Carnival Elation

Carnival Cruise Line · Fantasy class · 1998

Carnival Elation measures 71,909 gross tons, with room for 2,190 guests. Carnival Elation sails 5-night cruises from Jacksonville.

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Carnival Elation cruise ship docked at the Jacksonville cruise terminal
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BuiltYear built
1998
TonnageGross tonnage
71,909
Decks
11
Cabins
1,094
Guests
2,190
2,554 at full occupancy
Crew
900

Carnival Elation cruise schedule

78 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 78 cruises

Where Carnival Elation sails

Homeport and departures by month · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027

All of its sailings are in the Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda. Carnival Elation sails from Jacksonville.

JacksonvilleNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Carnival Elation visits

4 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Carnival Elation sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

78sailings

  • Up to 5 nights7799%
  • 7 nights0–
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights11%
  • 10–14 nights0–
  • 15+ nights0–

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
8 h
median · 6 – 8 h
Port days
55%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
0
none scheduled
Late departures
0
after 20:00 · latest 18:00

Cruise patterns

  • 2 ports · 2 sea days5 nights50 cruises
  • 2 ports · 1 sea day4 nights27 cruises
  • 3 ports · 2 sea days6 nights1 cruise

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

Carnival Elation specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Carnival Cruise Line
Class
Fantasy class
Year built
1998
Status
In service
IMO
9118721
MMSI
355831000

Size

Gross tonnage
71,909 GT
Length
260.6 m
Beam
31.4 m
Decks
11
Cruising speed
21 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
2,190
Guests, full occupancy
2,554
Cabins
1,094
Crew
900
Guests per crew member
2.4
Space per guest
32.8 GT

How it compares

207th largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • Carnival Elation71,909
  • Carnival Cruise Line average120,665
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Carnival Elation2,190
  • Carnival Cruise Line average3,322
  • All ships in service2,189

Fantasy class sister ships

Same design and size as Carnival Elation

See the Carnival Cruise Line fleet

Also from Carnival Cruise Line: Carnival Festivale, Carnival Tropicale, Carnival Celebration, Carnival Jubilee, Carnival Mardi Gras, Carnival Venezia

About Carnival Elation

Carnival Elation is a Fantasy-class ship of Carnival Cruise Line, a 71,909-gross-ton ship built by Kvaerner Masa-Yards in Helsinki that entered service in March 1998. She carries 2,190 guests at double occupancy across 11 guest decks. She was the first cruise ship fitted with Azipod propulsion, and today offers Carnival WaterWorks, the Serenity Adult-Only Retreat and Guy's Burger Joint.