On July 2, 2009, Carnival Elation, currently sailing on 3 and 4-Night trips to Ensenada, Mexico and Catalina Island out of San Diego, will be adding Cabo san Lucas to the itinerary. Cabo will be featured on a modified 4-Night and brand new 5-Night trips. Here is what the new itineraries look like:
| 5-Night | 4-Night | 5-Night | |
| sat | San Diego, California | ||
| sun | Sea | ||
| mon | Cabo San Lucas | ||
| tue | Cabo San Lucas | ||
| wed | Sea | ||
| thu | San Diego, California | San Diego, California | |
| fri | Sea | ||
| sat | Cabo San Lucas | ||
| sun | Sea | ||
| mon | San Diego, California | San Diego, California | |
| tue | Ensenada | ||
| wed | Sea | ||
| thu | Cabo San Lucas | ||
| fri | Sea | ||
| sat | San Diego, California |
NOTE: notice the overnight stay in Cabo
UPDATE 2:52 PM These two bits from Carnival:
“On its new schedule, Carnival Elation will operate a year-round series of four- and five-day cruises for a two-week period followed by another two weeks of three- and four-day Baja departures. ”
“The Carnival Elation’s three- and four-day cruises which currently depart on Thursdays and Sundays, respectively, will be changed to Fridays (three-day cruises) and Mondays (four-day cruises) starting with the July 20, 2009, four-day departure.”