Carnival
Carnival Sunshine
Bahamas
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Your Ship
Carnival Sunshine
Launched in 1996 as the first ship over 100,000 tons, and rebuilt into a different vessel in 2013
Aboard
- Entered service in November 1996 as Carnival Destiny, the first passenger ship over 100,000 gross tons
- Held the title of largest passenger ship in the world until 1998
- Rebuilt in Trieste in 2013 in a 49-day, $155 million conversion and renamed
- The rebuild added a twelfth and thirteenth deck and a three-deck Serenity retreat
- Sails from Norfolk today, crosses to Europe in 2027 and moves to Galveston that November
Ashore
Where You Stop
Bahamas
The Bahamas
The short cruise done properly, a long weekend, a private island, and water so clear the shadow of the ship sits on the sea floor.
- Best Time to Go
- Year-round; November to April is driest
- Typical Length
- 3 to 5 nights
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