The long awaited Carnival Elation Review (3 days since I got off the ship).

This will be, for the most part, a fairly positive review. However, no cruise is ever without a hitch or two.

This was my 3rd cruise (not counting many cruises onboard Aircraft Carriers during a 24 year Navy career). Second cruise on Carnival, one other on Celebrity Mercury. It was myself, my wife (both in our early 50's) and her mom (age not given to protect the innocent - actually me). It was her mom's first cruise. She suffered a stroke 5 years ago and is doing pretty well but we did borrow a wheel chair to assist her with moving about on the ship. She normally just walks with a cane. Read more