Sun-class cruise ship

The Sun class is a class of cruise ships operated by Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises Australia, subsidiaries of Carnival Corporation & plc, and Seajets. The vessels in the class were designed and constructed by Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani in Italy. The first Sun-class vessel, Sun Princess (now Pacific World), entered service in 1995 and the last, Ocean Princess (now Queen of the Oceans) entered service in 2000. At the time of launch, the Sun class was amongst the largest cruise ships in the world, although this has since been surpassed.

This article is about the cruise ship class. For the class of steam locomotives, see GWR Sun Class.
Pacific Explorer (as Dawn Princess) in Ketchikan, Alaska
Class overview
Name: Sun class
Builders: Fincantieri – Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A.
Operators:
Succeeded by: Grand class
Cost: US$380 million
Built: 1995–2000
Planned: 4
Completed: 4
Active: 4
General characteristics
Type: Cruise ship
Tonnage: 77,741
Length: 260.0 m (853 ft 0 in)
Beam: 32.2 m (105 ft 8 in)
Draught: 7.9 m (25 ft 11 in)
Decks: 16 (10 publicly accessible)
Propulsion: 4 Sulzer diesel engines driving 2 shafts
Speed: 21.4 knots (39.6 km/h; 24.6 mph)
Capacity: 1,950–2,272 passengers
Crew: 900

The four ships are effectively identical, with the only notable exception being the design of the bridge wings; Pacific World and Pacific Explorer having exterior bridge wings, Charming and Queen of the Oceans having enclosed bridge wings.

Ships
ShipBuiltBuilderGross tonnageFlagNotesImage
Princess Cruises
Sun Princess1995Fincantieri77,499 tons BermudaLast refurbished in April 2016; sold to an undisclosed buyer in 2020[1]
Sea Princess1998Fincantieri77,499 tons BermudaSailed as Adonia for P&O Cruises from 2003 to 2005; sold to an undisclosed buyer in 2020[1]
P&O Cruises Australia
Pacific Explorer1997Fincantieri77,499 tons UKPrevious sailed as Dawn Princess for Princess Cruises from 1997 to 2017
Seajets
Queen of the Oceans2000Fincantieri77,499 tons BermudaPreviously sailed as Ocean Princess for Princess Cruises from 2000 to 2002 and Oceana for P&O Cruises from 2002 to 2020
Sold to Seajets in 2020[2]

References
  1. "Sun Princess and Sea Princess to Leave Princess Cruises Fleet". 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  2. Bailey, Jordan (22 July 2020). "P&O's Former Oceana Acquired By Greek Ferry Operator". Cruise Capital. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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