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{{Infobox ship image
| Ship image               = Carnival Sunshine 02.JPG
| Ship caption             = ''Carnival Sunshine'' docked at [[Livorno, Italy]] after refit in 2013}}
{{Infobox ship career
| Hide header              = 
| Ship name                =*''Carnival Destiny'' (24 November 1996 – 4 May 2013)
*''Carnival Sunshine'' (5 May 2013-present)
| Ship flag                = {{flag|Panama}}
| Ship renamed             = ''Carnival Sunshine''
| Ship owner               = [[Carnival Corporation & plc]]
| Ship operator            = [[Carnival Cruise Line]]
| Ship registry            =*{{BAH}}
*{{PAN}} 2001 May 24 
| Ship route               = Bermuda, Bahamas, Caribbean
| Ship ordered             = 1994
| Ship builder             = [[Fincantieri]], [[Monfalcone]], [[Italy]]
| Ship original cost       = {{US$|409 million}}
| Ship yard number         = 5941 
| Ship way number          = 
| Ship laid down           = 
| Ship launched            =*15 November 1995 as ''Carnival Destiny''
*5 May 2013 as ''Carnival Sunshine''
| Ship completed           = 
| Ship refit               = 2008, 2013
| Ship christened          = 
| Ship acquired            = 
| Ship maiden voyage       =*24 November 1996 as ''Carnival Destiny''
*5 May 2013 as ''Carnival Sunshine''
| Ship in service          = 
| Ship out of service      = 
| Ship identification      =*[[Call sign]]: C6FN4
*{{IMO Number|9070058}}
*{{MMSI|308017000}}
| Ship fate                = 
| Ship status              = In service
| Ship notes               = <ref name="Ward">{{cite book |last=Ward |first=Douglas |title=Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships |year=2005 |publisher=Berlitz |location=Singapore |isbn=981-246-510-3 }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release | author= | title=World's First 101,000-ton Cruise Ship Detailed | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980207124624/http://www.carnival.com/pr/112496.html | url=http://www.carnival.com/pr/112496.html | publisher=Carnival Cruise Lines | date=24 November 1996 | archivedate=7 February 1998 | accessdate=22 November 2010 | deadurl=yes | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="coast guard">{{csr|register=PSIX|id=448228|shipname=Carnival Destiny}}</ref><ref name="vesseltracker"/>
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
| Hide header              = 
| Header caption           = (As built)
| Ship class               = [[Sunshine-class cruise ship|''Sunshine''-class cruise ship]]
| Ship type                = 
| Ship tonnage             =*{{GT|102,853}}
*{{NetT|73,081}}
*{{DWT|11.142}} 
| Ship displacement        = 
| Ship length              = {{convert|272.2|m|abbr=on}} 
| Ship beam                = {{convert|35.5|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship height              = 
| Ship draught             = {{convert|8.3|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship depth               = 
| Ship decks               = 12 
| Ship deck clearance      = {{convert|2,920|mm|abbr=on}}
| Ship ramps               = 
| Ship ice class           = 
| Ship sail plan           = 
| Ship power               = 
| Ship propulsion          = 
| Ship speed               = {{convert|22.5|kn}} 
| Ship capacity            = 2,642 passengers
| Ship crew                = 1,150
| Ship notes               = <ref name="Ward"/><ref name="vesseltracker">{{cite web | title=Advanced masterdata for the vessel ''Carnival Destiny''  | url=http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Carnival-Destiny-9070058.html | work=VesselTracker | year=2010 | accessdate=22 November 2010}}</ref>
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
| Hide header              = 
| Header caption           = (After 2013 Refit)
| Ship class               = [[Sunshine Class|''Sunshine''-class]] [[cruise ship]]
| Ship type                = 
| Ship tonnage             =  {{GT|102,853}}
| Ship displacement        = 
| Ship length              = {{convert|272.2|m|abbr=on}} 
| Ship beam                = {{convert|35.5|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship height              = 
| Ship draught             = {{convert|8.3|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship depth               = 
| Ship decks               = 13
| Ship deck clearance      = {{convert|2,920|mm|abbr=on}}
| Ship ramps               = 
| Ship ice class           = 
| Ship sail plan           = 
| Ship power               = 
| Ship propulsion          = 
| Ship speed               = 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://carnival-news.com/carnival-sunshine-fact-sheet/ |title= Carnival Sunshine Fact Sheet |website=carnival-news.com |language=en |accessdate= 2018-09-06}}</ref> 
| Ship capacity            = 3,002 passengers
| Ship crew                = 1,150
| Ship notes               = Renamed ''Carnival Sunshine'' after refit.
}}
|}

'''''Carnival Sunshine''''' (formerly '''''Carnival Destiny''''') is the [[lead ship]] of the {{Sclass-|Sunshine|cruise ship|0}} of [[cruise ship]]s. "Carnival Sunrise" and "Carnival Radiance" will join in April 2019 and April 2020. With two of her four sisters, she is operated by [[Carnival Cruise Line]].   Built by [[Fincantieri]] at its [[Monfalcone]] shipyard in [[Friuli-Venezia Giulia]], northern Italy, she was [[Ceremonial ship launching|christened]] as ''Carnival Destiny'' in Venice, Italy, in November 1996 by [[Lin Arison]], wife of [[Ted Arison]], the founder of Carnival Cruise Line. Carnival Sunshine itinerary is 5-13 day Caribbean cruises out of [[port canaveral]]. Starting in May 2019, The ship will be  homeported in [[Charleston, South Carolina]]. <ref name=inaug>{{cite book|title=Carnival Sunshine 2013 Commemorative Inaugural Book|date=2013|publisher=Onboard Media|location=Miami Beach, FL, USA|page=15|url=http://issuu.com/onboardmedia/docs/2013_ccl_sunshine_lr}}</ref><ref>{{csr|register=LR|id=9070058|shipname=Carnival Sunshine|access-date=2015-06-06}}</ref>

