Carnival Elation Cruise Reviews - Reviews

We had a great time !  The scenery is as beautiful as the pictures and videos !  The ship was very clean and well organized.  The staff was very friendly and helpful. 

overpriced drinks terrible food average service

10 years ago when I went on a cruise  we did not have a choice but to have our room cleaned. Hamburgers and hotdogs were not seen except for the kids but now every night a staple. I bought a drink packag and still dropped $900+ on cocktails and gratuity. This will be my last carnival cruise and I know they will NOT miss me

Ship is old, my bathroom outdated with mildew on the tiles, payrd over 500 hundred dollars for a drink package we could not get 2 full days when we docked. Not pleased.

I love it for it to be my first Cruise I enjoy myself it was clean and everyone was polite and friendly what ever we need we got.the food was great ,I will like to see more soul food  and more deserts on there other than that me and my family had a good time and can't wait for the next one. Thank you Carnival for making our vacation a good one🌊🚢

I really enjoyed my Cruise to the Bahamas.Nassau could be a little longer.We got there at 8am and had to be back by 4.Whereas Free port we got there around noon and had to be back by 730 pm.Debarkation was terrible u all need a different method .It took us forever to Debark and Carnival had people at every stair well waiting and backed up majorly. We still had a 13 hour  trip back to Louisville so it was very frustrating .Overall it was an awesome trip.

The staff was very rude only me house keeper was nice food was not so great same food everyday on lido deck and it was cold room service take 2 hour  would not ever ride this boat again.

We had a great time.  I wish I had done this years ago.  The only negative was getting off the ship.  It was hot and my legs and feet were tired from the walking and waiting in line.  The people on the ship that took care of us were wonderful and always helpful.

This was my first and will be my last.

I was sea sick for 3 days. There were limited activities and most were geared toward children. 

There was no variety in the food. The food was just o.k.

The furniture in the room was old and reminded me of college dorms. The entire ship needs to be updated.

The best part of this trip was leaving the ship!

I do not recommend this trip.

We had a great time!! Half Moon Cay was beautiful and the food there (provided by Carnival) was delicious and lots of it!! We reanted a clam shell to get som shade. We wouldn't have needed to. There are trees to get under if you don't want the sun. Our side trip at Nassau was perfect. We bought the package from CruiseOnly t the British Colonial Hilton. We were on a private beach with a beautiful pool as well as the ocean. Our package included $40 eah for food at lunch time. The food at the hotel was delicious!! Our server was Dianne, she took very good care of us. We are not drinkers so the $40 was plenty for a good meal, vigin frozen drinks and even soft drinks later in the afternoon. We walked to the hotel, about 2 blocks away, were able to leave our towel and beach bag there while we walked and shopped the town. I would reccommend it to anyone wanting to enjoy the island and not spend so much. 

The Ship was not as large as some I have been on but it was still clean and decorated beautifully, the staff were caring and very efficient. Only had 1 waiter that was too busy for us, but he was serving many that night. The food was excellent and liked trying new things. The swordfish was yummy!! 

I only regret not having all my siblings and spouses with us! Thank you Jennifer from CruiseOnly!

Customer service was horrible. The food was horrible, and the ship was old and rusty. This shop needs a complete overhaul. Evertyhing was horrible. There is not much good that I can say about it. I have been on other cruises and this one I do not even want to remember.

Wa were over charged I am not happy about it we were charged twice for the same message are talking to 3 different staff members I still have nothing fixed 

We had a orginally booked to go to Half Moon Cay, Nassau and Freeport. Thankfully  the Captain kept us out of the storm, and we skipped HMC and went to Key West. I love Key West, however, it effected the rest of our ports arrival. We had to be up super early 2 days. So minor, I know.

Totally worth the cruise! Be sure and VIP Luxury sail in Freeport. Unforgettable.

This was a good cruise even though the weather did not cooperate.  Was really looking forward to Half Moon Cay which was cancelled.  Key West wasn't bad, just not enough time there.  The Elation needs to be updated.  We enjoyed overall.

I love cruising and one of my favorite part is the great food.  This time the food was such a disappointment.  I could hardly believe it. One evening there was salmon on the menu for dinner, there were six of us sitting at our table, four people ordered the salmon and two of the orders of salmon was not done. The only good meal we had was the prime rib. One night out of five, I couldn't believe it.This was my sister's first cruise and I had told her how good the food was on a cruise and we got this. It wasn't all bad, our servers were great, Jose our waiter,and the rest of our table crew made up for the bad food.  Freddie and the crew at the deli were a pleasure.  Harold, our room steward, was excellent. Our room was always clean and he was pleasant, always smiling and check to see if we needed anything. 

I celebrated my 60th on this trip and was given gift cards from Essy our room steward. She was very pleasant.

Our excursion to Blue Lagoon VIP swim with the dolphins (although rather unorganized at the port) turned out to be the highlight of our cruise.

The ship was very nice and everyone on it was very polite.  The crew was very helpful with answering questions.  However....the food needs to change...the selection on the buffets was just about the same each day and could use a little more variety.  I have been on 4 different cruises (my first with Carnival) and I would definitely go Carnival again...just a bigger ship.  This was the smallest I have sailed on and you could definitely feel the waves.  With that being said...first time cruisers please consider a bigger boat.  Also, when we got to Freeport and exited the ship we had our pictures taken and noticed after we got home and looked at the pictures a little better that the picture they took in Freeport was listed as Junkaroo Beach which was in Nassau...a little disappointing that it was listed incorrectly.

The best part of the cruise was getting off the ship for the shore excursions. The port of Nassau was very nice.  The day was much more entertaining than anything on the ship 

I thoroughly enjoyed my cruise, the entertainment was awesome especially the comedy show with Dean Gaines. I was a little disappointed in the ship itself, it was 19 years old and it showed, granted I did notice they were remodeling; I just wasn't fortunate enough to have a upgraded room. The food could have been better, especially in the restaurant, however for my first cruise 🚢 I enjoyed the most of it.

This boat is a little dated, but overall a nice ship. The service in the dinning room was terrible in comparison to my last carnival cruise a few years ago and nothing in comparison to Royal Caribbean.  We have a good time no matter what but I would not choose this particular ship and port days were shorter than others we have been on. Friendly staff and attentive servers is important, when most of us can only afford a cruise maybe once a year. On the up, entertainment was good and professional pictures were wonderful!

So be careful on doing things early .. we order the soda package early and decided to upgrade for the alcohol package. They would not refund the soda package..  also if you get either package make sure you don't order drinks while at Port they charge tax... Really wasnt alot or a big deal but crew said that it was a computer glitch and charges would be removed and they weren't.. also the customer service desk is a joke ... They blame everyone else and take no accountability for anything blaming the home office.... Was wife's birthday, they were nice to give a coupon for 50 off at the spa.. great right ... NOT ... They gave it the night before when we were suppose to arrive at Nassau.. with the only option to be used while in Port and was only good during that time .... No instructions came with the coupon and when she went the next morning they told her it was expired. Spa wouldn't budge and customer service desk blamed HQ again. Went on the Elation... Boat is in bad shape and we found out it is scheduled to be dry docked in May for a total overhaul .... Hint wait don't book this boat !!!!!!