Carnival Elation: 5-Night Bahamas
This 5-night Bahamas cruise aboard the Carnival Elation by Carnival Cruise Line departs Jacksonville on November 9, 2026, calling at Celebration Key, Half Moon Cay, and returns November 14, 2026.
Jacksonville is a sprawling north Florida city that serves as a smaller, less congested alternative to the state's bigger cruise ports. The JAXPORT cruise terminal sits on the St. Johns River, about 20 minutes from downtown Jacksonville and roughly 15 minutes from Jacksonville International Airport.
Read more →Celebration Key is Carnival Cruise Line's private destination on the southern coast of Grand Bahama Island, about 100 miles east of Fort Lauderdale. It opened in July 2025 and represents Carnival's first fully owned private port.
Read more →Half Moon Cay (officially renamed RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay in 2024) is Holland America Line's private Bahamian destination, also used by certain Carnival Cruise Line itineraries. The island sits in the southeast Bahamas, about 100 miles southeast of Nassau, in the Exuma chain.
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Questions about this sailing
Which ports does it visit?
It sails round trip from Jacksonville and calls at Celebration Key and Half Moon Cay, with 2 days at sea.