Carnival Elation Cruise Reviews - Reviews

It was fun but not too much entertainment . From 2pm-7pm there’s nothing to do on ship. Pool is always jammed packed and hot tubs too with kids and adults

I wish I would of looked more into the ship and what it offered. I wish we would of chose a bigger ship that had more pools and outside entertainment. I felt I was always rushing in the evening. It also didn't help that the ship rocked the whole time. Some of my family went on a carnival cruise last year through a hurricane and said the ship they was on never rocked as much as ours did. Maybe if we chose a bigger ship we would of enjoyed the cruise. We still tried our best to make the most out of it and half moon cay was by far the best part of the trip. I do have to say the staff was extremely nice and helpful.

Cruise was good Jaxport is terrible!!!!! Rude workers treated people like cattle

Even with the ship being recently renovated there seemed to be a lot of damage all over the ship. Ice makers and one of the glass elevators was broken the whole time we were on the ship. AC in the rooms didn’t work that well. We had a group that was separated into 4 rooms and everyone complained it was hot. The food was pretty decent in the buffet. The Main Dining room was a disaster. We waited 45 minutes between our appetizers and our main course. They also didn’t do the usual show in the main dining room. Our housekeeping was absolutely AMAZING! They remembered our names from day one and always had our rooms perfect!

We loved Cam, our cruise director and Ricco. Everyone was friendly and very helpful. Would go again in a heartbeat!

I didn’t want to get off and come home! The food was great! The dining room staff we had was amazing! Our cabin was spotless. Not once did we see track of any kind on the floors. Everything on the ship was spotless. There are no words to express the wonderful staff. Those on screen and those behind the scenes!

This was our first cruise so we didn't know what to expect, it was amazing

This was our first cruise it was amazing food was great staff was amazing treat u like a king the cruise director is so awsome at his job

We debarked this morning. There were 10 of us, 8 adults and 2 kids. All in all it was a very good trip. This is a smaller older ship so it is lacking some of the bells and whistles. It was kept very clean and the staff, especially Yudha, our cabin steward was great. The theater is small so make sure to get there early for shows. The shows were good but not outstanding. We saw Divas and one other one but the title escapes me. Camp Ocean was great for our two granddaughters. They both asked to go and seemed to have a good time while there. The food was good and plentiful. Half Moon Cay was as beautiful as ever. Due to the size of our party and having a 3 and 5 year old with us, we opted to get a villa. Pricey but worth it. Embarkation and debarkation was a breeze. We are Platinum but we had others with us who weren’t and they had no issues either. My only complaint and the reason for the 4 star rating was the dining room. Our waitstaff, especially the headwater, did his best with a very poor situation. The 3 of them had at least 3 tables of 10 - 12 people and it was just too much. That is more of a complaint against Carnival management and not them. We would wait upwards of 30-40 minutes between courses. We finally got to where we would get the girls food first and let them eat while we had our appetizers. We then had time to take them to the other end of the ship, check them into Camp Ocean and get back before the main course made it to the table! They did get better as the week progressed but it was never up to what we have experienced on other ships. I will continue to sail with Carnival. Any day on a ship is still better than one at work!

This was our first cruise! I had wanted to go cruising for the last 10 years so needless to say I was super excited for this. The first day on the boat I got sea sick. I was so sick I could barely walk without having to stop and vomit. My husband went to look for help and a really nice man helped us out. They gave us dramamine and I bought a sea band at the gift shop. I spent the rest of the day in bed :( Day 2 was so much better now that I had my sea band. The cruise director was overly happy and made sure we all had a great time. I enjoyed the shows and the comedy club the most. The food was pretty good and the service was above my expectations. Our first port was Half moon cay and it was beautiful. The free buffet was just ok. The 2nd port was Nassau. I really dont have too many nice things to say about Nassau. We went to Atlantis and that was really cool. The first part of the day though we spent walking around town. The locals seem to almost harass you to buy thing or rent a car or scooter. We finally did a carriage ride through the city and the guy driving spent the whole time telling us how his "president" was so much better than ours..... Overall the elation was a great ship!

I was so disappointed with this ship. I am so very reluctant to cruise ever again. We drove from Texas to get to this ship. Our cabin was not sanitized, the mattress was hard which made my joints hurt when slept on, The food was not worth it. Guy burgers were not all that great, the pizza was gross and there was no track to jog on and the pool and hot tub were so small and over crowded. Honestly I have nothing good to say about this ship except the staff were very friendly. We are booked for another cruise next year in September but honestly I don't want to go. The first cruise we went on was the Ecstasy and still is to this day my favorite. The prices in the spa are jacked up so high not many could afford to go. I wish they had a large jacuzzi in there to sooth stress away. Instead everything in it was over priced.

We had a great cruise and lots of fun! The weather was perfect! The ship is a bit smaller than others we have been on but it was fun and the staff was great.

Treated special every moment on board. Cabin immaculate. Had very special crew members. The ship was very pretty. All areas of ship were well maintained and in top order.

This was an incredible experience. This was my first cruise and I'm definitely hooked, can't wait for next time. Cam was an amazing cruise director and the rest of the staff were incredible.

This was a fantastic ship and the staff was great, the food was great, and we all had a wonderful time with lots of good memories. It is not for everyone and you will see negative reviews (as we had a bad experience on Royal Caribbean) but for us it was wonderful and I am getting ready to book my next cruise - with Carnival of course.

The food was amazing the staff was amazing half moon cay was fantastic Jacksonville embarkment and debarkment was a long hot drawn out process which seemed very unorganized!

We traveled with our best friends/co grandparents to celebrate their birthdays and our anniversary. It was an amazing trip overall! Many wonderful memories! We are already going planning our next trip!:)

We really enjoyed this cruise. Everything was amazing . Ship is clean , staff friendly and helpful , room neat and clean . Big choice of activities on board. Lots of good food ,and enough to choose from too. My friend said she never dreamed that she would experience something like this in her life . I definitely will come back to Carnival cruise line and refer my friends . In fact i referred one today already ...

Loved this ship after the dry dock and Wahyu in the dining room is awesome. Agus was an awesome room steward. The shows were Amazing and Cam was an AWESOME cruise director one of the best I've ever had!!!

All in All my first cruise was everything I dreamed of! Only regret is that we didn't get the Cheers package. Those cocktails can add up, but they are soooo good. Can't say enough about the crew. Didn't have any bad experience except at guest services (ironic). I lost my cell phone on the ship and they seemed really uncaring. I kind of expected them to take my information, so they could contact me if one was found, but they told me to keep checking back. A special shout out to our cabin steward, Yudha, and the entire dining room staff. They made us feel very special!