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Carnival Elation (EL) Fact Sheet
Shipyard: Masa-Yards, Helsinki, Finland
Inaugural cruise: March 20, 1998
Godmother: Shari Arison Dorsman, President of the Arison Foundation and daughter of Carnival's Chairman Emeritus, Ted Arison.
Country of registry: Panama
Cost: $315,000,000.
Cruising speed: 21.0 knots
Size/Capacity
- Gross tonnage: 71,909 tons
- Length: 855 feet
- Beam: 103 feet; 118 feet at pool deck
- Maximum draft: 25 feet, 6 inches
- Occupancy based on 2 guests per stateroom: 2190 (1095 staterooms)
- Full guest occupancy: 2697
- Passenger decks: 11
- Space ratio: 33:1
Crew
- Total Officers and crew: 900
- Officers: International
- Hotel and cruise staff: International
Accommodations
1095 Total Guest Staterooms (Including 34 accessible staterooms)
- 2 Grand Vista Suites with large balcony
- 28 Grand Suites with large balcony
- 49 Junior Suites with standard balcony
- 109 staterooms with standard balcony
- 2 scenic ocean view staterooms
- 469 ocean view staterooms
- 417 interior staterooms
- 19 interior upper/lower staterooms
Equipment
- Set of dual stabilizers
- 2 (19,000 HP) Azipod drive units
- Diesel electric propulsion system (6 medium speed engines developing approximately 50,000 HP).
Life Saving Equipment
Grand Total Life Saving Capacity: 4496
- 14 Life Boats (occupancy each: 150 / total occupancy: 2100
- 4 Rescue / Water Shuttle Boats (occupancy each: 149 / total occupancy: 596)
- 36 Launchable Life Rafts (occupancy each: 25 / total occupancy: 900)
- 36 Life Rafts (occupancy each: 25 / total occupancy: 900)
Maintenance Schedule
- Dry Dock: 4/11/99-4/25/99
- Dry Dock: 10/29/00-11/11/00
- Dry Dock: 3/02/03-3/15/03
- Dry Dock: 4/08/06-4/22/06
- Dry Dock: 2/26/09-3/11/09
- Dry Dock: 10/22/11-11/05/11
- Dry Dock: 9/25/14-10/09/14
- Dry Dock: 8/31/17-10/07/17
- Dry Dock: 3/02/20-3/25/20
- Dry Dock: 1/21/23-2/10/23
- Dry Dock: 1/19/26-2/08/26
Ship Refurbishments and Renovations
Completed during dry dock: 1/21/23 - 2/10/23
- Routine hotel maintenance and cosmetic enhancements
- New red, white and blue hull design and paint scheme
- Spa Carnival branded as Cloud 9 Spa
- Pool lift added to Lido Pool
- ADA sections added to pool bar counters
Completed during dry dock: 3/02/20 - 3/25/20
- Routine hotel maintenance
- Cosmetic enhancements in lounges and public areas such as new carpeting, wall coverings and tile work in lounges and public areas
- Bonsai Sushi Express added to Deck 9
- Dreams Studio replaced Special Occasions on Deck 9
- JavaBlue Cafe replaced the Musical Cafe on Deck 9
- Cherry on Top added to Deck 9
- Limelight Lounge replaced Jekyll & Hyde Dance Club on Deck 9
- Alchemy Bar replaced Gatsby's Great Bar on Deck 9
- 30 new cabins replaced the Cole Porter Club Lounge on Deck 9
Completed during dry dock: 8/31/17 - 10/07/17
- Routine hotel maintenance
- Cosmetic enhancements in lounges and public areas such as new carpeting, wall coverings and tile work in lounges and public areas
- Guy’s Burger Joint (replaced food service, Off the Grill and Rotisserie)
- BlueIguana Cantina (replaced food service, Mongolian Wok)
- RedFrog Rum Bar (replaced pool bar)
- BlueIguana Tequila Bar (replaced pool bar)
- Camp Ocean (replaced Camp Carnival)
- Addition of WaterWorks on Verandah Deck 11
- Mini-Golf Course relocated to new Deck 14
- New deck added - Deck 14 features 36 staterooms: 2 Grand Vista Suites, 2 Scenic Ocean View staterooms, 22 Junior Suites and 10 Interior staterooms
- 1 new interior stateroom added to Empress Deck 7and 1 new interior stateroom added to Verandah Deck 11.
Completed during dry dock: 9/25/14-10/09/14
- Routine hotel maintenance
- Cosmetic enhancements such as new carpeting, wall covering and tile work in lounges and public areas
- New equipment in Fitness Center and upgraded flooring and window shades
- Updated Club O2 to be more on brand
Completed during dry dock: 10/22/11-11/05/11
- Routine hotel maintenance
- Cosmetic enhancements such as new carpeting, wall coverings, tile work, lighting in lounges and public areas
- Suite U69 converted and now ADA compliant
Completed during dry dock: 2/26/09-3/11/09
- "Circle C" Young Teens club will be added to Atlantic Deck 8 (previously, the card room), featuring a high-tech sound and lighting system, plasma-screen TVs displaying movies and music videos, a touch-screen jukebox, and gaming pods with the latest video games and consoles.
- Serenity Adults-Only Retreat Area
- Children's wading pool will be moved to Verandah Deck 11 aft section, replacing one of the whirlpools.
- A variety of cosmetic enhancements such as new carpeting, wall coverings and tile work throughout the ship.
- Internet WIFI access will be bow-to-stern
- A Mongolian Wok station and Rotisserie will be added to the Lido Restaurant
Completed during dry dock: 4/08/06-4/22/06
- New art gallery on Empress Deck.
- New photo gallery on the Promenade Deck.
- The 12,000 square foot Spa Carnival facility was renovated with new private treatment rooms, updated exercise equipment and a host of cosmetic
- enhancements.
- Variety of cosmetic upgrades that include carpeting and upholstery in various public lounges.
- Carpeting replaced in staterooms, where needed.