MS Elation
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Elation is a Fantasy class
cruise ship
owned by Carnival Cruise Lines
. 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, Louisiana. On November 5, 2011 the Elation repositioned from Mobile, AL to New Orleans replacing the Carnival Ecstasy which was repositioned to Port Canaveral, Florida. With Elation's repositioning to New Orleans, Carnival ceased operations in Mobile, Alabama.
Elation was the first cruise ship to be equipped with an Azipod
propulsion system. The pods give Elation better maneuverability compared with her sister ships.
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 does not have any balconies installed.
Fantasy class
The Fantasy class is a cruise ship class operated by Carnival Cruise Lines. The first vessel of the class, Fantasy, entered service in 1990. All eight vessels of the class were constructed by Kvaerner Masa Yards, in Helsinki, Finland. The Elation and the Paradise differ from the other ships of the...
cruise ship
Cruise ship
A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way...
owned by Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival Cruise Lines is a British-American owned cruise line, based in Doral, Florida, a suburb of Miami in the United States. Originally an independent company founded in 1972 by Ted Arison, the company is now one of eleven cruise ship brands owned and operated by Carnival Corporation & plc...
. 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, Louisiana. On November 5, 2011 the Elation repositioned from Mobile, AL to New Orleans replacing the Carnival Ecstasy which was repositioned to Port Canaveral, Florida. With Elation's repositioning to New Orleans, Carnival ceased operations in Mobile, Alabama.
Elation was the first cruise ship to be equipped with an Azipod
Azipod
Azipod is the registered brand name of the ABB Group for their azimuth thruster. Originally developed in Finland jointly by Kvaerner Masa-Yards dockyards and ABB, these are marine propulsion units consisting of electrically driven propellers mounted on a steerable pod.The pod's propeller usually...
propulsion system. The pods give Elation better maneuverability compared with her sister ships.
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 does not have any balconies installed.