Sun-class cruise ship

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

The Sun class is a class of cruise ships operated by Princess Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival. The first Sun class vessel entered service in 1995.

At the time of launch, the Sun class was amongst the largest cruise ships in the world,

Data

• Length: 260.0 metres (856 feet)
• Breadth: 32.2 metres (106 feet)
• Draught: 7.9 metres (26 feet)
• Gross tonnage: 77,000 tons
• Speed: 21 knots
• Propulsion:
• Capacity:
  • Passengers: 1,950
  • Crew: 900

The Sun class features ten public-accessible decks.

Ships

• Sun Princess (1995)
• Dawn Princess (1997)
• Sea Princess (1998)
• P&O Oceana (2003)
  • Note: Oceana is modified from the original design. An eleventh deck is public-accessible, and there is a corresponding increase in passenger capacity to 2,016.