The ''Sunshine'' class is a class of

cruise ship Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports-of-call, where passengers may go on Tourism, tours know ...

s owned by

Carnival Cruise Line Carnival Cruise Line is an international cruise line with headquarters in Doral, Florida. The company is a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc. Its logo is a funnel shaped like a whale's tail, with a red, white, and blue color scheme. Th ...

. The class was formerly known as the ''Destiny'' class until 2013 when ''Carnival Destiny'' was renamed ''Carnival Sunshine''. This transformation continued with sister ships ''Carnival Triumph'' in 2019 and ''Carnival Victory'' in 2021

History

was launched in 1996 as the first in

's ''Destiny'' class of ships. When launched it held the distinction as the world's largest passenger ship as well as the first passenger ship to be built over . A

sister ship A sister ship is a ship of the same class or of virtually identical design to another ship. Such vessels share a nearly identical hull and superstructure layout, similar size, and roughly comparable features and equipment. They often share a ...

, ''Carnival Triumph'', launched in 1999 and was followed by ''Carnival Victory'' in 2000. Though similar to ''Carnival Destiny'', ''Carnival Triumph'' and ''Carnival Victory'' were larger, each containing an additional passenger deck and additional cabins. As a result, both stood apart from the ''Destiny'' class and were ultimately classified as ''Triumph''-class ships. Carnival Cruise Line and

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would build larger variations based on the ''Destiny''-class ships in the years that followed. In 2013, Carnival began a series of dry-docks which transformed its three ships, ''Carnival Destiny'', ''Carnival Triumph'', and ''Carnival Victory'', almost entirely, resulting in name changes for all three after the refits were completed. As a result, Carnival now collectively refers to these ships as the ''Sunshine'' class.

''Sunshine/Fortuna''-class ships

References

External links

Carnival Cruise Lines

Carnival Ship Class Guide (as of March 2020)
{{List of ships built by Fincantieri Cruise ship classes Carnival Cruise Lines Ships built by Fincantieri