Carnival Elation

About us Carnival Elation

Carnival Elation began passenger service in 1998 and belongs to Carnival Cruise Line's Fantasy family. The operator presents the vessel through an arts-inspired theme and a current selection of familiar Carnival venues. Its service year locates the ship historically, while the present deck plan is needed to understand today's accommodation. A launch-era room inventory should not be assumed unchanged across subsequent updates.

The current operator and insurer agree on 71,909 gross tonnage. The deck plan defines capacity as 2,190 guests at double occupancy and publishes a rounded length of 855 feet, approximately 260.6 metres. Its crew reference is 900. These are individually sourced reference values, not a way to derive a maximum guest limit from the number of cabins or the ship's enclosed volume.

Duke's Piano Bar gives Elation a specifically named evening meeting place. Alchemy Bar, RedFrog Rum Bar and BlueIguana Tequila Bar offer further social settings in the operator's current description. The food selection includes BlueIguana Cantina, Guy's Burger Joint and Lido Restaurant. Compare the places your party expects to use and the conditions of the fare, rather than counting every venue as an included purchase.

The documented activities include WaterWorks, the arcade and three supervised youth spaces. For a family, these provide a useful basis for discussing age-specific activities alongside shared meals and time ashore. Check current schedules and participation rules for the chosen departure before making any single activity essential to the holiday plan.

Elation's deck plan also gives practical accommodation distinctions: porthole rooms, conventional ocean-view categories, balconies and upper/lower interior arrangements are separate products. Some stated bed-conversion conditions depend on upper berths being used. Confirm the exact room's sleeping arrangement, outlook and location rather than assuming that every pair of beds converts in every configuration. Those details, together with the itinerary's port days and sea time, make a more informative choice than relying on the ship's age alone.

Specifications

A dash means no independently verified value is available. Guest counts at double occupancy and maximum capacity are different measures. GT measures enclosed volume, not weight.

Highlights

• Duke’s Piano Bar
• WaterWorks
• Alchemy Bar

Other ships in the same recorded class

Shared class does not guarantee identical cabins, venues or deck layouts.

Sources

• Carnival Corporation — operating fleet, 31 August 2026 — Accessed Oct 27, 2026

  Delivery year, not current-brand service year. Financial passenger estimates not substituted for defined double occupancy.

• Carnival Elation — operator short profile — Accessed Oct 27, 2026

  Unpublished research snapshot, subject to individual cross-check. Current-brand service dates and original service dates must be distinguished for converted ships. Malformed Liberty tonnage and Cadiz refurbishment-yard claims not adopted.

• Carnival Elation — current operator deck plan — Accessed Oct 27, 2026

  855 ft converted with exact 0.3048 m/ft, rounded to 0.1 m. Defined double occupancy and category distinctions; no copied artwork.

• Carnival Elation — insurer identification and tonnage — Accessed Oct 27, 2026

  2026/27 insurance period, primary identifier and tonnage corroboration.

• Carnival Elation — current operator facilities — Accessed Oct 27, 2026

  Current named venues and accommodation distinctions, not a permanent programme guarantee.

• Carnival — European fleet family classification — Accessed Oct 27, 2026

  Fantasy family.