Engineering:Carnival Sunshine
 Carnival Sunshine docked at Curacao in 2014
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| Owner: | Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator: | Carnival Cruise Line |
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| 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: |
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| Renamed: | Carnival Sunshine |
| Refit: | 2008, 2013, 2018 |
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| Status: | Undergoing drydock |
| Notes: | [1][2][3] |
| General characteristics (As built) | |
| Class and type: | Destiny-class cruise ship |
| Type: | 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 |
| 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 after refit in 2013. |
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 she held the record for being the world's largest passenger vessel 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 the 1997 American comedy-drama film Holy Man featuring Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum and Kelly Preston, Carnival Destiny is seen in the background several times at the beginning of the movie, the first time the main characters meet.
In 2013, she received a major refit and a rename, with sister ships Carnival Triumph and Carnival Victory 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 where quickly scrapped after the Cuban travel ban in 2019.
History
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, was delayed by a month to install new back-up generator systems.[12][13]
Layout
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.[14]
Following a multimillion-dollar refurbishment in 2005, Carnival Destiny featured three pools, a variety of dining options, lounges, nightclubs, a casino and a spa. Carnival Destiny received more modifications in 2010, including a movie screen on the Lido deck and cabin renovations.
On 6 March 2012, Carnival announced that Destiny would undergo a US$155-million dollar refit, and renaming of the ship as Carnival Sunshine.[12][13] The ship was re-launched on 5 May 2013. The refit included a racing themed waterpark with one of the biggest slides in Carnival's fleet.[15]
Areas of operation
Other than an 18-day cruise across the Atlantic to position her for the refit in Italy, the ship has always operated from ports in the United States cruising primarily to Caribbean destinations.[16][17] The Carnival Sunshine is primarily doing three to five night voyages from Charleston that visit Nassau, Freeport, Half Moon Cay, and Princess Cays. The ship will also be participating in the fun ship meet up in March 2022 to commemorate Carnival's 50th anniversary. It will also do various ten day voyages that visit St. Thomas, St. Martin, Antigua, St. Kitts, San Juan, Princess Cays, Grand Turk, Aruba, and Bonaire.
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 978-9812467393. https://archive.org/details/berlitz2006compl00doug.
- ↑ "Carnival Destiny (448228)". United States Coast Guard. https://cgmix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXSearch.aspx.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Advanced masterdata for the vessel Carnival Destiny". VesselTracker. 2010. http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Carnival-Destiny-9070058.html.
- ↑ "Carnival Sunshine Fact Sheet" (in en). https://carnival-news.com/carnival-sunshine-fact-sheet/.
- ↑ "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. http://issuu.com/onboardmedia/docs/2013_ccl_sunshine_lr.
- ↑ "Carnival Sunshine (9070058)". Lloyd's Register. https://classdirect.lr.org/lros?lrno=9070058.
- ↑ Knego, Peter (18 May 2013). "Sunshine debuts". http://maritimematters.com/2013/05/sunshine-returns/.
- ↑ Sloan, Gene (18 November 2013). "Revamped Carnival ship renamed in New Orleans". USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/cruiselog/2013/11/17/carnival-sunshine-naming-new-orleans/3620487/.
- ↑ Norton Masek, Theresa (19 November 2013). "The New and Improved Carnival Sunshine Finally Officially Christened". TravelPulse.com. http://www.travelpulse.com/news/cruise/the-new-and-improved-carnival-sunshine-finally-officially-christened.html.
- ↑ Carnival Sunshine to Offer Year-Round Cruises from Charleston December 7, 2017.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Carnival Destiny to Undergo $155 Million Refit, to Become Carnival Sunshine". Cruise Industry News. 6 March 2012. http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/6907-carnival-destiny-to-undergo-155-million-refit-to-become-carnival-sunshine-.html.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Carnival Sunshine Meets ROI Thresholds". Cruise Industry News. 6 March 2012. http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/6922-carnival-sunshine-meets-roi-thresholds.html.
- ↑ "Carnival Destiny - Cruise Liner". Ship-Technology. 2010. http://www.ship-technology.com/projects/destiny/.
- ↑ "Carnival Sunshine Cruises | Sunshine Cruise Ship | Carnival Cruise Lines". Carnival.com. 2012-01-06. http://www.carnival.com/cruise-ships/new-carnival-sunshine.aspx#jump=see-the-ship.
- ↑ "Carnival Destiny To Operate New Six-Port Caribbean Cruise Program From San Juan In March 2008" (Press release). Carnival Cruise Lines. 13 November 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-02-02. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ↑ "Carnival Sunshine to Offer Year-Round Cruises from Charleston". Cruise Industry News. 7 December 2017. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/18208-carnival-sunshine-to-offer-year-round-cruises-from-charleston.html.
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