Carnival Sunshine
 Carnival Sunshine docked at Livorno, Italy in 2013 | |
| Career | Panama |
|---|---|
| Name: |
Carnival Destiny (24 November 1996-4 May 2013) Carnival Sunshine (5 May 2013-present) |
| Owner: | Carnival Corporation & PLC |
| Operator: | Carnival Cruise Lines |
| Port of registry: |
 Bahamas Panama 2001 May 24 |
| Route: | Europe, Transatlantic, Caribbean |
| Ordered: | 1994 |
| Builder: | Fincantieri, Italy |
| Cost: | US$409 million |
| Yard number: | Monfalcone 5941 |
| Launched: | 15 November 1995 as Carnival Destiny, 5 May 2013 as Carnival Sunshine |
| Maiden voyage: | 24 November 1996 as Carnival Destiny |
| Renamed: | Carnival Sunshine |
| Refit: | 2008, 2013 |
| Identification: |
Call sign: C6FN4 IMO number: 9070058 MMSI number: 308017000 |
| Status: | In service |
| Notes: | [1][2][3][4] |
| General characteristics (As built) | |
| Class & type: | Destiny-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: |
101,353 GT 73,081 NT 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][4] |
| General characteristics (After 2013 Refit) | |
| Class & type: | Destiny-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 102,853 GT |
| 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: | 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph) |
| Capacity: | 3,006 passengers |
| Crew: | 1,150 |
| Notes: | Renamed Carnival Sunshine after refit. |
Carnival Sunshine is a cruise ship owned and operated by Carnival Cruise Lines, originally built as the Carnival Destiny. Upon entering service in 1996, she was the first passenger ship ever built to be over 100,000 tons as measured by gross tonnage. She is the lead ship of the Destiny-class and has four sister ships: Carnival Triumph and Carnival Victory sailing for Carnival Cruises, and Costa Fortuna and Costa Magica sailing for Costa Cruises. The Carnival ships differ from her by the addition of extra balcony cabins on their Lido decks and variations to their public areas; the Costa ships have more dancing space and a smaller casino. 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, had been delayed a month to allow for new back-up generator systems to be installed after Carnival announced the first part of its fleet-wide review. Two of Carnival Sunshine's European sailings were cancelled to allow time for the generators to be installed.[5][6]
Layout
Given a multi-million dollar refurbishment in 2005, Carnival Destiny featured three pools, a variety of dining options, lounges, nightclubs, a casino, duty-free shopping and a spa.
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.[7]
Carnival Destiny received more upgrades 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 re-christening of the ship as Carnival Sunshine, constituting the most major refit Carnival has ever attempted.[5][6] The ship was re-launched on May, 5th, 2013.
Itinerary
As Carnival Destiny, the ship sailed 4- and 5-night Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises from Miami. Her sister ship, Carnival Victory, replaced it in San Juan.[8] In February 2013 Carnival Destiny departed on an 18-day transatlantic cruise departing Miami and arriving in Venice. Once she arrived in Italy, Carnival Destiny underwent a drydock operation and was re-christened with the name Sunshine.[9] Carnival Victory relocated to Miami to assume Destiny's 4- and 5-night itineraries. Victory is the largest ship Carnival has ever placed on year-round short-leg cruises.[citation needed]
Carnival Sunshine sailed around Europe. She arrived in New Orleans in November 2013 for a series of week-long round-trip Caribbean cruises. She is planned to subsequently relocate to Port Canaveral in April 2014 for 3- to 8-day Caribbean cruises, replacing Carnival Dream.[citation needed]
Renovation
Carnival Destiny was renamed Carnival Sunshine after an extensive refit that began in February 2013 and lasted until early May. It will operate cruises in the Mediterranean until October 2013. Afterwards, the vessel will be based in New Orleans and operate cruises to the Caribbean.[10] The refit includes a racing themed waterpark with five of the biggest slides in Carnival's fleet.[11]
Disappearance of James Scavone
James Scavone and his group of travelers boarded the ship on the afternoon of 4 July 1999. At 8:00 pm on 4 July, the party had dinner and visited the casino at about 10:00 pm. After the casino, they visited the Point After Disco aboard the ship. After midnight Scavone told some members of his party that he was going to the restroom. That was the last reported contact anyone ever had with him. The group awoke at 10:00 am the next day and noticed Scavone had not returned during the night. At that point they went to the ship's authorities to ask that he be paged. The ship notified the U.S. Coast Guard sometime during the afternoon of 5 July that they were missing a passenger. The ship reported back about 10:00 pm that Scavone could not be located. The ship docked in San Juan on the afternoon of 6 July 1999. The FBI was granted permission to board the ship. The FBI interviewed a number of people, including the young men who were with Scavone the previous night. They left the ship and called the family at 10:00 pm that night, reporting to the family that there was no evidence of foul play, and therefore, they concluded that he must have fallen overboard.[12]
Gallery
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Carnival Destiny docked at Oranjestad, Aruba in 2006
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Carnival Destiny docked at Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands in 2006
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Carnival Destiny docked at Saint Lucia in 2007
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Carnival Destiny leaving the Port of Miami in 2011
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Lido deck on Carnival Destiny
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Carnival Destiny docked at Livorno, Italy during a repositioning cruise to her refit
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 981-246-510-3.
- ↑ "World's First 101,000-ton Cruise Ship Detailed" (Press release). Carnival Cruise Lines. 24 November 1996. Archived from the original on 1998-02-07. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ↑ "Carnival Destiny (448228)". Port State Information Exchange. United States Coast Guard. https://cgmix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXDetails.aspx?VesselID=448228.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Advanced masterdata for the vessel Carnival Destiny". VesselTracker. 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Carnival Destiny to Undergo $155 Million Refit, to Become Carnival Sunshine". Cruise Industry News. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Carnival Sunshine Meets ROI Thresholds". Cruise Industry News. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ "Carnival Destiny - Cruise Liner". Ship-Technology. 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ↑ "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 Cruises". Carnival Cruise Lines. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ Name * (2012-03-07). "SUNSHINEs Over CARNIVAL DESTINY's Future | MaritimeMatters | Cruise ship news and ocean liner history". MaritimeMatters. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- ↑ "Carnival Sunshine Cruises | Sunshine Cruise Ship | Carnival Cruise Lines". Carnival.com. 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- ↑ "James Christopher Scavone - Cruise Ship Passenger Missing". Internationalcruisevictims.org. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
External links
- Official website
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Media related to Carnival Destiny at Wikimedia Commons
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