Upon entering service, ''Carnival Destiny'' was the first [[passenger ship]] ever built to be over 100,000 tons as measured by [[gross tonnage]] for a year. She became ''Carnival Sunshine'' on 5 May 2013, after receiving a major renovation featuring all Fun Ship 2.0 upgrades.<ref name="mm 2013-05-18">{{cite web|last=Knego|first=Peter|title=SUNSHINE debuts|url=http://maritimematters.com/2013/05/sunshine-returns/|website=[[Maritime Matters]]|accessdate=6 June 2015|date=18 May 2013}}</ref>   At a ceremony in [[New Orleans]] on 17 November 2013, she was rechristened, with Lin Arison once again serving as her godmother.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sloan|first=Gene|title=Revamped Carnival ship renamed in New Orleans|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/cruiselog/2013/11/17/carnival-sunshine-naming-new-orleans/3620487/|accessdate=6 June 2015|work=[[USA Today]]|date=18 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="tp 2013-11-19">{{cite news|last=Norton Masek|first=Theresa|title=The New and Improved Carnival Sunshine Finally Officially Christened|url=http://www.travelpulse.com/news/cruise/the-new-and-improved-carnival-sunshine-finally-officially-christened.html|accessdate=6 June 2015|work=TravelPulse.com|date=19 November 2013}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Carnival Destiny in Castries, St. Lucia 2.jpg|300px|thumb|left|''Carnival Destiny'' as it originally appeared in 2007.]]
''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.<ref name=cin-refit>{{cite news | author= | title=Carnival Destiny to Undergo $155 Million Refit, to Become Carnival Sunshine  | url=http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/6907-carnival-destiny-to-undergo-155-million-refit-to-become-carnival-sunshine-.html | work=Cruise Industry News| date=6 March 2012  | accessdate=7 March 2012}}</ref><ref name=cin-thresholds>{{cite news  | title=Carnival Sunshine Meets ROI Thresholds | url=http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/6922-carnival-sunshine-meets-roi-thresholds.html | work=Cruise Industry News  | date=6 March 2012 | accessdate=7 March 2012}}</ref> The ship was renamed due to the size and scope of the renovation, which included almost every guest area on the ship.<ref name=cin-refit />

==Layout==
The propulsion system consists of six thruster units, three forward and three aft, each with variable-pitch propellers and 1760-[[Watt#Kilowatt|kW]] motors. The electricity for the motors is provided by [[diesel generator]]s.<ref>{{cite web | author= | title=''Carnival Destiny'' - Cruise Liner | url=http://www.ship-technology.com/projects/destiny/ | work=Ship-Technology | year=2010  | accessdate=22 November 2010}}</ref>

Given a multimillion-dollar refurbishment in 2005, ''Carnival Destiny'' featured three pools, a variety of dining options, lounges, nightclubs, a casino, [[duty-free shop]]ping and a spa. ''Carnival Destiny'' received more upgrades in 2010, including a movie screen on the Lido deck and [[cabin (ship)|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.<ref name=cin-refit/><ref name=cin-thresholds/> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carnival.com/cruise-ships/new-carnival-sunshine.aspx#jump=see-the-ship |title=Carnival Sunshine Cruises &#124; Sunshine Cruise Ship &#124; Carnival Cruise Lines |publisher=Carnival.com |date=2012-01-06 |accessdate=2013-02-15}}</ref>

''Carnival Sunshine'' is scheduled to undergo another renovation in October 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cruisefever.net/0707-updated-carnival-cruise-line-dry-dock-schedule-cruise-ships/|title=Updated Carnival Cruise Line's Cruise Ship Dry Dock Schedule and Upgrades|website=cruisefever.net|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-09}}</ref>

==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 to Caribbean destinations.<ref>{{cite press release | title=Carnival Destiny To Operate New Six-Port Caribbean Cruise Program From San Juan In March 2008 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202143654/http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Articles/destiny_2008.aspx | url=http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Articles/destiny_2008.aspx | publisher=Carnival Cruise Lines |archivedate=2008-02-02 | date=13 November 2007 | accessdate=22 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/18208-carnival-sunshine-to-offer-year-round-cruises-from-charleston.html | title=Carnival Sunshine to Offer Year-Round Cruises from Charleston | date=7 December 2017 | work=Cruise Industry News | accessdate=3 February 2018 }}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Carnival Destiny 01.JPG|''Carnival Destiny'' docked at [[Livorno, Italy]] prior to her refit in 2013.
File:Carnival Destiny Arriving In Cozumel (cropped).jpg|''Carnival Destiny'' as it appeared after later refit prior to becoming the ''Carnival Sunshine''. Note the addition of the outdoor movie screen and balcony cabins at the topmost deck.
File:Carnival Sunshine in Charleston November 2017.jpg|''Carnival Sunshine'' in Charleston in November 2017.
</gallery>

== References ==

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===Bibliography===
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*{{Saunders-Giants of the Seas}}
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.carnival.com/cruise-ships/carnival-sunshine.aspx}}
*[http://hanbanphotos.com/Carnival-sunshine/ Carnival Sunshine Photo Gallery]
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