Beautiful ship, but overall experience lacking
budget conscious traveler, family traveler
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SEP
30
2008
- Safety issue #1: while looking for a seat in the Mikado lounge (area was dark), fell over an unlit riser on the top floor and cut my leg. The area around the injury swelled quite a bit with a very large and unsightly knot on my shin. I have a cut and bruising still (four days after the incident) and feel that I could have easily broken my leg if I had landed differently.
- Safety issue #2; during our "Inspiration" dining, my son's entrée arrived and while he was eating the main course, a table guest requested a nibble from one of the vegetables on his plate. She then discovered that glass shards were strewn throughout the meal and had even removed a small glass chunk from her mouth just prior to swallowing. Whether my son had consumed any glass is unknown, but he has not been feeling too well since.
- Empress room H/V/AC; the comfort of the room was severely compromised during the entire voyage. Though the A/C vent was wide open, the room would range between stagnate hot to icy cold bursts throughout the day and evening. On the last night of the voyage, my son and I broke out in sweats at least a dozen times.
- Empress room foul odor; the room smelled as if someone had taken old motor oil from a tractor and poured it directly into the carpet, causing headaches.. When I inquired as to the smell, the room attendant advised that the carpets had just been cleaned and that the odor would quickly dissipate. Though the smell did subside slightly, it was still quite pungent even the day that we checked out.
- On the upside, the crew was quite nice and our wedding coordinator (Sylvia Rodriquez) and our Photographer (James) were especially awesome. Also, the Maître De' even arranged for chocolate strawberries (non dining room item) to be delivered to our table on the last night (the day my wife and I renewed our vows), which was a very classy touch. Our waiter, however nice, seemed somewhat irritated when members of my party would sometimes order two appetizers or entrée's.
Carnival Cruise Lines - Elation is not recommended by CruiseNut
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