First time traveling with our best friends on a cruise we took time to enjoy two days in New Orleans before hopping on the Elation down the mighty Mississippi.
The Elation is in wonderful shape for her age. No issues there whatsoever.
Our cabin steward Willy did a good job throughout the cruise, but he real wasn't that personable. There were two cabin maintenance issues which were quickly fixed.
M39 is Main deck ocean view. It was the smallest ocean view we have slept in but the ship is probably the smallest ship we have been on. No sofa, just a stool and in King configuration, someone has to crawl over the bed to get to their side. Average size bathroom with decent storage.