Carnival Elation
Carnival Elation leaving the Port of New Orleans on May 13, 2013 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner | Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator | Carnival Cruise Line |
| Port of registry | Panama City, Panama |
| Builder | |
| Yard number | 491 |
| Launched | January 4, 1998 |
| Sponsored by | Shari Arison Dorsman |
| Completed | 1998 |
| Maiden voyage | March 20, 1998 |
| In service | 1998–present |
| Refit | 2020 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics (As Built) | |
| Class & type | Fantasy-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 70,367 GT |
| Length | 855 ft (261 m) |
| Decks | 13 (10 for passenger use) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Two ABB Azipod propulsion units |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Capacity | 2,052 |
| Crew | 900 |
| General characteristics (After 2017 Refit) | |
| Tonnage | 71,909 GT |
| Decks | 14 (11 with passenger access) |
| Capacity | 2,130 |
| General characteristics (After 2020 Refit) | |
| Capacity | 2,190 |
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 Finland, she was floated out on January 4, 1998, and christened as Elation by Shari Arison Dorsman. Her inaugural cruise began March 20, 1998. During 2007, in common with all of her Fantasy-class sisters, she had the prefix Carnival added to her name. Carnival Elation is currently sailing 4+5 day cruises to the Bahamas from Jacksonville.