Carnival Elation 9/4-10/2005
First of all, our cruise was affected by Hurricane Katrina that hit the Gulf Coast a week earlier. Carnival cut our cruise short by one day and they cut out the Progresso, Mexico stop. Carnival leased three of their ships to the federal government in support of relief efforts and the Elation was taking over the Ecstasy 4-day cruises. Ecstasy was one of the Carnival ships leased out. Carnival was very generous giving everyone a $50 on-board ship credit and a 15% refund on the cost of the cruise. We were lucky. The rest of the Elation 7-day cruises got cancelled.
This was our fourth cruise and have sailed on Carnival , Royal Caribbean, and Princess in the past. Believe it or not, we liked Carnival the best. Carnival had the best service.