{"id":31482,"date":"2023-02-14T12:17:56","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T12:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/14\/carnival-sunshine-conversion-marks-10-years-cruise-industry-news\/"},"modified":"2023-02-14T12:17:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T12:17:56","slug":"carnival-sunshine-conversion-marks-10-years-cruise-industry-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/14\/carnival-sunshine-conversion-marks-10-years-cruise-industry-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnival Sunshine Conversion Marks 10 Years &#8211; Cruise Industry News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Carnival Sunshine conversion is marking its tenth anniversary this month. One of Carnival Cruise Line\u2019s greatest and most formidable refits ever, the $155 million makeover was carried out throughout a 49-day drydock that occurred from February to April 2013.<\/p>\n<p>During the refurbishment, along with a brand new identify, the previous Carnival Destiny gained new venues and a reconfigured structure, in addition to a brand new partial deck and the growth of two different decks inside its ahead part.<\/p>\n<p>Completed by the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, the work additionally included the whole rebuild of all public areas and the creation of 182 further staterooms.<\/p>\n<p>Among the brand new additions had been Carnival\u2019s most up-to-date venues and experiences, together with the tropical-themed Havana Bar, a three-deck Serenity adults-only solarium, the vintage-themed Alchemy Bar and the Seaside Theater poolside film scream.<\/p>\n<p>The 2,964-guest ship additionally obtained new racing-themed water slides, an open-air recreation advanced with ropes course, mini-golf course, jogging monitor and extra, and a brand new lineup of eating venues together with Guy\u2019s Burger Joint, Cucina del Capitano, BlueIguana Cantina and extra.<\/p>\n<p>With all of its new options, the Carnival Sunshine debuted in Europe, providing a collection of nine- and 12-itineraries within the Mediterranean throughout the 2013 summer time season.<\/p>\n<p>Before the refit, the Carnival Destiny had initially debuted in 1996 as Carnival Cruise Line\u2019s largest ship thus far.<\/p>\n<p>The 101,000-ton vessel was additionally the largest cruise ship on this planet on the time, and the primary ever to exceed the mark of 100,000 tons.<\/p>\n<p>Currently primarily based in Charleston, the Sunshine is providing a year-round program of four- to ten-night cruises to the Bahamas and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>Destinations visited by the ship embrace Bimini, Half Moon Cay, Princess Cays, Nassau, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Kitts and extra.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, the vessel is repositioning to Norfolk for a program of six- and eight-night cruises to the Bahamas and the Eastern Caribbean.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The Carnival Sunshine conversion is marking its tenth anniversary this month. One of Carnival Cruise Line\u2019s greatest and most formidable refits ever, the $155 million makeover was carried out throughout a 49-day drydock that occurred from February to April 2013. 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