The unlimited ice cream was huge!!!!!
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The beautiful ocean in the Bahamas
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Alejandro who was the manager of the dining room we went to for on your time dining!!!!
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Picture with the entertainment group that performed they were AMAZING and so friendly all the time
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"Carnival DJ ruined the day by blaring “music” and yelling.However we got there at 8 or 9 when it was quiet and left after lunch was over when he started yelling...."Read More
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The Beautiful Bahamas

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Elation

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Googa
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

I have not been to the Bahamas and my oldest granddaughter was begging to go anywhere on a cruise. She was out from college for the summer and this one was a good time for her to go. The water is absolutely beautiful as is the scenery. But don't go in the summer. It is so hot and humid. The areas we went were clean and nice. Prices for t-shirts and sweatshirts were 40,50,60 dollars. The ship was ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Cabin Type: Interior

Traveled with disabled person


Awesome

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Elation

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Ella23Carnival
First Time Cruiser • Age 20s

I went with family and it was a blast. Everyone was so nice during the trip. The service, the food, the islands. I absolutely loved it. I always looked forward to dinner time. A three course meal, awesome servers. I loved showtime. The food options were delicious. My servers, Jaka and Melanie, were awesome. They made dinner great, and became like family quite fast. It was hard to leave them, ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Cabin Type: Interior

Traveled with children


Good 5 day cruise

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Elation

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audcc77
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

I’ve done 20+ on carnival. I chose this cruise out of Jacksonville because it was reasonably close and cheap. No way would I do this cruise if I didn’t cruise several times last year. I was very surprised and delighted how it has been refurbished. Everything is very clean and painted, with little rust. Bedside charging outlets are new. Huge flat screen. The crew was superb. The ...
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Sail Date: March 2023

Cabin Type: Interior


Eh....

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Elation

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barrelracinchamp
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

The good- The boat was surprisingly well decorated on the inside and was pretty. The cruise director Neil was the funniest and most entertaining cruise director we have ever had. Iwayan our cabin steward was fantastic and the bed was comfy and inside cabin was spacious. Roy, Mario and David our wait staff all were excellent. The bad- I have been on 3 cruises with carnival within the last ...
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Sail Date: October 2022

Cabin Type: Interior


Beware the lower front cabins.

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Elation

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TomAH
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

This was our 25th Carnival cruise, 43rd overall. The greatest benefit of this "milestone", as Carnival calls it, is a substantial credit when we book another cruise. Once onboard and when when venturing to our room we were surprised to find a white cruise card rather than our normal silver one. White is normally provided to guests with the elite Diamond status, but it will be sometime next year ...
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Sail Date: August 2022

Cabin Type: Porthole

Traveled with disabled person


Carnival Elation needs to do better!

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Elation

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housingpd
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We took this cruise as a last-minute Father's Day gift, and it was close to home. Embarkation was a disater. We had an 11:30 AM embarkation time, which was not adhered to. As we entered the terminal, we were told we must check our luggage due to the size. This never happened at the other Florida ports. Then, the lines were ridiculous and long, and very few people wore masks. Once we arrived in our ...
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Sail Date: June 2022

Cabin Type: Interior


Very Disappointed

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Elation

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Kariane
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

My husband and I have done many cruises and this was our third carnival cruise. The food was awful and cold breakfast and dinner regardless of eating at the tiny buffet or dining room. It seemed like there wasn't enough crew to take care of the guests on board. The ladies room on the pool deck only had two stalls and one was broken from the moment we got on board. The pool was rusted and not ...
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Sail Date: February 2020

Cabin Type: Interior


Not a Good Experience

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Carnival Elation

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sdvenable
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

Let me first start off by saying we departed the port 3hrs late!!! I already had reservations when arriving at the port because the boat was smaller and looked older. The boat’s stops were Amber Cove and Grand Turk. As we were attempting to leave the port someone had a medical emergency (I had no problem with that but will explain my frustration). We set sail on Sat and were at sea on Sun. ...
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Sail Date: February 2020

Cabin Type: Interior Upper/Lower


Disappointed with Carnival Cruise # 8

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Carnival Elation

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RobbPolo143
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

Mid winter 50 TH birthday cruise on the Carnival Elation, Some good, some bad and some real ugly. For the record this was my families 8 TH Carnival Cruise since 2013 and our 12 TH cruise overall. This ship is in desperate need of the dry dock scheduled for next month. I was surprised on how much rust was on the exterior of this ship but not all was bad. We had two rooms E-52 & E-56 and also we ...
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Sail Date: February 2020

Cabin Type: Interior

Traveled with children


Good not Great

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Carnival Elation

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dardar14701
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We were just on Carnival Elation for a 5 night cruise. Overall the cruise was good, as it had some things we really liked and some things that were kind of lacking. We did not have any problem with our cabin and our room attendant was attentive and got anything we wanted, i.e. extra pillows , two buckets of ice, and a chair so I could sit up if needed to with my bad back. On the positive note, ...
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Sail Date: February 2020

Cabin Type: Interior


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