Carnival Elation

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Carnival Elation departing San Diego Bay in 2007 before refit
History
Name:
  • Elation (1998–2007)
  • Carnival Elation (2007–present)
Owner: Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator: Carnival Cruise Lines
Port of registry: Panama City,  Panama
Route:

Western Caribbean and Cozumel

Departure Port: New Orleans, US
Builder:
Yard number: 491
Launched: January 4, 1998
Sponsored by: Shari Arison Dorsman
Completed: 1998
Maiden voyage: April 1, 1998
In service: 1998–present
Refit: 2009
Identification:
Status: In service
Notes: [1]
General characteristics
Class & type: Fantasy-class cruise ship
Tonnage: 70,367 GT
Length: 855 ft (261 m)
Decks: 13
Installed power:
  • 2 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 8ZAV40S
  • 4 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 12ZAV40S
  • 42,240 kW (combined)
Propulsion: Two ABB Azipod propulsion units
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity: 2,052 passengers
Crew: 920

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 Helsinki, 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] She currently sails year round on four- and five-day cruises to the Western Caribbean (including the ports of Progreso and Cozumel, Mexico) out of New Orleans, US.

Layout

The Elation is 70,367 ton ship and is 855 feet long. It has a guest capacity of 2052 and a on-board crew of 920.[3] Elation has been retrofitted with part of, but not all the Carnival "Evolutions of Fun" upgrades. The adults-only Serenity area has been installed, but not the WaterWorks water park. She also has only 28 balconies installed, all of these on the sixth deck.[citation needed]

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, replacing Carnival Ecstasy, which was moved to Port Canaveral, Florida.[5] With Elation relocated to New Orleans, Carnival ceased operations in Mobile, Alabama.[6]

Although Carnival Elation did not receive the full "Evolutions of Fun" upgrade, she will receive the "Fun Ship 2.0" upgrades in 2014; her sister ship, Carnival Paradise, will receive the same upgrades in 2015.[7][8]

Current and former voyages

2007–2010: Three-, four-, and five-day cruises to Mexico from San Diego, CA as only year round ship from that port.

2010–2011: Four-, five-, and seven-day cruises from Mobile, Alabama to Western Caribbean replacing Carnival Fantasy.

2011–2016: Four- and five-day cruises to Western Caribbean from New Orleans, Louisiana replacing Carnival Ecstasy.

Beginning in April, 2016 Elation will reposition to Jacksonville, Florida to replace Carnival Fascination.[9]

Accidents and incidents

  • On March 9, 2013, Elation was followed into port by a tug after a steering malfunction during a cruise.[10]

Gallery

Photos of Elation departing New Orleans in 2013
  • Carnival Elation leaving the Port of New Orleans 1.JPG
  • Carnival Elation leaving the Port of New Orleans 4.JPG
  • Carnival Elation turning around to leave the Port of New Orleans 3.JPG
  • Carnival Elation turning around to leave the Port of New Orleans 1.JPG

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Smith 2010, p. 35.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ http://www.carnival.com/cruise-ships/carnival-elation.aspx
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ http://carnival-news.com/2015/03/02/carnival-further-strengthens-leadership-position-in-new-orleans-with-a-significant-expansion-of-short-cruise-program-carnival-triumph-to-reposition-to-big-easy-in-spring-2016/
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Bibliography

  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website
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