Carnival Sunshine

Carnival Sunshine

Ship data flag  Bahamas (1996–2000) Panama (since 2000)   other ship names Carnival Destiny (1996-2013) Ship type Cruise ship class Destiny- class ( Typschiff ) Callsign C6FN4 home port Nassau (1996-2000) Panama (since 2000) Owner Futura Cruises Shipping company Carnival Cruise Line Shipyard Fincantieri , Monfalcone building-costs approx. US $ 400 million takeover November 19, 1996 Commissioning November 24, 1996

Ship dimensions and crew length 272.35 m ( Lüa ) width 35.50 m Draft Max. 8.30 m measurement 101,353 GT 102,853 GT (since April 1, 2013)   crew 1086

Machine system machine 2 × electr. Propeller motors Machine performance 40,000 kW (54,385 hp) Top speed 22.5 kn (42 km / h) Energy supply 4 × diesel engines ( GMT - Sulzer 16ZAV40S), each 11,520 kW (approx.15,670 PS) 2 × diesel engines ( GMT - Sulzer 12ZAV40S), each 8,640 kW (approx.11,750 PS) Generator power 63,360 kW (86,146 hp) propeller Fixed pitch propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity 11,142 dwt Permitted number of passengers 3,400

Others Classifications Lloyd's Register Registration numbers IMO no. 9070058

The Carnival Sunshine is a Panamax - cruise ship of the shipping company Carnival Cruise Line . At the time of commissioning in 1996, the type ship of the Destiny class was the first passenger ship with a gross tonnage of more than 100,000. This made her the largest cruise ship in the world and the first cruise ship to surpass the Queen Mary, built in 1936 . Until her stay in the shipyard in early 2013, when she was rebuilt for around 155 million dollars, she was in service under the name Carnival Destiny .

history

The ship as Carnival Destiny on the quayside in St. Lucia

Construction and commissioning

The cruise ship was built with hull number 5941 at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone near Trieste , Italy . The interior was designed by Joseph Farcus . The ship was delivered to Carnival Cruise Lines on October 19, 1996 under the name Carnival Destiny and entered in the ship register of Panama. After the baptism , which was carried out on October 24, 1996 in Venice by Lin Arison (wife of the shipping company founder Ted Arison), the transfer to Miami took place .

commitment

The cruise ship has been mainly in the Caribbean since its maiden voyage , which began in Miami on November 24, 1996 . In 2000 there was a change to the shipping register of the Bahamas . During her mission she was stationed in various base ports (e.g. from October 2006 to August / September 2008 in San Juan (Puerto Rico) ). After a brief renovation, the ship was moved to Miami.

From February to April 2013 the ship was rebuilt at Fincantieri and renamed Carnival Sunshine . It was then used in the Mediterranean between April and October and in the Caribbean during the winter months.

Trivia

• With a total height of approx. 70 m (keel to the top of the chimney), the Carnival Sunshine is higher than the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor .
• Three times more steel was used to build the ship than to build the Eiffel Tower .
• The chimney is 23 m high and weighs around 25 t.
• Over 200 tons of paint were required for the approx. 600,000 square meter surface of the ship.

See also

• List of cruise lines

Web links

Commons : Carnival Sunshine  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Our ships website of the shipping company Carnival Cruise Line, accessed on April 28, 2019

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Technical and administrative details on Carnival Destiny , accessed on March 9, 2010
2. ↑ Ship data on www.equasis.org , accessed on February 5, 2010
3. ↑ ^{a b} Carnival Destiny fact sheet , accessed December 10, 2009
4. ↑ Technical details on Carnival Destiny , accessed December 10, 2009
5. ^ M / S Carnival Destiny. Retrieved October 19, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b c d} Onboard the world's largest passenger ship ever built (Angelo Scorza) , accessed March 12, 2010