Cabin U102 · Carnival Elation

Cabin U102 is an Extended Balcony Grand Suite (category ES1) on Carnival Elation, 345 square feet plus a private balcony of 85 to 100 square feet. There is a double sofa bed.

Cabin U102 is an Extended Balcony Grand Suite on Deck 6, the Upper deck, of Carnival Elation. You are midship. This is the steady part of the ship. When it gets lumpy, midship is where you want to be. We score it 9 out of 10 for steadiness, which puts it among the calmest rooms on the ship.

On the ship's plan Fun Shops is two decks up, about 7 cabins along from you. A deck between you takes most of the noise out of it, and it is a short trip when you want it. We give it 10 out of 10 for quiet, which is about as peaceful as this ship gets. For getting about it is 3 out of 10, so add a few minutes to everywhere you go.

Counting from the bow, it is the 71st cabin position of 154 along Deck 6. You are about as central as the corridor gets, so it is a similar walk whichever way you turn out of your door.

An Extended Balcony Grand Suite gives you 345 square feet. The balcony adds another 85-100 on top of that. At suite level you are buying more than square feet. Suites almost always carry priority boarding and priority disembarkation, and the higher grades on most lines add a restaurant, a lounge or a sun deck of their own. Junior and entry level suites often get none of that, so it is worth checking what this particular grade includes rather than assuming the whole list comes with the word.

A word on loyalty, because the grade misleads people here. Carnival Rewards replaced VIFP on 1 September 2026 and it counts what you spend, not the nights you sail or the room you book, so this suite earns at the same rate per dollar as an interior does. What the grade buys you is the room and the service, not faster status. Checked against the line's own published terms on 8 September 2026.

Against the rest of the ship it is as quiet as anything on board and steadier in a swell than 98 per cent of them. It suits light sleepers and travellers prone to seasickness. It is a poor fit for anyone who finds long corridors and stairs hard work.

Scored by Cruise Ship Wiki using model v1.8, from the position of this cabin relative to every public space on the ship. Each part is out of 10.