Carnival Sunshine
Carnival Sunshine docked at Livorno, Italy after refit in 2013
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| Owner: | Carnival Corporation & PLC |
| Operator: | Carnival Cruise Line |
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| Route: | Europe, Transatlantic, Caribbean |
| Ordered: | 1994 |
| Builder: | Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy |
| Cost: | US$409 million |
| Yard number: | 5941 |
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| Renamed: | Carnival Sunshine |
| Refit: | 2008, 2013 |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Class and type: | Destiny-class cruise ship |
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| 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 |
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| General characteristics (After 2013 Refit) | |
| Class and type: | Destiny-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: | 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph) |
| Capacity: | 3,006 passengers |
| Crew: | 1,150 |
| Notes: | Renamed Carnival Sunshine after refit. |
Carnival Sunshine (formerly Carnival Destiny) is the lead ship of the Destiny-class of cruise ships. Along with two of her four sisters, she is operated by Carnival Cruise Line. 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, wife of Ted Arison, the founder of Carnival Cruise Line.
Upon entering service, Carnival Destiny was the first passenger ship ever built to be over 100,000 tons as measured by gross tonnage for a year. She became Carnival Sunshine on May 5, 2013, after receiving a major renovation featuring all Fun Ship 2.0 upgrades. At a ceremony in New Orleans on November 17, 2013, she was rechristened, with Lin Arison once again serving as her godmother.
Carnival Destiny went into dry dock in Trieste, Italy in 2013 to be refitted and renamed Carnival Sunshine. The refitting, which was completed in May 2013, had been delayed a month to allow for new back-up generator systems to be installed after Carnival announced the first part of its fleet-wide review. Two of Carnival Sunshine's European sailings were cancelled to allow time for the generators to be installed. The ship was renamed due to the size and scope of the renovation, which included almost every guest area on the ship.
The propulsion system consists of six thruster units, three forward and three aft, each with variable-pitch propellers and 1760-kW motors. The electricity for the motors is provided by diesel generators.
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