The four-day cruise aboard "Carnival Elation," which sails to ports in Cozumel, Mexico from Mobile, is offered year-round. Passengers spend one full day in port, two full days at sea, and one day is spent traveling. Once in Cozumel, cruisers can enjoy shore excursions, which include snorkel and scuba dive trips, fishing, horseback riding, exploring Mayan ruins or visiting Xcaret, an Eco-Theme Park with lagoons and underwater caverns. Four-day cruises on Carnival Fantasy also sail from Mobile to Cozumel, but with April departures only.
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Sailing with a five-day cruise itinerary, "Carnival Elation" makes port stops in Cozumel and Calica, Mexico. Cruises are offered year-round, with the exception of November, and passengers spend two full days at sea, two days in port, and one full day of traveling. In November and March, a five-day, round-trip itinerary on "Carnival Elation" sails to Progreso, Mexico instead of Calica.
The five-day cruise option on "Carnival Fantasy," which departs out of Mobile in April only, sails to Cozumel and Progreso, Mexico only. Cruisers spend two days in port, two days at sea, and one full day traveling.
Port excursions in Calica, which is located in Quinta Roo, Mexico, include ATV rides, cavern dives, bike-ride trips shopping tours, jeep journeys, Mayan ruins explorations, kayak tours and dolphin encounters. Passengers taking the itinerary that visits Progreso, which is in Yucatan, Mexico, can take part in port excursions that offer Mayan explorations, dune buggy trips, golfing, fishing, kayaking through mangroves, jeep tours, shopping trips and catered beach days.
Departing in May, July and October, both "Carnival Elation" and "Carnival Fantasy" sail to ports in Cozumel, Montego Bay in Jamaica, and Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. Passengers on both ships spend three full days at sea, three days in port, and a full day traveling.
Passengers cruising to Montego Bay, which is located in Jamaica's Saint James, can take part in excursions that include Appleton Estate Rum and Croydon Plantation tours, camel rides, ATV safaris, waterfall tours, dune buggy trips, kayak safaris, catamaran sails and catered beach parties. Grand Cayman excursions include 4x4 jeep adventures, submarine trips, scuba and snorkel dives, para-sailing adventures, pirate-themed tours, kayak trips, hiking adventures and turtle and sting ray themed tours.
