Carnival Elation (formerly Elation) is a Fantasy-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. Built by Kværner Masa-Yards at its Helsinki New Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland, she was floated out on January 4, 1998, and christened as Elation by Shari Arison Dorsman. During 2007, in common with all of her Fantasy-class sisters, she had the prefix Carnival added to her name. She currently sails year round on four- and five-night cruises to the Bahamas out of Jacksonville, Florida.

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The Carnival Elation is a 71,909-ton ship and is 855 feet long. After the 2017 drydock, it has most of the Fun Ship 2.0 features that have been added to the Fantasy class ships, a guest capacity of 2130 and an on-board crew of 920. Elation has been retrofitted with all the Carnival "Evolutions of Fun" upgrades in 2017 that it did not receive in previous dry docks.

History

Elation was the first cruise ship to be equipped with an Azipod propulsion system. The pods give Elation better maneuverability compared with her sister ships.

On November 5, 2011 Carnival Elation was moved from Mobile, Alabama to New Orleans, replacing Carnival Ecstasy, which was moved to Port Canaveral, Florida. With Elation relocated to New Orleans, Carnival ceased operations in Mobile, Alabama.

Although Carnival Elation did not receive the full "Evolutions of Fun" upgrade, she received the Punchliner Comedy Club "Fun Ship 2.0" upgrade in 2014.

In October 2017, Carnival Elation completed a month long dry dock in which she received multiple upgrades including all new cabin decor, Waterworks, Guy's Burger Joint, Blue Iguana Cantina, RedFrog Rum Bar, BlueIguana Tequila Bar, a new nine-hole mini-golf course, and revamped Camp Ocean kids' clubs. She also had a new deck added (Deck 14, Grand) that includes two Grand Vista suites with floor-to-ceiling windows, 22 junior suites, two scenic ocean-view cabins and 12 inside cabins. The previous Sundeck has been moved above the Grand deck and is now deck 15.

Current and former voyages

1998–2003: Seven-night cruises to Mexico from Los Angeles, California.

2003–2006: Seven-night cruises to the Western Caribbean from Galveston, TX.

2007–2010: Three-, four-, and five-night cruises to Mexico from San Diego, CA as only year round ship from that port.

2010–2011: Four-, five-, and seven-night cruises from Mobile, Alabama to Western Caribbean replacing Carnival Fantasy.

2011–2016: Four- and five-night cruises to the Western Caribbean from New Orleans, Louisiana replacing Carnival Ecstasy.

2016–May 2019: Four- and five-night cruises to the Bahamas from Jacksonville, Florida replacing Carnival Fascination.

In April 2018, Elation will have 8 Day "Bermuda and Bahamas" cruise from Jacksonville, Florida.

May 2019: Four- and five-night cruises to the Bahamas from Port Canaveral, Florida replacing Carnival Sunshine.