I watched THREE supposed "Full Walkthroughs" for the Elation before yours. NONE had showed the Serenity Adult Area at the back of the ship!!! Thanks for giving a TRUE complete walkthrough.😍
@@mamasram just depends how good you are at finding deals and how easy you can get time off work for last minute types of deals. Also to be considered is how “classy” or basic you’d like to travel. My dad and I just booked one on this ship that started at $184 per person for a 5 day cruise. Of course there are a few port charges and things but those usually aren’t much either.
It makes me happy to see this ship still sailing. Elation is one of only two survivors of Carnival's Fantasy class elimination. I'm glad it finally got the Water Works upgrades. Back in the day, I hated when I'd get bumped from Fantasy to Elation, because it lacked the water park. Hope I can sail either this ship or Paradise at least one more time before they decide to retire them.
I was definitely nervous my first cruise and have even canceled quite a few before that, but it really was awesome I fell in love with cruising. I sure hope you have an amazing cruise!! This is a great ship too!
Great ship tour, and it's great to see how good the older Carnival ships are looking. I actually docked beside this ship on my first cruise in the Caribbean a few years ago, and never thought to check out a tour until you popped up on my feed. Also, I'm in the process of putting together 4 ship tours from recent ships I've sailed on, so you've been great inspiration for me - thank you! :)
Thanks 😊 i was surprised how it was pretty nice too, its actually nice to not have such a massive ship to explore and yes the ship tours are worth your effort!!
Hey thanks Anything Roam! 😊 I enjoyed this ship I though it would feel small or crowded but it was nice, I would sail it again. Thanks for your comment have a great day!
This is the best representation of the carnival elation. Thank you so much. I've been on this ship 2 times this year and you made me realize that there is much more to see and do.
Hi Shawn!! That is very exciting!! Yay! You're probably going to fall in love with cruising, its great! Have a lovely trip, make tons of memories and enjoy every minute! 😄
Thanks James! Have a wonderful time on your cruise, you might get hooked on cruising and love it!! I really did like this ship even without all the extra restaurants, comfy chairs in Alchemy if you find yourself over there smile, enjoy! 😊
I wish they'd build newer ships more like this again. Not necessarily stylistically, but just in the sense that it's about CRUISING. It's about great places you can find to sit, drink, talk, read. Tons of space despite the small size. Ships four times this size have nowhere near this much space for people to make their own.
I love your comment! Yes I totally agree, finding those places to get away from the craziness of life and relax, there's so many good spots, even better when you're cruising with friends too visiting is a big part of the cruise. Bigger ships, more people and less comfy common space
Going next year (2024) with my uncle, aunt, and my mom. We have inside cabins on deck 7 just aft of the funnel! My uncle and aunt got their own cabin. Mom and I will be sharing the (twin ?) Cabin. I may love my Mom, but not enough to be sharing a bed with her 😂 ! I've been checking on reviews on the CARNIVAL ELATION to see what it has to offer and what other people say about the times on board. Thank you for doing this tour!
This ship is surprisingly wonderful to me. It's an old ship and a small ship, compared to the rest of the fleet, but it was so nice inside. We loved it!
Good video. We did the Mardi Gras last year and that was a behemoth ship. Was fun, but wanted a smaller ship this time with less walking and less flash. Concentrating on the basics and relaxation of a cruise.
@@dinaraflorida it was clean, a rowdy bunch at night but the favorite spot for me was in the atrium listening to the violin and fiddle. Beautiful music and both are from the Ukraine.
I weant on this ship in 2014 and the only waterslide they had was this liitle blue slide and i can still remember the wooden table in the pool and me and my cousins walking across it
This is the only cruise I've ever been on, back somewhere between 2003 or 2004. It was the summer before 2nd or 3rd grade, we went to Belize, Cozumel, and 1 other location, which I can't remember, good times. I would love to get the full experience now as an adult.
Hello from Sweden. Thanks for a really nice upload. We have cruised with ships of all classes and sizes. But Fantasy Class, together with Rccl Vision Class, are my favourites. I have worked as a sailor for many years and if you want to get a real feeling of a ship, then these smaller ships are unbeatable / Adam
I am coming to realize that "bigger is not always better". Having sailed on the 110,000 GT Carnival Glory and equivalently sized VV Scarlet Lady, I have found them to be a little crowded. At first I was interested at some of the mega cruisers that have come out especially from RC, but now I shudder to think about just how many passengers are crammed onto those massive vessels. I think I will try to get on Elation out of Jacksonville or maybe the slightly larger Spirit out of Mobile to see what it's like to cruise on a slightly smaller ship.
This is weird, I just got off the Carnival Glory which is a newer ship, but your interior cabin was far more modernized and the bathroom was far more appealing. I wonder if this ship received a really major renovation.
