Add in a brisk wind and boy, we really felt it on our ears and faces! We took the hotel shuttle to the Jacksonville Plaza and Suites hotel and called it a night.

In an incredible twist of fate, when we stepped off the plane, the temperatures in Jacksonville were nearly as cold as they were at home. This gave us a little wiggle room in case the flight was delayed due to weather or even cancelled completely. Since we planned to travel in January, in the middle of the winter for most of the United States, we decided to book a flight to Florida the night before the cruise was scheduled to leave. We kicked around this idea of arriving via cruise ship instead of via airplane, and even though it seemed a bit crazy, we eventually booked the cruise because…well, why not? Lo and behold, the Carnival Elation would be in port from 1:00-7:00pm and the times aligned perfectly for us to make the wedding ceremony. After looking over resort prices and the cost of flying direct, we quickly looked around to see if any ships would be stopping in Freeport on the day of the wedding. This trip was a little different from other cruises we’ve taken because the whole purpose was to get to a destination wedding taking place in the Bahamas. Catherine’s sister joined us on this cruise and we all had a blast.

The ship was scheduled to leave from Jacksonville, FL and visit two ports of call: Freeport and Nassau, Bahamas. We’re so excited to share all of the details of our recent 4 Day Bahamas trip on the Carnival Elation! We sailed on January 18, 2018.

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