17-397: Carnival Radiance (formerly Carnival Victory ) is a Destiny -class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line . Ordered by Carnival in 1997, the 101,509 GT vessel was the third Destiny -class cruise ship to join the fleet after her debut in 2000 and became one of the largest cruise ships of her era. In 2021, she was renamed Carnival Radiance after a US$ 200 million refit
34-748: A casino and a spa. Carnival Destiny received more modifications in 2010, including a movie screen on the Lido deck and cabin renovations. The 2013 refit included a racing themed waterpark with one of the biggest slides in Carnival's fleet. Other than an 18-day cruise across the Atlantic to position her for the refit in Italy, the ship has always operated from ports in the United States cruising primarily to Caribbean destinations. The Carnival Sunshine
51-668: A ceremony in New Orleans on 17 November 2013, she was formally renamed, with Lin Arison once again serving as her godmother. Since May 2019 the ship has been homeported in Charleston, South Carolina . It was originally planned to sail to Cuba from Charleston but those plans were cancelled after the Cuban travel ban in 2019. In 2025 she is scheduled to reposition to Norfolk, Virginia where she will offer six and eight day cruises to
68-623: A large-scale renovation in 2020 to complete the final phase of Carnival's fleet renovation program, after which the vessel would be renamed Carnival Radiance . The vessel was originally scheduled to begin the $ 200 million dry dock in Cádiz, Spain in March 2020 but the refit was postponed into the following year after the COVID-19 pandemic paused shipyard operations at the Navantia shipyard. The ship
85-843: A nine-deck atrium with four glass elevators, a two-deck lounge with seating for 747, and a total capacity of 3,400 passengers and 1,100 crew members. Throughout her service, Carnival Victory was based in Miami , sailing year-round on alternating three-night and four-night cruises to Caribbean destinations. In July 2020, Carnival announced that Carnival Radiance ' s new homeport would become Long Beach instead of Port Canaveral or Galveston , which were previously announced in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Following her debut in December 2021, she began sailing year-round on alternating three-night and four-night cruises to Catalina Island and Ensenada. Destiny-class cruise ship The Sunshine class
102-550: Is a class of cruise ships owned by Carnival Cruise Line . The class was formerly known as the Destiny class until 2013 when Carnival Destiny was renamed Carnival Sunshine . This transformation continued with sister ships Carnival Triumph in 2019 and Carnival Victory in 2021. Carnival Destiny was launched in 1996 as the first in Carnival Cruise Line 's Destiny class of ships. When launched it held
119-402: Is primarily doing three- to five-night voyages from Charleston that visit Nassau, Freeport, Half Moon Cay, and Princess Cays. The ship also participated in the fun ship meet up in March 2022 to commemorate Carnival's 50th anniversary. It will also do various ten day voyages that visit St. Thomas, St. Martin, Antigua, St. Kitts, San Juan, Princess Cays, Grand Turk, Aruba, and Bonaire. In 2025 she
136-474: The Destiny class and were ultimately classified as Triumph -class ships. Carnival Cruise Line and Costa Cruises would build larger variations based on the Destiny -class ships in the years that followed. In 2013, Carnival began a series of dry-docks which transformed its three ships, Carnival Destiny , Carnival Triumph , and Carnival Victory , almost entirely, resulting in name changes for all three after
153-735: The RMS Queen Elizabeth 's 54 year record), holding it until 1998. Built by Fincantieri at its Monfalcone shipyard in Friuli-Venezia Giulia , northern Italy, she was christened as Carnival Destiny in Venice, Italy , in November 1996 by Lin Arison , the wife of Carnival Cruise Line founder Ted Arison . In 2013, she received a major refit and a rename, with sister ships Carnival Sunrise and Carnival Radiance following suit in 2019 and 2021 respectively. At
170-566: The Caribbean. On 6 March 2012, Carnival announced that Destiny would undergo a US$ 155-million dollar refit, and renaming of the ship as Carnival Sunshine . Carnival Destiny went into dry dock in Trieste , Italy in 2013 to be refitted and renamed Carnival Sunshine . The refitting, which was completed in May 2013, was delayed by a month to install new back-up generator systems. The ship
187-426: The different oceans and seas of the world. Like Carnival Sunrise (formerly Carnival Triumph ), her architecture is different from sister ship Carnival Sunshine (formerly Carnival Destiny ). The two newer vessels have additional balcony cabins on their Lido decks and various changes to placement and architecture of public areas. There are three large pools and a 214-foot-long (65 m) waterslide. She has
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#1732775456015204-426: The distinction as the world's largest passenger ship as well as the first passenger ship to be built over 100,000 GT . A sister ship , Carnival Triumph , launched in 1999 and was followed by Carnival Victory in 2000. Though similar to Carnival Destiny , Carnival Triumph and Carnival Victory were larger, each containing an additional passenger deck and additional cabins. As a result, both stood apart from
221-505: The refits were completed. As a result, Carnival now collectively refers to these ships as the Sunshine class. Carnival Sunshine Carnival Sunshine (formerly Carnival Destiny ) is a cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line . She debuted in 1996 with several size records. She was the first passenger ship ever built to exceed 100,000 gross tons , and was the world's largest passenger vessel built up to that time (breaking
238-453: The ship commenced operations the following day with a four-day inaugural sailing to Ensenada, Mexico and Catalina Island . The ship is powered by four GMT Sulzer 16 ZAV and two GMT Sulzer 12 ZAV diesel-electric engines driving two controllable pitch propellers . She is fitted with two rudders (which can be individually controlled) as well as stabilizers. Carnival Victory is themed by American designer and architect Joseph Farcus to depict
255-553: Was completed in October and she commenced service under her new name in December. Carnival Victory was built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri at its Monfalcone shipyard in Friuli-Venezia Giulia . She was launched on 31 December 1998 and later christened by Mary Frank, wife of Howard Frank, the then vice-chairman of Carnival. At the time of her launch, she was one of the largest cruise ships of her era. In October 2018, Carnival announced that Carnival Victory would undergo
272-603: Was officially renamed Carnival Radiance in September 2021 amid the continued renovation and left Cádiz in mid-October on a seven-week trip through the Panama Canal to reach her new homeport of Long Beach, California . In November, Carnival named Lucille O'Neal, mother of Carnival's brand ambassador, Shaquille O'Neal , as the ship's new godmother, and she christened the vessel on 12 December in Long Beach, after which
289-418: Was re-launched on 5 May 2013. In late 2021, Carnival Sunshine was repainted into Carnival's new livery. In May 2023, the ship suffered extensive damage in a storm. Crew were evacuated from their cabins on one deck due to flooding, and the crew bar was destroyed. Following a multimillion-dollar refurbishment in 2005, Carnival Destiny featured three pools, a variety of dining options, lounges, nightclubs,
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