M.S Carnival Sunshine (Former Carnival Destiny) in November 2023
History
Name
Carnival Destiny (24 November 1996 – 4 May 2013)
Carnival Sunshine (5 May 2013 – present)
Owner
Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator
Carnival Cruise Line
Port of registry
Bahamas
Panama 24 May 2001
Route
Bermuda, Bahamas, Caribbean
Ordered
1994
Builder
Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy
Cost
US$409 million
Yard number
5941
Launched
15 November 1995 as Carnival Destiny
Maiden voyage
24 November 1996 as Carnival Destiny
5 May 2013 as Carnival Sunshine
In service
1996–present
Renamed
Carnival Sunshine
Refit
2008, 2013, 2018
Identification
Call sign: C6FN4
IMO number: 9070058
MMSI number: 308017000
Status
In service
Notes
[1][2][3]
General characteristics (As built)
Class and type
Destiny-class cruise ship
Tonnage
102,853 GT
73,081 NT
11.142 DWT
Length
272.2 m (893 ft)
Beam
35.5 m (116 ft)
Draught
8.3 m (27 ft)
Decks
12
Deck clearance
2,920 mm (115 in)
Speed
22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph)
Capacity
2,642 passengers
Crew
1,150
Notes
[1][3]
General characteristics (After 2013 Refit)
Class and type
Sunshine-class cruise ship
Tonnage
102,853 GT
Length
272.2 m (893 ft)
Beam
35.5 m (116 ft)
Draught
8.3 m (27 ft)
Decks
13
Deck clearance
2,920 mm (115 in)
Speed
21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[4]
Capacity
3,002 passengers
Crew
1,150
Notes
Renamed Carnival Sunshine post 2013 refit.
Carnival Sunshine (formerly Carnival Destiny) is a cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. She debuted in 1996 as the first passenger ship ever built to exceed 100,000 gross tons, and was the world's largest passenger vessel, holding it until 1998.[5] Built by Fincantieri at its Monfalcone shipyard in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northern Italy, she was christened as Carnival Destiny in Venice, Italy, in November 1996 by Lin Arison, the wife of Carnival Cruise Line founder Ted Arison.[6][7]
In 2013, she received a major refit and a rename, with sister ships Carnival Sunrise and Carnival Radiance following suit in 2019 and 2021 respectively.[8] At a ceremony in New Orleans on 17 November 2013, she was formally renamed, with Lin Arison once again serving as her godmother.[9][10]
Since May 2019 the ship has been homeported in Charleston, South Carolina.[11] It was originally planned to sail to Cuba from Charleston but those plans were cancelled after the Cuban travel ban in 2019.
In 2025 she is scheduled to reposition to Norfolk, Virginia where she will offer six and eight day cruises to the Caribbean.
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^ ab"Advanced masterdata for the vessel Carnival Destiny". VesselTracker. 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
^"Carnival Sunshine Fact Sheet". carnival-news.com. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
^"World's First 101,000-ton Cruise Ship Detailed" (Press release). Carnival Cruise Lines. 24 November 1996. Archived from the original on 7 February 1998. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
^Carnival Sunshine 2013 Commemorative Inaugural Book. Miami Beach, FL, USA: Onboard Media. 2013. p. 15.
^"Carnival Sunshine (9070058)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
^Knego, Peter (18 May 2013). "Sunshine debuts". Maritime Matters. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
^Sloan, Gene (18 November 2013). "Revamped Carnival ship renamed in New Orleans". USA Today. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
^Norton, Theresa (19 November 2013). "The New and Improved Carnival Sunshine Finally Officially Christened". TravelPulse. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
^Carnival Sunshine to Offer Year-Round Cruises from Charleston 7 December 2017.
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