We took two Elation cruises (back to back) on January 9th and January 16th. We had an outside (porthole) cabin on the "Upper" deck.

First a little background. My wife and I are in our early 50s. We have cruised 16 times; and we often cruise back-to-back. We prefer Carnival, RCI and Celebrity. We prefer inside cabins. We're scuba divers. We almost always do our own excursions.

Bottom Line. The Elation cruise out of Galveston is an excellent value. It was a very enjoyable cruise for these reasons: a fine ship, good food, decent entertainment, three fun ports of call and good passenger demographics. Read more