Serenity on Sunshine and Elation

I have seen a ton of pictures of the Serenity deck on the Sunshine, but I'm coming up empty on the Elation.

This is where my husband and I will spend at least half our time, so I would like to know your opinions on both!

I just got back from the Elation a couple of weeks ago and the Serenity area is just ok. Nothing like the Sunshine which in my opinion has the best Serenity.

The Serenity Deck on Fantasy class ships is only a small part of one deck on the aft of the ship. The Serenity Decks (plural) on Sunshine cover 3 decks and each deck portion is just as large or larger than the one deck on the Fantasy Class.ships. I believe that even most negative critics of the Sunshine would agree that its' Serenity area is one of its' best features. The "waterfall" is a neat feature, and the variety of chairs, clam shells, hammocks, etc. is wonderful. Also, it has its' own bar and I believe some food items are available there also.

The one negative I have heard that might bother some people, is the location overlooking the main portion of the Lido Deck can cause parts of the Serenity Decks to have a little more noise than some other locations (like the Aft location on the Fantasy Class ships).

We are going in May and will see for ourselves. The only down side I see is that the bar is on the top deck and the pool is down 2 decks. The main pool bars are down 2 more decks from the pool. I wish their bar was by their pool.

The Sunshine has one of the best Serenity decks across any Carnival ship....Compared to the Sunshine, the Elation has a very plain Serenity deck....Sunshine has 3 levels, I believe a pool and a waterfall where the Elation is just one deck, 2 hot tubs and lounge chairs. I spent most of my cruises on the Serenity Deck on the Elation. I love it, but no real bells and whistles. If you sail the Sunshine during prime time when the ship is full, you will go out on deck at 11 pm or so, and see people sleeping in the clam shells on the Serenity. I kind of thought they were just relaxing but it turns out, some people actually sleep out there the night before so they have a clamshell for the next day. Seems a bit ludicrous to me, but hey, to each their own I guess

The Sunshine has one of the best Serenity decks across any Carnival ship....Compared to the Sunshine, the Elation has a very plain Serenity deck....Sunshine has 3 levels, I believe a pool and a waterfall where the Elation is just one deck, 2 hot tubs and lounge chairs. I spent most of my cruises on the Serenity Deck on the Elation. I love it, but no real bells and whistles. If you sail the Sunshine during prime time when the ship is full, you will go out on deck at 11 pm or so, and see people sleeping in the clam shells on the Serenity. I kind of thought they were just relaxing but it turns out, some people actually sleep out there the night before so they have a clamshell for the next day. Seems a bit ludicrous to me, but hey, to each their own I guess

Not one of...... THE best. Nothing in the fleet compares. :)