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Carnival
Carnival Sunshine
Caribbean
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Sailing Itinerary
Trip Details
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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
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Grand Turk
Amber Cove
Caribbean
The Caribbean
The most-sailed water on earth, and the easiest cruise to fall in love with, short flights, warm water twelve months a year, and a different island every morning.
- Best Time to Go
- December through April, outside hurricane season
- Typical Length
- 5 to 8 nights
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The Same Trip, Other Weeks
The identical itinerary on this ship, priced by departure. Fares move week to week, and the difference is often larger than anything else on this page.
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| April 17, 2027 |
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