Did they add a specialty restaurant on the elation ? August cruise coming up

[seaman11]

was told it was in dry dock in march or so?  anyone know , thanks 

[Organized Chaos]

Yeah, it was in dry dock from 3/2 - 3/25.

 

According to goccl.com, here's a list of what they did in dry dock:

 

• Routine hotel maintenance
• Cosmetic enhancements in lounges and public areas such as new carpeting, wall coverings and tile work in lounges and public areas
• Bonsai Sushi Express added to Deck 9
• Dreams Studio replaced Special Occasions on Deck 9
• JavaBlue Cafe replaced the Musical Cafe on Deck 9
• Cherry on Top added to Deck 9
• Limelight Lounge replaced Jekyll & Hyde Dance Club on Deck 9
• Alchemy Bar replaced Gatsby's Great Bar on Deck 9
• 30 new cabins replaced the Cole Porter Club Lounge on Deck 9

We'll be on the Elation in January. 🙂

 

 

[MRVEGAS711]

So the answer to that question would be no. They added sushi to the lido deck.

[Organized Chaos]

15 minutes ago, MRVEGAS711 said:

So the answer to that question would be no. They added sushi to the lido deck.

 

I said "yeah" because yes, it was in dry dock in March. I thought it would be more helpful to list what was done in dry dock than to simply post, "no specialty restaurant."

[ProgRockCruiser]

Hmm, I wasn't aware the Elation had some "upgrades" (well, "changes", IMHO).  We sailed on her last May (2019).  Geez, has it been a year already?

 

While Gatsby's Great Bar didn't have the same menu as Alchemy, it was a nice change of pace, and frankly was a nice place to grab a drink every night.  But it was often pretty quiet, so I can understand why it was "upgraded".  A couple of nights my wife and I were the only ones there for large stretches of time.

 

Putting more cabins into where the Cole Porter lounge was located is understandable - CCL always wants to add more paying pax - but I liked that lounge for comedy, and having Gatsby's right behind it was a nice place to hang out before/afterwards.

 

I'm not sure the space formerly occupied by Jekyll & Hyde is any more than what the Cole Porter lounge offered, seems to me J&H was smaller, so that might be a bit of a downgrade.  OTOH, J&H wasn't in use every night, from what I recall.

[DGP1111]

On 5/15/2020 at 5:56 PM, MRVEGAS711 said:

So the answer to that question would be no. They added sushi to the lido deck.

 

You might be incorrect with that location.  

 

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[MRVEGAS711]

3 hours ago, DGP1111 said:

 

You might be incorrect with that location.  

 

3 hours ago, DGP1111 said:

Bonsai Sushi Express added to Deck 9 Thats the Lido deck.

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[Cruiseboy06]

No It's on the promenade deck, 9th,    It cost extra.. https://www.carnival.com/cruise-ships/carnival-elation.aspx

[yankees111]

On 5/15/2020 at 3:52 PM, seaman11 said:

was told it was in dry dock in march or so?  anyone know , thanks 

The bigger question you should instead be asking yourself is what cruise you will book in its place when Carnival eventually cancels this sailing!

[seaman11]

17 minutes ago, yankees111 said:

The bigger question you should instead be asking yourself is what cruise you will book in its place when Carnival eventually cancels this sailing!

Well i have a sept and oct one so probably just rebook for dec not sure.

 

 

   Thanks to the rest for input.  I have been on this ship a few years ago and had a good time from Jacksonville. 

[DGP1111]

8 hours ago, MRVEGAS711 said:

Bonsai Sushi Express added to Deck 9 Thats the Lido deck.

 

 

Strike Two.

 

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[tandemcruzr]

3 hours ago, DGP1111 said:

 

Strike Two.

 

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Yes -- deck 9 is the Panorama Deck.  🙂

 

[phoneman69]

Cruise on Elation in Sept 2020 so ship should almost still be " New"

[stobe1]

[tandemcruzr]

21 hours ago, stobe1 said:

Thank you for the correction. I saw P and and jumped to the wrong P word.  😞