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 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 entered service in 1995.

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".

Data

• Length: 260.0 metres (856 feet)
• Breadth: 32.2 metres (106 feet)
• Draught: 7.9 metres (26 feet)
• Gross tonnage: 77,000 tons
• Max speed: 22.4 knots
• Propulsion:
• Propellors: 2
• Capacity:
  • Passengers: 1,950
  • Crew: 900
• Cost: US$380 million

The Sun class features ten public-accessible decks.

Ships

• Sun Princess (1995)
• Dawn Princess (1997)
• Sea Princess (1998)
• P&O Oceana (2000)
  • 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.