Carnival Elation Review
Woo Hoo for Cabo....Boo Hoo for cruise mates
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It has been awhile since the three of planned a cruise together so we were excited to FINALLY be having a getaway together! A long trip across country to San Diego and we were on our way. I was impressed that such an expensive city offered the parking at the port for MUCH less than Miami does. Embarkation was smooth. Missed the bells and whistles that the new port in Miami has but to be honest the basics we got in SD were less frantic. We arrived about 11:15 and were on the boat and at the Lido by noon. Note to first time cruisers don't forget to pack or wear your bathing suit. That way you can be poolside waiting to get your bags delivered to your stateroom!
Once on board, bellies full we got down to some Vit D soaking up. Why is it the sun feels so much better on vacation?? It was a vacation week for many areas by the number of kids on board. It was also for some reason the first time in 6 cruises that we got a good glimpse as to why CCL has not such a great rep. The ship was brimming with young 20-ishers- 30'ers that had only 1 thing in mind to do...DRINK. I am all for enjoying and kicking back but the level and sheer numbers of obnoxious drunks was beyond what was able to be dismissed and "kids" having a good time. Our threesome is in their mid forties and enjoy kicking back a few but honestly...before embarkation there were more than a handful that were so drunk they could hardly stand, very loud and disruptive as well as rude to fellow cruisers and staff. Put a sour taste in ours and others we spoke to mouths before we even set sail!! Unfortunately it continued for the whole cruise. We attempted to enjoy the Serenity area but it was filled with young obnoxious drunks. The hallways loud at late late hours due to the same, stumbling back to rooms. Much more than our other cruises have had! I could go on forever. You get the picture so enough said.
The room was an inside cabin, our first. It wasn't bad because we hardly were in it. I suggest if you are thinking of going the cot route...DON'T. It was very very uncomfortable and was left in the room for the duration making the room space VERY tight. I was under the impression that they would just bring it in for turn-down. WRONG!
Cabin Review
Mid ship and inside cabin, Main Deck for the first time. Not much noise at all from above or below ..only hallway full of obnoxious drunks each night. Decent storage but found that the beds were somewhat lower than on the other CCL ships we have traveled on and our bags that normally would slip under the bed didn't fit this time. Yes, they were the same bags :o) Liked the darkness but had to rely on the camera shots on TV for seeing what the weather was like outside. Main was deck 5 so even though I ordinarily wouldn't think of being " so low down in the ship" it really wasn't bad. Felt the rocking but less than higher and outside rooms we have had in the past.
Bathroom was ample. Shower was great. Enough room for a "fluffy" lady to take a shower and be able to move around and reach with out hanging out of the shower. Vanity area with plenty of space as well as a medicine cabinet that was huge!
Room was ample for two...actually was okay for three except the cot was cumbersome to have in there, even folded up for the duration. Night time with the cot we were able to have a small pathway from all three beds to get to the bathroom without climbing over someone in bed. The ledge space and bathroom cabinet space was more than enough for three women...nuff said! :o)