Destiny class cruise ship
Carnival Sunshine in Carnival Destiny livery
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Fincantieri |
| Operators: | |
| Preceded by: | Fantasy class |
| Succeeded by: | Spirit class |
| Built: | 1994-1996 |
| In service: | 1996-present |
| Completed: | 5 |
| Active: | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 101,509–102,853 GT |
| Length: | 893 ft (272 m) |
| Beam: | 116 ft (35 m) |
| Decks: | 13 |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Capacity: | 2,642 passengers |
| Crew: | 1,040 |
The Destiny class is a class of cruise ships owned by Carnival Cruise Line. The class was modified after the lead ship, Carnival Destiny, was launched. This is reflected in both the Carnival Triumph and Carnival Victory.
The Carnival Destiny was launched in 1996 as the first in Carnival's Destiny class of ships. When launched it held the distinction as the worlds largest passenger ship as well as the first passenger ship to be built over 100,000 GT. A sister ship, the Carnival Triumph, launched in 1999 and was followed by the Carnival Victory in 2000. Though similar to the Carnival Destiny, the Carnival Triumph and Carnival Victory were larger, containing an additional passenger deck and additional cabins. As a result both stood apart from the Destiny class and were ultimately classified as Triumph class ships. Carnival Cruise Line and Costa Cruises would build larger variations based on the Destiny-class ships in the years that followed.
The two ships have an additional deck than the Sunshine.
Two additional ships of the Triumph design were built for subsidiary Costa Cruises:
All rooms in the Destiny class feature a bathroom, multiple configuration beds, closets, a television, and a telephone for shipboard use.
Standard inside room, no window, found ship-wide, includes booking categories 4A through 4G. Uses a framed picture in the place of a window. Each is 185 square feet, which is considered large for this type of stateroom. Most rooms can be configured either with two single beds or a single kingsized bed and many rooms have a third and sometimes fourth Pullman upper berth. Bathrooms include a sink, toilet and shower (no tub). Category 4H rooms have Ocean View style windows that look out on deckways. These rooms normally command a premium over Standard Interior rooms. Approximately 12 Interior rooms (including several Category 4H rooms) on each ship are handicapped accessible, with larger entry doors and oversize bathrooms.
There are 18 Interior Upper/Lower rooms (Category 1A) on each ship, located on Decks 1, 2 and 6. These have a single bed and a Pullman upper berth and are only around 150 square feet each, with bathrooms identical to standard Interior rooms. Most of these rooms are located in less desirable parts of the ship, such as far forward near the waterline or wrapped around crew stairs aft.
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