Carnival Elation Review

Family reunion aboard Carnival Elation

Review for the Mexican Riviera Cruise on Carnival Elation
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First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jan 2010
Traveled with children

We gathered 25 of 29 extended family members from across the U.S. for four nights on Carnival Elation. We ranged from 81 to 4 years old. The oldest (my dad) was also confined to a wheelchair. On balance, I think we were pleasantly surprised with this cruise.

PROS:

* very pleasant staff (I really enjoyed my conversations with our waiter, for example, away from the dining room) * delicious food (I couldn't get enough of the Mongolian stir fry) clean, comfortable, and spacious ship (we put our family of four in a single room and it worked great) * lots to do on board (my daughters loved the line dancing, mini-golf, and Thriller dance training) * fantastic child care (a godsend for my cousin with his two small children) * a welcome running track (my wife and I ran most mornings at about 6:30 and the track was never too crowded) * some funny shows (the opening night's clean comedy act was a gut-buster)and * plenty of space to spend time with our extended family or to get off somewhere and read.

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Comfortable, spacious, quiet, flexible positioning of the two lower beds, and comfortable fold-down bunks. We were very happy here.

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