Went on the Carnival Elation sailing and just returned...our trip was to celebrate our friends 50th birthday..there were 9 of us ladies looking for fun and had a good time. Please know that you get what you pay for.. this is not a luxury cruise.. this is a good , cheap 4 day get away on an ok ship... the boat is older and a bit dated.. We booked this trip for approx 249 per person.. some got it cheaper based on when they paid.. this included a room on the bottom of the boat... we were floor r (the staff had the floor below...) and stayed in room 73 which had a window (nice size window not just a small round hole but good size for you to view... )The room was clean, small but ok...the only complaint was the shower which had poor water pressure and was a bit tricky to get the right temperature...(it tended to get very hot if anyone else flushed the toilet..) Some of our friends had a inside with no window they had bunk beds which gave them more room to walk around...both were acceptable.

The cruise had a diverse passenger profile.. lots of groups like us celebrating something.. lots of families with kids.. older couples.. young couples...etc. A good group. There were two stops... which had to be changed due to the weather so our first day was out to sea.. I appreciate that the captain found us a spot outside of the rain and we saw sun!! Many people were seasick due to the waves... I never felt the boat to be choppy but I do not get seasick so perhaps I was just not aware or as sensitive.

The boat was nice..again a bit dated... but nice .. also a bit tricky to navigate ..finally figured it out on our last day. Read more