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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 December 21, 2026, calling at Celebration Key, Half Moon Cay, and returns December 26, 2026. Cabin prices start from $695 per person.

Days
5 nights
Departs
Dec 21, 2026
Ports
3
Returns
Dec 26, 2026
Sea days
2
Distance
1,043nm
Itinerary
Embark Port Sea
Day 1
Dec 21
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
Dec 22
At Sea
Day 3
Dec 23
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 4
Dec 24
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 5
Dec 25
At Sea
Day 6
Dec 26
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

$716▼ $38 (5%) vs Mar 9
Low
$706
High
$754
Average
$734
Vs avg
−2%
$701$716$730$745$759Mar 9Jun 18Sep 27$754 · Mar 9$729 · Mar 18$754 · Mar 21$729 · Mar 31$754 · Apr 4$734 · Apr 15$754 · Apr 18$734 · Apr 29$753 · May 2$754 · May 12$739 · May 13$754 · May 16$742 · May 24$743 · May 25$733 · May 30$743 · Jun 3$753 · Jun 5$752 · Jun 10$743 · Jun 15$753 · Jun 17$736 · Jun 20$731 · Jun 27$746 · Jul 2$726 · Jul 4$746 · Jul 15$726 · Jul 18$745 · Jul 22$726 · Jul 25$745 · Jul 29$706 · Jul 30$726 · Aug 5$706 · Aug 8$707 · Aug 12$727 · Aug 19$712 · Aug 22$717 · Aug 29$727 · Sep 4$712 · Sep 5$727 · Sep 9$716 · Sep 12$726 · Sep 16$716 · Sep 26$716 · Sep 27

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Starting from
$695/person
Incl. taxes & port fees
Checked yesterday · Sep 27
Last change Sep 26: $726 → $716 (−$10)
Studio
$139/night
$695
Interior
$143/night
$716
Ocean View
$159/night
$796
Balcony
$249/night
$1,246
Mini-Suite
$265/night
$1,325
Suite
$335/night
$1,675

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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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