aggieastrosfan Posted May 9, 2004 #1 Share Posted May 9, 2004 Well, it's over. I'll post a review later, but the short version is that it was *fantastic*, and the CCers I met pre-cruise on the roll call thread completely made this trip. Off to download my pictures now! I'll post those soon, too. Ecstasy awaits...12/4/04 Holiday 12/00 - Baja Elation 05/02 - Mexican Riviera Elation 05/04 - W. Carribbean Ecstasy 12/04 - W. Carribbean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperMcB Posted May 9, 2004 #2 Share Posted May 9, 2004 Welcome back. Glad you had a great time--can't wait to read your review! Piper <MARQUEE>Christmas Cruise on the Elation!</MARQUEE> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedOnTheFly Posted May 9, 2004 #3 Share Posted May 9, 2004 Glad you had a Great cruise. Looking forward to your Review. Elation 8/8/2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhale Posted May 9, 2004 #4 Share Posted May 9, 2004 I just picked my mom and grandmother up today from that same cruise. It was a mother's day gift from my hubby and I. They gave me some bits and pieces, so here they are. 1. Cleanest ship mom has ever been on out of 10 cruises. 2. Ship was cold! However my family members are experts on overpacking, so they had cardigans, lol. 3. They had an outstanding wait staff and room steward. 4. Grandma loved Cozumel,even thought she's been there like 5 times, she is addicted to Carlos & Charlie's. They said that Charlie was actually there when they were eating and even talked to them. A small celebrity sighting for those of us that love that place. 5. Cruise director mentioned, as a courtesy, that family members could get color tags to get off with each other. BAD IDEA!! My mom said that half the ship seemed to have orange tags, which were the first group getting off. Whoops! 6. There was a man in a motorized scooter terrorizing my grandmother, she swore up and down he was trying to run her over daily. 7. Slot machines were not very loose, at least not when they played. 8. The crew was installing new carpet around the ship at night. This is for all the stain spotters, lol. 9. And since I got to pick them up, here is my two cents. They need more lanes for the Carnival pier. The RCCL lines in Galveston are like 6 or 7 lanes wide, as Carnival only has 3. One for busses, one for pick up, and one that is supposed to be moving. However, no one ever wants to let you in and out of the lanes to comply with these rules. I hope this helps, or at least get a giggle! I'm off to take my mom her 2 Jack Russell Terrorizers, it was a loooong week here with them! jch Fantasy 1995 Ecstacy 1996 Sea Princess 1999 Celebration 2000 Celebration 2002 Conquest 2003 Honeymoon on the Rhapsody of the Seas 2003 Ecstacy 2004 Until the Ecstacy Until the Wedding our "kids" http://community.webshots.com/album/32677727SvUkJN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieastrosfan Posted May 9, 2004 Author #5 Share Posted May 9, 2004 Lol, jhale, sounds like a lot of the things I noticed! I froze most of the time. We had the AC way up in our room the whole time. I never play slots, so can't speak for that, but I finished about $90 on craps for the week. Ship was clean, and carpet replacing was done later in the evening, so as to not disturb everyone during the day. Having the cat 12, they switched us to the orange tags for "priority debarking". We waited in line for an hour for immigration around people giving us evil glares thinking we were the problem for not having the tags! (They only gave us enough for our checked bags, so we just took our old green ones off our carry-ons). When a particularly bad group started glaring at us again, then started talking about the "big rooms", DH got a big kick out of correcting him on what the room was like. Strange, he didn't complain about luggage tags after that... I guess the family thing explains the luggage tags, though...At 4 to a room for the Verandah rooms and the Upper deck suites (which we all know wasn't the case), there should've been about 250 max with that color tag. More to come! I just finished posting pics if anyone wants to take a look! http://community.webshots.com/user/aggieastrosfan Ecstasy awaits...12/4/04 Holiday 12/00 - Baja Elation 05/02 - Mexican Riviera Elation 05/04 - W. Carribbean Ecstasy 12/04 - W. Carribbean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhale Posted May 10, 2004 #6 Share Posted May 10, 2004 aggieastrofan - You got some great pics! My mom is computer challenged so a digital camera is not in her future! I'm hoping she'll get a picture disc when she get her film developed. I did talk to my grandmother tonight, she now has a cold from the "ice boat" as she is now calling it, lol. I see your going on the Ecstasy in December, we're booked in October. We love the Celebration, but are excited about a bigger ship coming to town! Mom is already looking at the Grand Princess when it comes. It's nice to see Galveston getting a little more attention from the cruise lines. jch Fantasy 1995 Ecstacy 1996 Sea Princess 1999 Celebration 2000 Celebration 2002 Conquest 2003 Honeymoon on the Rhapsody of the Seas 2003 Ecstacy 2004 Until the Ecstacy Until the Wedding our "kids" http://community.webshots.com/album/32677727SvUkJN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpear3 Posted May 10, 2004 #7 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Can't wait for your review. Loved the pictures of the ship. Thanks for taking time to post! NCL Sea - 10/00 CCL Inspiration - 11/01 12/19/04 Elation cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompey Posted May 10, 2004 #8 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Thanks for the photos and can't wait for the review. My Aggie DD graduates on Friday and we leave on the Elation on May 23rd for our first ever cruise, to celebrate her last four years. Now if she only had a job!! Anyway we are not going to let that ruin the week that is for sure! Bit worried about the reports of it being cold. I freeze in anything below 80 degrees. Do they have plenty of blankets on the bed or should I pack something? Glad you had a great time. Now is the time to book your next cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katz2006 Posted May 11, 2004 #9 Share Posted May 11, 2004 Great pictures! I can't wait to see your review. I am going on the Elation June 13th. Until My First Cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieastrosfan Posted May 11, 2004 Author #10 Share Posted May 11, 2004 Our room had plenty of extra blankets in it, but it slept up to 4. If your room only sleeps 2, I'm not sure how many extra blankets you'll have. I'm sure you can either get extras from the cabin steward; if not, you do have control over the temperature somewhat with the vent in your cabin. The public areas of the ship were *very* cold, in my opinion. The elevator lobby behind the back entrance to the Imagination dining room got my teeth chattering every night. Cole Porter was usually cold, Tiffany's was freezing, Elation's Way and the casino weren't too bad, Mikado was chilly...I could go on, but I think you get the idea. Part I of my review is up also: Elation Review 5/2/04 Ecstasy awaits...12/4/04 Holiday 12/00 - Baja Elation 05/02 - Mexican Riviera Elation 05/04 - W. Carribbean Ecstasy 12/04 - W. Carribbean See my pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katz2006 Posted May 13, 2004 #11 Share Posted May 13, 2004 Great review! I can't wait to here more! I am so excited, I only 30 days left until the Elation!!! Until My First Cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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