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5 Day Bahamas

Carnival Elation

This 5-night Bahamas cruise aboard the Carnival Elation by Carnival Cruise Line departs Jacksonville on October 17, 2026, calling at Half Moon Cay, Celebration Key, and returns October 22, 2026. Cabin prices start from $396 per person.

Days
5 nights
Departs
Oct 17, 2026
Ports
3
Returns
Oct 22, 2026
Sea days
2
Distance
1,043nm
Itinerary
Embark Port Sea
Day 1
Oct 17
Embark
Jacksonville, Florida
dep 15:30

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.

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Day 2
Oct 18
At Sea
Day 3
Oct 19
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
arr 08:00 · dep 16:00

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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Day 4
Oct 20
Celebration Key, Bahamas
arr 08:00 · dep 16:00

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.

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Day 5
Oct 21
At Sea
Day 6
Oct 22
Disembark
Jacksonville, Florida
arr 08:00
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Distance
≈ 1,043nm
At sea
2 of 5 nights
Type
Round-trip
Price history

Interior cabin

$396▲ $67 (20.4%) vs Mar 9
Low
$292
High
$396
Average
$341
Vs avg
+16%
$281$313$344$376$407Mar 9Jun 18Sep 28$329 · Mar 9$359 · Mar 11$334 · Mar 14$339 · Mar 18$334 · Mar 21$359 · Mar 25$329 · Mar 28$334 · Mar 31$329 · Apr 4$359 · Apr 8$344 · Apr 11$339 · Apr 18$359 · Apr 22$344 · Apr 25$359 · May 6$349 · May 9$329 · May 16$359 · May 20$349 · May 23$336 · May 24$331 · May 27$326 · May 30$346 · Jun 3$326 · Jun 6$346 · Jun 17$326 · Jun 20$346 · Jul 2$331 · Jul 4$346 · Jul 15$331 · Jul 18$326 · Jul 19$346 · Jul 22$331 · Jul 25$346 · Jul 29$326 · Jul 30$331 · Aug 2$346 · Aug 5$331 · Aug 8$332 · Aug 12$317 · Aug 13$347 · Aug 19$332 · Aug 22$317 · Aug 23$332 · Aug 29$347 · Sep 4$337 · Sep 5$292 · Sep 6$336 · Sep 12$376 · Sep 16$396 · Sep 23$396 · Sep 28

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Starting from
$396/person
Incl. taxes & port fees
Checked today · Sep 28
Last change Sep 23: $376 → $396 (+$20)
Studio
Last seen Sep 2
$306
Interior
$79/night
$396
Ocean View
$87/night
$436
Balcony
$157/night
$786
Mini-Suite
$168/night
$840
Suite
Last seen Aug 13
$1,011

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Carnival Elation
Your ship
Carnival Elation
Carnival Cruise Line · Fantasy class · Built 1998
Passengers
2,190
Tonnage
71,909
Length
260m
Crew
900
Onboard
PoolHot TubWater SlideWater ParkCasinoTheaterComedy ClubPiano BarNight ClubKaraokeLive Music VenueCigar Lounge
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