Overview
About
Passengers: 2,130 | Crew: 920
Passengers to crew: 2.32:1
Passengers to space: 34:1
Launched: 1998
Decks
- Deck 4
- Deck 5
- Deck 6
- Deck 7
- Deck 8
- Deck 9
Additional decks
Deck 4 layout

Cabins
Interior (4A)
Ocean View (6A)
Interior (4B)
Ocean View (6B)
Interior Upper/Lower (1A)
Porthole (PT)
Cabins
Balcony
Cabin size: 185 - 185 sq. ft.
Connected rooms: 8
Accessible rooms: 5
Maximum passengers: 4
Number of cabins: 98
Activities & Entertainment
Activities (40)
- Alchemy Bar
- Art Auction
- Beauty Salon*
- Bingo*
- Bocce Ball
- Dance Classes
- Deck Parties
- Disco
- Evening Kids Programs*
- Fitness Center
- Fitness Classes*
- Fitness Studio*
- Green Eggs n Ham Breakfast*
- Groove For St. Jude*
- Hot Tubs (4)
- Ice Carving Demonstrations
- Karaoke
- Mark Twain Library
- Massage Rooms*
- Mini Golf
- Photo Portraits*
- Pools
- Relaxation Room*
- Sauna
- Sauna
- Seuss-A-Palooza Parade & Storytime
- Shops
- Spa Carnival®*
- Spa Parties*
- Steam
- Steam
- Trivia
- Video Arcade*
- White Party
- Wine Tasting*
- Waterslides (2)
- Serenity™
- Circle "C"®
- Camp Carnival®
- Club O2®
Entertainment (11)
- Casablanca Casino*
- Cole Porter Club Aft Lounge
- Comedy Shows
- Elation's Way Promenade
- Elation's Way Promenade
- Jekyll & Hyde Dance Club
- Live Nightly Music
- Mikado Main Lounge
- Mikado Main Lounge
- Piano Bar
- Romeo & Juliet Lounge
Dining (15)
- Bar - Pool Bar*
- Imagination Dining Room - American
- Inspiration Dining Room - American
- Mongolian Rotisserie Grille - Asian
- Drama Bar - Casino Bar*
- Buffet - Casual
- Buffet - Casual
- The Patio - Casual
- Tiffany's Lido Restaurant - Casual
- Musical Café - Coffee and Pastries*
- Taste Bar - Light Bites
- Gatsby's Great Bar - Martini Bar*
- Duke's Piano Bar - Piano Bar*
- Pool Bar - Pool Bar*
- Pool Bar - Pool Bar*
Reviews
Traveller rating
- 23
- 18
- 9
- 6
- 10
Time of year
Language
My wife and my self recently returned from a cruise on the Carnival Elation Cruise leaving Port Canaveral on February 22, 2020 and returning on February 27th, 2020. I was very displeased with Carnival management on this trip. We did not make one of our two scheduled stops…
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This is one of the oldest ships in the Carnival fleet and it does show because there is no Lido deck big screen and a lot of the specialty restaurants and other ships are not there but all in all it was a very good cruise. The cruise director was a surprise, Jenn Baxter. I…
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This is my very first cruise I ever went on. Most of the people I met were really nice, I met the captain Mark Harlow and he was a nice man. He asked where I was from and I shook hands with him. I went to a couple dinners at the dining and the food was great, Yes a pirate…
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Our trip on the Carnival Elation was a disaster.We had a very tiny room with a small dirty window. Our room had a foul septic odor most of the trip. We complained but though they cleaned the bathroom the rancid smell remained. We hit our heads on the tv and a bar in the…
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This was an amazing trip and we could not feel better about our decision to go! Guest service was unlike anything ever and it appeared the staff went out of their way to ensure all guests had everything the could think of. Our lead housekeeper was Shelia. She was always happy…
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Upcoming Itineraries
Itinerary
Departure date
Thursday, 02/12/21
Itinerary
Prices are cruise only, per person, double occupancy, and are provided by our partners. Taxes, fees and port expenses are not included. Fuel supplements may apply. Availability of prices is subject to the supplier’s pricing availability.
