Carnival Cruise Line
5-Day The Bahamas from Jacksonville, FLBahamas
- Next sails Oct 12, 2026 · 5 nights
- Carnival Elation
- From Jacksonville · roundtrip
Inside $606 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Elation
Fantasy-class cruise ship · flagged in Panama. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.
Image via Wikimedia Commons- Tonnage
- 71,909
- Capacity
- 2,130
- Built
- 1,998
- Length
- 260.6 m
- Upcoming
- 116
Reviewer read
Rated below most ships we track. It falls behind on disembarkation.
Carnival Elation rates higher overall than 41% of the ships we track. Entertainment is its strongest showing. The weak spot is disembarkation.
Why reviewers choose it
- Entertainment7.8
Higher than 65% of ships · 3,846 ratings
- Activities7.8
Higher than 51% of ships · 2,041 ratings
The one caution
8.2out of 10 for disembarkation
Higher than only 13% of ships. The typical ship scores 8.80.
Everything else, in two lines
Two are good without being remarkable: entertainment (higher than 65% of ships) and activities (higher than 51% of ships).
Nine fall below the fleet: service, cabins, embarkation, dining, value, ship quality, public areas, fitness and disembarkation. They rate higher than 13% to 43% of ships.
Family falls below the fleet too, but only 52 people scored it, so treat it as a hint.
Cabin grade barely matters here. The inside, oceanview, balcony and suite grades all score between 8.06 and 8.19. Pick on price and position, not on rating.
Three places worth knowing about
- pool The one people complain about24% positive · 45 comments
- Half Moon Cay The beach people mention most81% positive · 156 comments
- Guys Burgers The best-liked restaurant on board91% positive · 68 comments
Reviewers named 12 places by name. These 3 are the ones where knowing changes anything — the other 8 are all liked by 44% to 86% of the people who mentioned them.
Who says it suited them
First-time cruisers (602 of 658), families with teens (69 of 92), couples (48 of 58), solo travelers (23 of 32), large groups (20 of 23) and budget travelers (17 of 20).
No group described it as a poor fit.
What we can’t tell you
- How it suits older travelers
- Too few reviewers on this ship described traveling as seniors.
- How it handles mobility needs
- Too few reviewers mentioned accessibility here.
- Whether it's good value today
- Reviews describe the fare people paid, not the one you'll be quoted.
Every category, compared
The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.
| Category | Rating | Compared with other ships | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service | 8.6 | Higher than only 43% | 3,891 ratings · broad |
| Ship quality | 8.3 | Higher than only 20% | 2,912 ratings · broad |
| Embarkation | 8.2 | Higher than only 34% | 2,465 ratings · broad |
| Cabins | 8.2 | Higher than only 35% | 4,008 ratings · broad |
| Disembarkation | 8.2 | Higher than only 13% | 1,441 ratings · broad |
| Activities | 7.8 | Higher than 51% | 2,041 ratings · broad |
| Entertainment | 7.8 | Higher than 65% | 3,846 ratings · broad |
| Dining | 7.4 | Higher than only 31% | 3,964 ratings · broad |
| Public areas | 7.1 | Higher than only 15% | 1,015 ratings · broad |
| Fitness | 6.8 | Higher than only 15% | 760 ratings · broad |
| Value | 6.4 | Higher than only 24% | 843 ratings · broad |
| Family | 6.4 | Higher than only 21% | 52 ratings · limited |
4,721 published reviews · 276 from the last three years · 29,359 individual comments read.
On the chart
Upcoming sailings on Carnival Elation
Carnival Cruise Line
4-Day The Bahamas from Jacksonville, FLBahamas
- Next sails Oct 22, 2026 · 4 nights
- Carnival Elation
- From Jacksonville · roundtrip
Inside $505 · Ocean view $588 · Balcony $974 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
5-Day The Bahamas from Jacksonville, FLBahamas
- Next sails Oct 31, 2026 · 5 nights
- Carnival Elation
- From Jacksonville · roundtrip
Inside $336 · Ocean view $376 · Balcony $847 · Suite $845 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
6-Day The Bahamas from Jacksonville, FLBahamas
- Next sails Nov 23, 2026 · 6 nights
- Carnival Elation
- From Jacksonville · roundtrip
Inside $667 · Ocean view $757 · Balcony $1,307 · Suite $1,426 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
5-Day The Bahamas from Jacksonville, FLBahamas
- Sails Mar 6, 2027 · 5 nights
- Carnival Elation
- From Jacksonville · roundtrip
Inside $525 · Ocean view $635 · Balcony $996 · Suite $1,175 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
5-Day The Bahamas from Jacksonville, FLBahamas
- Next sails Feb 28, 2028 · 5 nights
- Carnival Elation
- From Jacksonville · roundtrip
Inside $450 · Ocean view $530 · Balcony $890 · Suite $1,040 per person