Sun-class cruise ship

This article is about the cruise ship class. For the class of steam locomotives, see GWR Sun Class.

Dawn Princess in Ketchikan, Alaska
Class overview
Name	Sun Class
Builders	Fincantieri – Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A.
Operators	Princess Cruises, P&O Cruises
Succeeded by	Grand class
Cost	US$380 million
Built	1995–2003
Planned	4
Completed	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Class and type	Sun Class
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	77,741
Length	260.0 metres (856 feet)
Beam	32.2 metres (106 feet)
Draught	7.9 metres (26 feet)
Decks	16 (10 public-accessible)
Propulsion	4 Sulzer Diesel engines driving 2 shafts
Speed	21.4 knots
Complement	900 crew, 1,950–2,272 passengers

Sun-class bow insignia on MV Sea Princess

The Sun class is a class of cruise ships operated primarily by Princess Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival. The class was designed and its component vessels constructed by Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani in Italy. The first Sun-class vessel, Sun Princess, entered service in 1995 and the last, Ocean Princess, entered service in the year 2000; it sails now as MV Oceana for P&O Cruises.

At the time of launch, the Sun class was amongst the largest cruise ships in the world, although this has since been surpassed many times. The vessels are promoted as "big ship choice and small ship feel".

Ships

Princess Cruises

Ship	Built	Builder	Entered service for Princess	Gross tonnage	Flag	Notes	Image
Sun Princess	1995	Fincantieri	1995–present	77,499 tons	Bermuda	Last refurbished in 2010
Dawn Princess	1997	Fincantieri	1997–present	77,499 tons	Bermuda	Last refurbished in 2009
Sea Princess	1998	Fincantieri	1998–2003 2005–present	77,499 tons	Bermuda	Sailed as P&O Adonia from 2003 to 2005

P&O Cruises

Ship	Built	Builder	Entered service for Princess	Gross tonnage	Flag	Notes	Image
Oceana	2000	Fincantieri	2003–present	77,499 tons	Bermuda	Previous sailed as Ocean Princess for Princess Cruises from 2000 to 2003