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Carnival Sunshine
Shipyard: Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani, Italy
Inaugural cruise: May 5, 2013
Naming Ceremony: November 17, 2013
Godmother: Lin Arison, philanthropist, accomplished author and the wife of the late Ted Arison, founder of Carnival Cruise Lines.
Country of registry: The Bahamas
Cost: $155 million transformation and makeover
Cruising speed: 21 knots

Formerly Carnival Destiny
Shipyard: Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani, Italy
Inaugural cruise: November 24, 1996
Godmother: Lin Arison, wife of Carnival's Chairman Emeritus, Ted Arison.
Cost: $400 million

Size/Capacity

• Gross tonnage: 102,853
• Length: 892 feet
• Beam: 116 feet; 125 feet at pool deck
• Maximum draft: 27 feet
• Occupancy based on 2 guests per stateroom: 3002 (1501 staterooms)
• Full guest occupancy: 3758
• Passenger decks: 14
• Space Ratio: 34:1

Crew

• Total officers and crew: 1040
• Officers: International
• Hotel and cruise staff: International

Accommodations
1501 Total Guest Staterooms (including 32 accessible staterooms)

• 2 Captain Suites
• 8 Grand Suites
• 45 Ocean Suites
• 508 balcony staterooms
• 308 ocean view staterooms
• 6 ocean view (porthole) staterooms
• 28 ocean view obstructed window staterooms 
• 586 interior staterooms
• 10 ocean view and interior upper/lower and twin/sofabed staterooms

All staterooms feature: flat-screen TV, telephone, 110 AC power outlet, individual climate control, Carnival Home™ Signature Bedding Collection, hair dryer, safe and non-stocked mini bar units (suites and staterooms on decks 3/5/7/10/11/12 and select staterooms on deck 9)

Life Saving Equipment
Grand Total Life Saving Capacity:  5345

• 18 Life Boats (occupancy each: 150 / total occupancy: 3900)
• 4 Life Boats (occupancy each: 300)
• 2 Rescue / Water Shuttle Boats (occupancy each: 60 / total occupancy: 120)
• 16 Launchable Life Rafts (occupancy each: 35 / total occupancy: 560)
• 5 Marine Evacuation Systems-Rafts (occupancy each: 153 / total occupancy: 765)

Maintenance Schedule

• Dry Dock: 3/29/98-4/12/98
• Dry Dock: 12/05/99-12/12/99
• Dry Dock: 9/04/00-9/16/00
• Dry Dock: 9/08/02-9/28/02
• Dry Dock: 9/11/05-10/02/05
• Dry Dock: 9/07/08-9/20/08
• Carnival Destiny transformation to Carnival Sunshine: 2/22/13-5/05/13
• Dry Dock: 5/08/16-5/21/16 
• Dry Dock: 10/07/18-10/20/18
• Dry Dock: 10/21/21-11/08/21  
• Dry Dock: 1/04/25-2/10/25

Ship Refurbishments and Renovations

Completed during dry dock 10/21/21-11/08/21

• Routine hotel maintenance and cosmetic enhancements
• New red, white and blue hull design and paint scheme

Completed during dry dock 10/07/18-10/2018

Completed during dry dock 5/08/16-5/21/16

• Routine hotel maintenance and cosmetic enhancement
• Sports bar re-branded as Skybox Sports Bar 

Carnival Sunshine Transformation (from Carnival Destiny) – Completed 5/05/13

• Addition of 182 staterooms
• Ji Ji Asian Kitchen
• Guy’s Burger Joint
• Cucina del Capitano
• BlueIguana Cantina
• JavaBlue Café
• Pizzeria del Capitano
• Fahrenheit 555 steakhouse
• Shake Spot
• Serenity adults-only retreat
• SportSquare
• WaterWorks
• Carnival Seaside Theater
• RedFrog Pub
• BlueIguana Tequila Bar
• EA SPORTS Bar
• Alchemy Bar
• RedFrog Rum Bar
• The Library Bar
• Havana Bar