Carnival Elation Cruise Reviews - Reviews

NOTHING REALY BAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS TRIP EXCEPT MAYBE LONGER STAY AT PORT 7-8 HOURS ARE JUST NOT ENUFF. FOOD WAS GOOD BUT PORTIONS SMALL IN MAIN DINING BUT U CAN ORDER AS MUCH AS U WANT SO THAT TAKES CARE OF THAT, BEAUTIFUL WEATHER AND CREW WAS ALWAYS FRIENDLY AND READY WITH A SMILE. FELT VERY PAMPERED.

service was very good,food also good

this was our 6th trip on the elation to mexico. the weather was wonderful but something was lacking with the service. maybe since they prepay the gratuity for you the personnell do not feel obligated to work for their money. do not get me wrong they work hard but the personal touch was not there. the matre dei had his head down at the desk at the door on the last nite. usually he practically chases you down to say good bye . looking for his envelope.

My daughter and her girl friend had a great time. They were placed at a dinner table with others of similar ages(22 ish). As the mother, I was confident the girls were safe. The enjoyed the excursions in both Mexican cities. Thank You

This really isn't a cruise we thought for adults. If you have children, great. The entertainment is definately geared toward children and families. The food was mediocre. Not what we have experienced on other cruise lines. We were disappointed.

From my experience and talking to others the shore excursions were sub-par and did not reflect the presentations in your brochures.

Decor was really old and outdated.

It appeared as the servers for our formal dinner had to attend to too many tables and therefore, even though they worked hard, our service was not great. One day, they brought the bread almost at dessert time. Our main server was very polite and worked hard but his assistent would come to fill water may be once in the begining of the service and once in the end of service. I also noticed that he would serve other tables often, and if we requested something, he would ignore or dissapear.

The ship was great, we stayed in a suite because it is the only room with a balcony. I recommend getting a fountain pass , helps with the cost of the drinks, however does not include alcohol. I also recommend staying in the center of the ship, middle level, thats where we stayed and we did not feel the ship move at all. Also make sure to get an early dinner reservation, ours was at 8:30 and we missed a lot of shows beasue they start at that time. The staff was very friendly and went out of their way. Recommended to all!!

The ship was old and needs to be updated. The food was terrible!!! The staff was so unfriendly! The gym does not have good equipment in it. I will not book another Carnival cruise again.

This was our first family vacation in almost 18 years. Our 3 teens overall had a great time, although there were not that many kids on this particular cruise. The older teen was quite bored until he found some other kids to interact with, I would have liked to had seen the youth staff for the older teens be more motivated to invite and have things for them as the 12-14 year olds did. My 13 & 14 year olds were never bored ! The beds were comfortable, the food was good, the service was fantastic! It was nice how personable and helpful the staff was. Our only disappointment was in the smaller lounges, the entertainment was not to our expectation. The main shows were great!

Spotlessly clean. Good Customer Service.

typical cruise ship. Captain's party, superbowl party and entertainment excellent. Otherwise they were out to extract evey last dime from you. Everything way over priced. Cruise director was a total pain.

The ship was clean as possible with so many slovenly passengers on board. Really - people do you act like that at home? There did not seem to be many activities for active healthy people. Of course there is a gym with treadmills and a 150 meter track, but too many walkers to allow for a good run. The weight machines were limited but high quality. Food was adequate and the wait staff great. The entertainment was embarrassing. Every song sounded alike from the singers. The stage show was on par with a high school musical. I however blame myself for booking too quickly just to escape four days of the winter at home. We had only been on Holland America and this did not compare to their quality. However, this room was fairly large.

The Carnival Elation has been freshened up nicely; rooms are nice size and bathrooms are too. Camp Carnival was wonderful for my grandkids. Food was very good and wait staff was excellent. WARNING - ask Carnival if there will be any big private parties before boarding! There was a Jazz Festival aboard that reserved the big showroom most days and every evening; they played LOUD music until 2AM every night. Our four rooms were directly below which greatly disturbed everyone's sleep - unacceptable. And Carnival offered no compensation or adjustment for our distress...

the staff was so friendly, and always professional. The dinners in the dining rooms were great.

This was by far one of our most memorable family trips. We had 13 family members in our group with ages from 7 to 66 and there were activities for each to enjoy. Quality of the food was outstanding. Customer service of all the cruise ship personnel we incountered far exceeded everyone's expectations...Our memories will last for ever..

This ship is smaller,but very comfortable.This is our third trip on this ship.We were on it twice when it was based in port canaveral.All three cruises were different iteneries.We always have had very good and frindly service.It was also very clean.

There were too many designated smoking areas. The casino allowed smoking yet had no enclosed walls so the smoke wafted all down the promenade. they allowed smoking in the library of all places! not enough quiet mellow places to read and soak up sun. there was either loud music and speaker announcements or smoking!

Overall the trip was excellent and we plan on going again next year. My only complaint is with the arrangements made through Alaska for our plane transportation. My wife and I were not seated together and the time we would have had to wait from the vessel to the plane was 7 hours. I made changes necessary for us to set together and for a different flight home. This cost me an extra $150.00 for changing the plane reservations.