Bahamas Escape – Grand Bahama & Eleuthera

About this cruise

It's the kind of trip that's easy to say yes to. 5 nights from Jacksonville on April 18, 2026, visiting Celebration Key and Princess Cays. Sea days bookend the port visits. You settle in, see the ports, then have time to wind down before heading home. The Bahamas are close enough for a quick trip and warm enough that it always feels worth it. Most ports give you about 9 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, There are 6 restaurants on Carnival Elation, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 5 nights. A spring departure helps too: decent weather and a calmer feel at each port. 5 nights of not thinking about anything except where to eat next. That's the pitch.