That is interesting!! It was last refurbished in 2017 and it looks like dry dock schedule is early next year for more improvements. It's nice when they keep these ships updated 😉
Went on the Elation back in 2010 leaving from the port of Mobile, AL, 4 day cruise to Cozumel, MX. Back then it was my first cruise so I was excited to see everything. But now that I’m older, it’s nice to see they’ve done some renovations however, the design is a bit dated. The design definitely screams 80s-90s art deco style. Then there’s the size of the ship. With more and more ppl cruising now that Covid is over, the Elation simply put isn’t big enough to hold many passengers. The Elation honestly didn’t have much to do or specialty restaurants besides the main dining rooms and the 24 hr buffet. Just from watching this video, it still looks as if there’s not much to do so, a ship this size and age might benefit from an older crowd that isn’t into the diverse activities offered aboard the newer ships. Honestly, it might be time to retire this ship.
You are right it isn't the most exciting but maybe more of a relaxing cruise I guess and with the new ships this one is probably not long for retirement
We are going on this ship at the end of November out of Jacksonville. Do you know if it will be decorated for the holidays? I'm also so surprised as we just got off the Magic how much bigger the pools are and just space in general.
I think they transition to Christmas right around there so maybe you will, migh5 be on your cruise you'll wake up and Christmas decor is up. I was very surprised this older ship had that much common space, it was great!! Have a lovely cruise!
I am looking to go on a cruise early next year and this is the cruise ship i am looking at. This will be my first cruise ever! A little nervous but very excited. Does anyone have any helpful tips or advice for me?
That is exciting!! I was nervous for my first cruise, in fact booked and canceled several times before going and I loved it!! 😍 fell.in love with cruising, my fears of being on a ship, being in close quarters, etc all slipped away. I would say don't over think it, the movement on the ship has always been fairly mild, get outside for fresh air every day, dont try to do it all in your first cruise, annoy all the little things! Don't over pack especially shoes I ended up using one pair and not all of my shoes or clothes, you can do laundry pretty easy, I take tide pods and dryer sheets and then do a load mid week you charge the room at the laundry room. Most of all make lots of memories you will remember forever!! Have a great time, it will be so amazing!
My girl scout troop of ten 10th graders are planning on this cruise but someone said there is not much to do on this ship to keep them busy. Is this true ?
I don't, that was my first time on this ship thought it was spacious and actually pretty nice, missing some of the restaurants that larger ships have, but overall I liked it
Are adults allowed in the arcade on deck 9? My husband and I always spend hours in arcades whenever we vacation, so this would be a perfect pastime for us!
I hated this ship when I was on it. Room AC didn’t work, like the thermostat didn’t have power--they gave me a fan. I purchased a bottle of champagne prior to boarding for my honeymoon, didn’t get it. Even showed that I paid for it. (Which the marriage ended so I mean, it’s fine now). A crew member walked right into our stateroom during “sexy” time. Both rear hot tubs were shut down the entire cruise, guys burger joint was open for one day only. It was just horrible.
That sounds awful I am sorry everything went wrong for you especiallyon your honeymoon, they should have made things right, just feel bad for you. Hopefully you try other ships and have a better experience in the future
Koby K.....we couldn't agree with you more! We've been on 30+ cruises now (Carnival, HAL, Celebrity, NCL, etc.) and this ship, by far, was the worst one we've ever been on. It was like a big, old, musty, dark, "smoke smelling" floating casino type drunk boat. When we went, most passengers didn't appear to be hitting the gym too much (if you catch my drift), and a lot of foul language was in the air. To each their own, of course, but to us, we'll never spend another dime on this boat. Enough said. Sorry about your honeymoon experience, but don't give up on cruising; just be sure to avoid this garbage heap.
We just got off the elation for a 5 day cruise. Our air didn’t get cool, bathroom fan didn’t work- we smelled shit all 5 days when the hole opened up, the grip bar in the bathroom kept coming undone. Our room boy kept opening the door - half the dining staff was Chinese women and not friendly at all. The Indonesian people were wonderful. I had so many issues with this cruise it made me not want to go again. There was even a fight on the promenade deck during a show
You have to purchase wifi but yes I have gotten it and used Facebook messenger to chat and call to keep in touch with those at home, its pretty reliable imo 😉
Hi Laura! Yes, I definitely try to go in all the clubs if I can, sometimes a specific ship has the door locked on Embarkation and they don't allow you in there through the week unfortunately 😕 I have seen many of the kids clubs and they are pretty nice!
@@dortheay7361 basically on the cruises the teen centers don’t open usually until 7-8 so we would all Rome the ship go get food eat together get ice cream cause a little ruckus 😂 and go to arcade and the gym and the theater then 7-8 we would go in and play games do karaoke listen to music etc if we got bored we would go eat dinner get ice cream and come back the club stayed open till 1AM
