Carnival Sunshine

Carnival Cruise Line · Sunshine class · 1996

Carnival Sunshine measures 103,881 gross tons, with room for 3,002 guests. Carnival Sunshine sails 8-night cruises from Norfolk and moves to Barcelona in Jun 2027.

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Carnival Sunshine docked, low three-quarter bow view
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BuiltYear built
1996
TonnageGross tonnage
103,881
Decks
13
Cabins
1,503
Guests
3,002
3,765 at full occupancy
Crew
1,150

Carnival Sunshine cruise schedule

45 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 45 cruises

Where Carnival Sunshine sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda, with more in the Mediterranean, Black Sea. Carnival Sunshine sails from Norfolk (Oct 2026 – May 2027), Dover (May 2027) and Barcelona (from Jun 2027).

NorfolkDoverBarcelonaCivitavecchiaNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Carnival Sunshine visits

43 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Carnival Sunshine sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

45sailings

  • Up to 5 nights37%
  • 7 nights0–
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights3169%
  • 10–14 nights1022%
  • 15+ nights12%

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
9 h
median · 7 – 30 h
Port days
56%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
2
staying past midnight
Late departures
12
after 20:00 · latest 23:59

Cruise patterns

  • 3 ports · 2 sea days6 nights13 cruises
  • 3 ports · 4 sea days8 nights13 cruises
  • 1 port · 2 sea days5 nights2 cruises
  • 5 ports · 2 sea days8 nights2 cruises
  • 6 ports · 3 sea days10 nights2 cruises

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

Carnival Sunshine specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Carnival Cruise Line
Class
Sunshine class
Year built
1996
Status
In service
IMO
9070058
MMSI
308017000

Size

Gross tonnage
103,881 GT
Length
272.4 m
Beam
35.5 m
Decks
13
Cruising speed
23 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
3,002
Guests, full occupancy
3,765
Cabins
1,503
Crew
1,150
Guests per crew member
2.6
Space per guest
34.6 GT

How it compares

136th largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • Carnival Sunshine103,881
  • Carnival Cruise Line average120,665
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Carnival Sunshine3,002
  • Carnival Cruise Line average3,322
  • All ships in service2,189

Sunshine class sister ships

Same design and size as Carnival Sunshine

See the Carnival Cruise Line fleet

Also from Carnival Cruise Line: Carnival Festivale, Carnival Tropicale, Carnival Celebration, Carnival Jubilee, Carnival Mardi Gras, Carnival Venezia

About Carnival Sunshine

Carnival Sunshine is the lead Sunshine-class ship of Carnival Cruise Line, delivered by Fincantieri at Monfalcone in 1996 as Carnival Destiny and rebuilt in a $155 million conversion at Trieste in 2013. At 103,881 gross tons she has 1,503 staterooms for 3,002 guests at double occupancy across 13 decks. Highlights include a three-level Serenity adults-only retreat, WaterWorks, Havana Bar and Guy's Burger Joint.