Carnival Elation Review
A happy first time cruiser on the Elation.
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I want to start by apologizing if this is somewhat lengthy and drawn out. I just wanted to help any first time cruisers who are asking the same questions that I asked before I sailed.
This was our first cruise and we had lots of questions and unknowns as we planned our trip, especially when it came to ports of calls and excursions. I chose not to book excursions with Carnival because we had friends who had sailed on the Elation the previous year and they did their own so we kind of tried that. I did read alot in the forums and sought advice there and I applied some of it towards our excursions. Overall that plan worked well for us and we saved some money. I will go more in depth when I explain what we did later on.
EMBARKATION
Cabin Review
Ocean View
My wife said that I did a good job on picking our cabin and I think it was just luck. I was concerned about this cabin due to its close proximity to the kitchen and elevators but those were not issues at all. Our cabin was very quiet. We never heard anything from the kitchen above and never a sound from elevators or stairwells. The hall noise was minimal. The TV was a little quirky but we werent there much and we usually left it on the ships information channel anyway. The water pressure was amazing and the water tasted fine. The hot is just that, HOT! Our bed was very comfortable but my youngest daughter(17) was worried about the fold down bunk. Those worries went away quickly as she slept like a baby and didnt roll out. The window was larger than I thought it would be and the ledge wide enough that my kids would sit on it and watch the water. This was a nice cabin.