Carnival Cruise Lines - Elation Review

I took my Sister, 16 year old son and my sons friend on the Carnival Elation in October.  Our trip took us to Cabo San Lucas and Ensenada.  First of all, the ship was beautiful and the staff could not have been more friendly.  They had tons of stuff to do while we were at sea and I hardly saw my son and his friend.  The activities for all age groups was well versed and so much fun.  Cabo San Lucas was clean and pretty.  I have been here before and the snorkeling was great, the restaurants were great, and the people were very friendly.  I have taken many cruises before but I have to say, I was most impressed by the Elation and Carnival Cruise Lines.  The breakfast buffet was not nearly as abundant as other ships I have been on but It was good non the less.  We also ate at the restaurant some mornings where we ordered off the menu.  We were seated at large tables with other passengers so we got to know people from all over.  The biggest thing I have learned on a cruise is that you must get involved with everything.  By doing that, you will meet so many great people.  I have always walked off the ship with email addresses and my son has always developed friendships that lasted well past the cruise.

We also attended some of the shows and found them to be professional and extremely entertaining.  They had a hypnotist/comedian on board and we really had fun watching the people do silly things on stage.  I would highly recommend this ship and any other ship carnival cruise has to offer.  It is an affordable way to see different ports of call and to be pampered for a few days.