Carnival Elation

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.[1] During 2007, in common with all of her Fantasy-class sisters, she had the prefix Carnival added to her name.[2]

Carnival Elation arriving in Jacksonville after 2017 refit
History
Name:
  • Elation (1998–2007)
  • Carnival Elation (2007–present)
Owner: Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator: Carnival Cruise Lines
Port of registry: Panama City,  Panama
Builder:
  • Kvaerner Masa-Yards
  • Helsinki New Shipyard
  • Helsinki, Finland
Yard number: 491
Launched: January 4, 1998
Sponsored by: Shari Arison Dorsman
Completed: 1998
Maiden voyage: April 1, 1998
In service: 1998–present
Refit: 2017
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics (As Built)
Class and type: Fantasy-class cruise ship
Tonnage: 70,367 GT
Length: 855 ft (261 m)
Decks: 13 (10 for passenger use)
Installed power:
Propulsion: Two ABB Azipod propulsion units
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity: 2,052
Crew: 920
General characteristics (after 2017 refit)
Tonnage: 71,909 GT
Decks: 14 (11 with passenger access)
Capacity: 2,130

Layout

Carnival Elation is a 71,909 ton ship and is 855 feet long. She has a guest capacity of 2130 and a crew of 920.[3]

History

Elation was the first cruise ship to be equipped with an Azipod propulsion system.[4] The pods give Elation better maneuverability compared with her sister ships.

On November 5, 2011 Carnival Elation was moved from Mobile, Alabama to New Orleans.[5]

In October 2017, Carnival Elation completed a month long dry dock during which she had an extra deck added and various modifications to her public facilities.[6]

Current and former voyages

1998–2003: Cruises to Mexico from Los Angeles, California.

2003–2006: Cruises to the Western Caribbean from Galveston, TX.

2007–2010: Cruises to Mexico from San Diego, CA.

2010–2011: Cruises from Mobile, Alabama to the Western Caribbean .

2011–2016: Cruises to the Western Caribbean from New Orleans, Louisiana.

2016–May 2019: Cruises to the Bahamas from Jacksonville, Florida.[7]

May 2019: Cruises to the Bahamas from Port Canaveral, Florida.[8]

Accidents and incidents
  • 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.[9]
  • 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.[10]

References

Notes
  1. Smith 2010, p. 35.
  2. Dake, Shawn J. (January 2008). "Cruise Ships 2007 the year in review" (PDF). Ocean Times. Steamship Historical Society of America: Southern California Chapter. 12.1: 2–8.
  3. Carnival Cruise Lines. "Carnival Elation". Carnival Cruise Lines.
  4. "Elation - Cruise Liner". Ship Technology. June 15, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  5. "Carnival Confirms Short Cruise Program for Ecstasy out of Port Canaveral - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News". Cruise Industry News. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  6. "Carnival Elation Cruise Ship Emerges from Dry Dock After Hurricane Delay". www.cruisecritic.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  7. "Carnival Cruise Lines News". Carnival Cruise Lines News.
  8. Staff, C. I. N. (December 7, 2017). "Carnival Sunshine to Offer Year-Round Cruises from Charleston". www.cruiseindustrynews.com.
  9. "Carnival Cruise Ship Rescues Stranded Sailor During Storm - Cruise Radio". Cruise Radio. September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  10. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article238562858.html

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