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CARNIVAL SUNSHINE
BS · cruise ship · 270 m
A 270 m cruise ship that used to be seen here about every 5 days; last seen January 2025.
Her race record at I Like Big BoatsAbout her
Carnival Cruise Line's 892-foot, 102,853-ton ship for 3,002 guests. Carnival points to the biggest Serenity adults' retreat it has built, spread over three decks with a waterfall, and her WaterWorks waterpark; her restaurants include Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse and JiJi Asian Kitchen.
How often we see her
Seen about every 5 days. Last seen Jan 4, 2025. She hasn't been back in a long while, so we're no longer expecting her.
Where she's been
- Halifax, NS · in port Oct 7 · 9 samples
- Norfolk, VA · seen Oct 3
- to Halifax, NS · left after Oct 3 08:04, arrived before Oct 7 08:57 · she said CAHAL
From shore receivers' AIS samples: volunteer networks, our own antenna and NOAA's archive. A port call means she was heard stopped there; ocean passages are not heard, and the times are bounds, not events.
Her particulars
Build
- Built
- 1996, Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy
- Former names
- Carnival Destiny
Size
- Length overall
- 272.2 m (893 ft)
- Beam
- 35.5 m (116 ft)
- Design draught
- 8.3 m (27 ft)
Capacity
- Gross tonnage
- not yet known
- Deadweight
- not yet known
- Passengers
- 3,002
Registry and management
- IMO number
- 9070058
- Call sign
- C6FN4
- Flag
- Bahamas
- Registered owner
- Carnival Corporation Ltd
- Manager
- not yet known
- Operator
- Carnival Cruise Line
- Class
- Lloyd's Register
Machinery
- Service speed
- 21 kn
In the window
Lapsed · seen on 223 days across 4 years · first seen Jan 2022 · last seen Jan 2025 · visits a year about 73 · usual gap every 5 days (clockwork) · busiest months Jun, Aug, Oct · usually arrives in the early morning · usual stay about 12 hours · speed past the window 13.6 kn · broadcasts as destination CASYD
Records
Observed top speed 17.2 kn · off Charleston, SC · 13 Mar 2023 · national archive 2021-25
Backstory, spoken
Nothing recorded yet.
Backstory, written
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436 seen · 218 inbound · 218 outbound · dwell 11.8h · draught 8.3m in / 8.3m out
Passages (20)
| When | Direction | Draught | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2025, 8:31 PM | outbound | 8.6 m (28 ft) | — |
| Jan 4, 2025, 4:08 AM | inbound | 8.6 m (28 ft) | — |
| Dec 30, 2024, 4:45 PM | outbound | 8.6 m (28 ft) | — |
| Dec 30, 2024, 4:56 AM | inbound | 8.6 m (28 ft) | — |
| Dec 26, 2024, 4:07 PM | outbound | 8.6 m (28 ft) | — |
| Dec 26, 2024, 4:58 AM | inbound | 8.6 m (28 ft) | — |
| Dec 21, 2024, 4:01 PM | outbound | 8.6 m (28 ft) | — |
| Dec 21, 2024, 4:57 AM | inbound | 8.6 m (28 ft) | — |
| Dec 16, 2024, 4:48 PM | outbound | 8.6 m (28 ft) | — |
| Dec 16, 2024, 4:54 AM | inbound | 8.6 m (28 ft) | — |
| Dec 12, 2024, 5:33 PM | outbound | 8.6 m (28 ft) | — |
| Dec 12, 2024, 4:46 AM | inbound | 8.6 m (28 ft) | — |
| Dec 2, 2024, 5:02 PM | outbound | 8.6 m (28 ft) | — |
| Dec 2, 2024, 4:50 AM | inbound | 8.6 m (28 ft) | — |
| Nov 28, 2024, 3:58 PM | outbound | 8.6 m (28 ft) | — |
| Nov 28, 2024, 4:56 AM | inbound | 8.6 m (28 ft) | — |
| Nov 23, 2024, 4:11 PM | outbound | 8.6 m (28 ft) | — |
| Nov 23, 2024, 5:02 AM | inbound | 8.6 m (28 ft) | — |
| Nov 18, 2024, 4:12 PM | outbound | 8.6 m (28 ft) | — |
| Nov 18, 2024, 4:32 AM | inbound | 8.6 m (28 ft) | — |
Sightings come from the national AIS record through Jun 30, 2026, then our own window receiver from Sep 29, 2026. Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 28, 2026 was not recorded.