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Ships like Carnival Elation

Carnival Elation (Carnival Cruise Line) measures 71,909 gross tons and carries 2,190 guests (double occupancy). These 8 ships in service are the closest matches on those two published figures, 7 of them on other lines.

Ship	Line	Entered service	Gross tonnage	Guests	Crew	Length
Carnival Elation	Carnival	1998	71,909	2,190 double occupancy	900	—
Carnival Paradise	Carnival	1998	71,925	2,124 double occupancy	920	—
Grandeur of the Seas	Royal Caribbean	1996	73,817	1,992 double occupancy	760	916 ft (279 m)
Vision of the Seas	Royal Caribbean	1998	78,340	2,050 double occupancy	742	915 ft (278 m)
Rhapsody of the Seas	Royal Caribbean	1997	78,878	2,040 double occupancy	772	916 ft (279 m)
Enchantment of the Seas	Royal Caribbean	1997	82,910	2,252 double occupancy	852	989 ft (301 m)
Eurodam	Holland America	2008	86,273	2,104 double occupancy	876	936 ft
Nieuw Amsterdam	Holland America	2010	86,700	2,106 double occupancy	874	936 ft
Noordam	Holland America	2006	82,318	1,972 double occupancy	811	936 ft

— = not published in the cruise line's source. Each figure links back to its source on the ship's page.

How we pick similar ships

Closeness = difference in gross tonnage plus difference in guest count, both from each line's own figures. Ships not yet sailing and ships with too few published figures are left out. Methodology.