MS Sun Princess (1995)
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Sun Princess leaving Fremantle Harbour, Australia
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| History | |
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| Name: | Sun Princess |
| Owner: | Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator: | Princess Cruise Line |
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| Builder: | Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy |
| Cost: | US$300 million |
| Yard number: | 5909 |
| Completed: | 26 June 1995 |
| Maiden voyage: | 2 December 1995 |
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| Status: | In service |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Sun-class cruise ship |
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| Length: | 261.31 m (857.3 ft) |
| Beam: | 32.25 m (105.8 ft) |
| Draught: | 8.10 m (26.6 ft) |
| Decks: | 15 (10 passenger) |
| Deck clearance: | 32.08 m (105.2 ft) |
| Installed power: | Diesel-electric 28,000 kW (38,000 hp) |
| Propulsion: | Two propellers |
| Speed: | 22.40 knots (41.48 km/h; 25.78 mph) |
| Capacity: | 2,010 passengers |
| Crew: | 924 |
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Sun Princess is a Sun-class cruise ship built in 1995 and operated by Princess Cruises. At the time of her construction, she was one of the largest cruise ships in the world. She is the lead ship of her class that includes sister ships Dawn Princess, Sea Princess and the P&O ship, Oceana.
Sun Princess was the ship on which the television show Love Boat: The Next Wave starring Robert Urich was filmed. She made the news in October, 2007 as the largest ship to ever cross beneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge while entering the harbor for the first time, with a vertical clearance of approximately 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) to spare at low tide.
Since November 2007, Sun Princess has been seasonally based at Sydney, Australia. Cruises offered from that time circumnavigations Australia, circumnavigations New Zealand, and visits to New Caledonia and Vanuatu. In 2012 she offered her first World Cruise.
In April 2008,Sun Princess was based in Australia operating out of Sydney during the winter months, and from Melbourne during the summer months. For the 2008/2009 season the cruise program included Australian circumnavigations, Fremantle - Malacca Straits return, Melbourne - New Zealand / South Pacific. Sun Princess also sailed from Sydney for Melbourne plus Whitsundays return, a Japan return itinerary, and a 75 night Grand Pacific trip.
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