Sun-class cruise ship

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This article is about the cruise ship class. For the class of steam locomotives, see GWR Sun Class.
Dawn Princess 01.jpg
Pacific Explorer (as Dawn Princess) in Ketchikan, Alaska
Class overview
NameSun class
BuildersFincantieri – Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A.
Operators
Preceded byCrown class
Succeeded by Grand class
CostUS$380 million
Built1995–2000
Planned4
Completed4
Active4
General characteristics
TypeCruise ship
Tonnage77,741
Length260.0 m (853 ft 0 in)
Beam32.2 m (105 ft 8 in)
Draught7.9 m (25 ft 11 in)
Decks16 (10 publicly accessible)
Propulsion4 Sulzer diesel engines driving 2 shafts
Speed21.4 knots (39.6 km/h; 24.6 mph)
Capacity1,950–2,272 passengers
Crew900

The Sun class is a class of cruise ships originally built for by Princess Cruises and now operated by P&O Cruises Australia, both subsidiaries of Carnival Corporation & plc, Peace Boat 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.

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[]

Ship Built Gross tonnage Flag Notes Image
Pacific World 1995 77,499 tons  Panama Resumes service for Peace Boat in 2022.
Built as Sun Princess for Princess Cruises. Sold to Peace Boat in 2020.[1]		 Sun Princess, Fremantle, 2016 (08).JPG
Charming 1998 77,499 tons  Liberia Out of service for Sanya International Cruise Development.
Built as Sea Princess for Princess Cruises. Sailed as Adonia for P&O Cruises from 2003 to 2005 and again as Sea Princess until 2020. [1]		 Sea Princess departing Vanasadam Tallinn Port of Tallinn 3 July 2016.jpg
Pacific Explorer 1997 77,499 tons  United Kingdom Resumes service for P&O Cruises Australia in 2022.
Previous sailed as Dawn Princess for Princess Cruises from 1997 to 2017.		 Pacific Explorer (34944590483) (cropped).jpg
Queen of the Oceans 2000 77,499 tons  Bermuda Laid up in Patras, fate unknown. [2]
Previously sailed as Ocean Princess for Princess Cruises from 2000 to 2002 and Oceana for P&O Cruises from 2002 to 2020
 MV Oceana entering Charleston harbor. (32498102711) (cropped) (cropped).jpg

References[]

  1. ^ a b "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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