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Carnival Elation

Carnival Elation
The Carnival Elation is a Fantasy class cruise ship in the Carnival fleet. The other ships are, in order of build, Carnival Fantasy,Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Fascination, Carnival Sensation, Carnival Imagination, Carnival Inspiration and finally Carnival Paradise.

The Carnival Elation is almost identical to her sister ships, with some small differences in terms of restaurant names and some some bar and lounge differences, also unlike many of the Fantasy class Carnival ships, the Carnival Elation does not have all the "Evolutions of fun" upgrades on board, but it now has the WaterWorks water park and slide but does not have any balconies. The ship, like other Carnival ships remains family friendly, but ensures that adults can relax and enjoy their cruises and has some special areas to ensure the two can be separate at times.

The ship was launched in 1998, and has recently undergone a major refit in 2011 to improve the ships facilites with the new fleet wide upgrades for the introduction of more fun on board the older Fantasy class ships. The ship now has the typical facilities as the rest of the Fantasy class ships with the introduction of the adults only area called Serenity and the popular Carnival WaterWorks water park, which includes a water slide

Theres lots on offer on board with fabulous restaurants, a lively disco, casino and plenty of bars and lounges for you to relax in. The Paris Lounge is a must visit. It seats around 1,300 seats. The ships entertinment team undertake two shows during each cruise, each with a whole host of performers and the orchestra.

Whatever you prefer doing on a cruise, the Carnival Inspiration will have something for you.
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Ship Stats

Launched: 1996
Start of service: 1996
Decks: 10
Lifts: 14
Length: 261 m
Beam (width): 31 m
Tonnage: 70.367 GRT
Speed: 21 knots
Capacity: 2634 passengers
Crew and staff: 920
Registry: Panama

Ship Features

2 main restaurants plus other places to eat
10 bars
air-conditioned throughout
3 swimming pools & 6 jacuzzis
Library and card room
Internet access
beauty salon & Spa
stabilised worldwide satellite telephone, telex and fax
Children's clubs & Virtual gaming room
Casino

Ship particulars

Food
The Carnival Elation has two main restaurants. The restaurants are called the Inspiration and the Imagination dining rooms and passengers can dine at an early or late sittings.

There is also a Sushi bar and the Musical Cafe. There is also outdoor pool side casual dining for those who want have a snack during the day called Tiffany's Bar & Grill lido buffet. The options are plenty when you sail on the Carnival Elation and if all else fails, you can always order room service for a full restaurant menu served in your room.

Excercise

For those needing to burn calories from all the sumptous food on board the Carnival Elation, there is the gym and the Spa. Both well appointed with plenty of machines including various excercise bikes, step machines and weights. You wont miss a thing either as you work out, as the gym has panoramic views of the sea. There are also fitness classes including aerobics, pilates or even yoga. The gym also has personal trainers to assist you in learning new machines or iindeed to create a fitness program to help you achieve life goals.You can also relax and enjoy a sauna or steam room or even have relax with one of many therapies available.

Some therapies are at a added cost to your cruise package such as aromatherapy, hot stones or body wraps. Still, its your cruise, enjoy yourself. Dont forget, there are the swimming pools and the running track if your prefer to be outside.

For those that just want some pampering, the beauty salon is there to give you a haircut, facial, manicure or even a pedicure.

If you prefer outdoor excercise you can use the jogging track on the top deck or take a more gentle form of excercise and enjoy the mini golf also on the top deck.

Formal nights

On the Carnival Elation, there is roughly one formal night a week. Carnival call these evenings elegant nights. Passengers will receive notice with their tickets and will find the elegant night is usually the second or third night into the cruise which is usually a day at sea. The male passengers wear dark suits with ties or a tux, while women will opten wear short dresses or cocktail skirts. If you do not want to dress up, you can dine in the buffet areas on the elegant night. Even on normal nights, the main rstaurants have a smart dress code, rather than jeans and t shirts.

Smoking

Cigarette smoking in public venues will only be permitted in Carnival’s dance clubs as well as in designated areas within the casino and casino bar.

Smoking (including cigars) will be permitted in designated exterior open deck areas of all our ships. Additionally, smoking will also be allowed in the jazz club.

Smoking will be prohibited in all guest staterooms. Guests in balcony staterooms may smoke (including cigars) outside on their balcony. However, Spa suites and staterooms, inclusive of the balconies, will remain an entirely smoke-free environment.

Guests who smoke in their staterooms will be assessed a $250 cleaning and refreshing fee on their on board account. Information on this fee is included in Carnival’s ticket contract.