather is what make the ship so rocky and not a Stabilizer Bar being broken. And that was that; so in other words Deal with IT! I have never been tried so badly and disrespect after paying several thousands of dollars to have a memorable family experience. Best Believe CARINAVL WILL NEVER EVER GET MY FAMILY MONEY AGAIN!!

Although the ship was rocky several people were getting sick I still had fun.

Ship is old and lacks newer ship excitement. Main dining room food disappointing.

The shows were ok. Seemed a lot like our last cruise. Pizzas are delish. Awfully windy on our cruise, made the ship toss around.

Horrible experience minus the ports. Just felt since we are on the 4th level we were important.

Had a great time. No real complaints. Staff was great and ship was spotless. Would sail in her again.

Go with the flow. Don't get worked up about the little things. Try new foods, meet new people. Enjoy.

Nice cruise because I didn't expect too much. I booked using Cruisesonly and they were pretty bad throughout the process. I still haven't gotten my onboard credits and I disembarked over three weeks ago. Carnival and that third party should communicate better to keep guests happy.

This was our 3rd cruise with Carnival- the Elation is an older & smaller ship than the previous 2 however the staff was wonderfully. We will cruise with Carnival again

Overall it was good, the one we took a year ago on the Elation, was a lot better,but the cruise director Jen was Wonderful! I loved her! Wish our waiter Dani would have still been there, glad to hear he moved up tho. The ship did rock a lot too, it was kind of bad. But it was all good. Great weather! Made the best of it! Can't wait for our next cruise!

Although I enjoy all the cruises I go on, including this one, I won't be going on this ship again. She's a little too small for me. The cabin was nicely updated with USB ports and a bigger TV. But good Lord, did we ROCK and ROLL. No stabilizers I was told. We don't get seasick but this is the first ship where we felt a little nauseous a couple of times. Beware this ship if you do.

The ports were awesome but the food and service could have been better.

This was a family Thanksgiving vacation for us and I think everyone had fun in their own way. There was something to do for everyone. It was just as much fun as it was relaxing. Can’t wait to book our next one!

This was our 1st cruise. Overall it was amazing. Crew was great ship was clean and nice. However it was very rocky and our room even shook (like vibrations) lots of veteran cruisers said this was their worst one ever. We heard something about there being a problem with the stabilizer on the ship.