Large white Carnival Elation cruise ship sailing through calm blue water, viewed from the front side, with multiple decks, rows of windows, lifeboats, and the ship’s distinctive red-and-blue funnel against a clear sky.

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Carnival Elation

Bahamas

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Trip Details

Departs: April 17, 2027

Returns: April 22, 2027

Departure Port: Jacksonville

Ship: Carnival Elation

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Carnival Elation

The oldest ship Carnival still operates, and the first in the world built with Azipods

Aboard

  • One of only two Fantasy-class ships left; the other six were scrapped between 2020 and 2022
  • The first cruise ship in the world delivered with Azipod propulsion, in 1998
  • A fourteenth deck and 38 staterooms were welded on in the 2017 dry dock
  • Balconies were retrofitted to 98 cabins; the rest of the ship is inside and oceanview
  • Based year-round at Jacksonville since April 2022
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Ashore

Where You Stop

RelaxAway

Celebration Key

Bahamas

The Bahamas

The short cruise done properly, a long weekend, a private island, and water so clear the shadow of the ship sits on the sea floor.

Best Time to Go
Year-round; November to April is driest
Typical Length
3 to 5 nights
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