Carnival Elation (formerly Elation) is a Fantasy-classcruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. Built by Kværner Masa-Yards at its Helsinki New Shipyard in Finland, she was floated out on January 4, 1998, and christenedasElation by Shari Arison Dorsman.[1] Her inaugural cruise began March 20, 1998.[2] During 2007, in common with all of her Fantasy-class sisters, she had the prefix Carnival added to her name.[3] Carnival Elation is currently sailing 4+5 day cruises to the Bahamas from Jacksonville.
Carnival Elation is a 71,909-ton ship and is 855 feet long. She features 11 passenger decks and can accommodate up to 2,190 guests along with 900 crew members.[4]
Despite being the smallest ship in the current Carnival fleet,[5]Carnival Elation offers a wide array of activities and amenities. These include 12 lounges and bars, 3 swimming pools, 6 Jacuzzis, and 14 elevators.[6]
Elation was the first cruise ship to be equipped with an Azipod propulsion system.[7] The pods give Elation better maneuverability compared with her sister ships that still used traditional shaft propellers.
In October 2017, Carnival Elation completed a month long dry dock during which an extra deck was added and various modifications to her public facilities were made.[9] The ship's next dry dock in March 2020 added additional features found on other Carnival ships. The ship also received an additional 30 cabins that replaced the aft lounge located on the promenade deck.[10]
On September 10, 2017 the Carnival Elation responded to a distress call and rescued one person from the sea who had been forced to abandon a vessel during Hurricane Irma.[13]
On January 19, 2018, a Kansas man pleaded guilty after pushing his girlfriend Tamara Tucker off of the ship and pleaded guilty in a federal court in Kansas to second-degree murder.[14]
On July 23, 2023, a 30-year-old man jumped overboard, 95 miles east of Melbourne, Florida.[15]
^Dake, Shawn J. (January 2008). "Cruise Ships 2007 the year in review"(PDF). Ocean Times. 12 (1). Steamship Historical Society of America: Southern California Chapter: 2–8.
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