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| Ship image = Carnival Destiny in Castries, St. Lucia 2.jpg
| Ship caption = ''Carnival Destiny'' at [[Castries]], St. Lucia, in April 2007
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{{Infobox ship class overview
| Builders = [[Fincantieri]]
| Operators = *[[Carnival Cruise Line]] (1996–present)
* [[Costa Cruises]] (2003–2026)
* [[Neonyx Cruises]] (2024–present)
* [[Margaritaville at Sea]] (2026–present)
| Class before = * Carnival Cruise Line: {{sclass|Fantasy|cruise ship|4}}
* Costa Cruises: {{sclass|Spirit|cruise ship|4}}
| Class after = * Carnival Cruise Line: ''Spirit'' class
* Costa Cruises: {{sclass|Concordia|cruise ship|4}}
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| Built range = 1996–2004
| In service range = 1996–present
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| Total ships completed = 5
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| Total ships active = 4
| Total ships laid up = 1
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| Ship type = [[Cruise ship]]
| Ship tonnage = {{GT|101,509–102,853}}
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| Ship length = {{cvt|893|ft|m}}
| Ship beam = {{cvt|116|ft|m}}
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| Ship decks = 13
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| Ship speed = {{convert|21|kn|lk=in}}
| Ship capacity = 2,642 passengers
| Ship crew = 1,040
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The '''''Sunshine'' class''' is a class of [[cruise ship]]s owned by [[Carnival Cruise Line]]. The class was formerly known as the '''''Destiny'' class''' until 2013 when ''Carnival Destiny'' was renamed ''Carnival Sunshine''. This transformation continued with sister ships ''Carnival Triumph'' in 2019 and ''Carnival Victory'' in 2021.

== History ==
{{ship||Carnival Destiny}} was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] in 1996 as the first in [[Carnival Cruise Line]]'s ''Destiny'' class of ships.  When launched it held the distinction as the world's largest passenger ship as well as the first passenger ship to be built over {{GT|100,000}}.  A [[sister ship]], ''Carnival Triumph'', launched in 1999 and was followed  by ''Carnival Victory'' in 2000.  Though similar to ''Carnival Destiny'', ''Carnival Triumph'' and ''Carnival Victory'' were larger, each containing an additional passenger deck and additional cabins. As a result, both stood apart from the ''Destiny'' class and were ultimately classified as ''Triumph''-class ships. Carnival Cruise Line and [[Costa Cruises]] would build larger variations based on the ''Destiny''-class ships in the years that followed.

In 2013, Carnival began a series of dry-docks which transformed its three ships, ''Carnival Destiny'', ''Carnival Triumph'', and ''Carnival Victory'', almost entirely, resulting in name changes for all three after the refits were completed. As a result, Carnival now collectively refers to these ships as the ''Sunshine'' class.

==''Sunshine''/''Fortuna'' class ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Ship || Year<br>built || Sailed for<br>Carnival || [[Gross tonnage]] 
!Homeport|| Flag || Notes || Image
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! colspan="8" |''Sunshine'' class
|-
| {{ship||Carnival Sunshine}} || style="text-align:Center;" | 1996 || style="text-align:Center;" | 1996–present || style="text-align:Center;" |{{GT|102,853}} 
|[[Charleston, South Carolina]]|| style="text-align:Center;" | {{flag|Bahamas|civil}} || align="Left" | Originally sailed as ''Carnival Destiny'' 1996–2013. The ship underwent a major refit in 2013 to become ''Carnival Sunshine''. World's largest passenger ship (measured by [[gross tonnage]]), when built. First cruise ship over {{GT|100,000}}. Currently the oldest ship in the Carnival fleet following the retirement of  ''Carnival Ecstasy'' in October 2022. ||[[File:Carnival Sunshine.jpg|center|200px]]
|-
| {{ship||Carnival Sunrise}} || style="text-align:Center;" | 1999 || style="text-align:Center;" | 1999–present || style="text-align:Center;" |{{GT|101,509}} 
|[[Miami|Miami, Florida]]|| style="text-align:Center;" | {{flag|Bahamas|civil}} || align="Left" | Originally sailed as ''Carnival Triumph'' 1999–2019. The ship underwent a major refit in 2019 to become ''Carnival Sunrise''.  On February 14, 2013, the ship was towed to [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], [[Alabama]] for repairs after an engine room fire and resumed service on June 13, 2013, four months after being out of service.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/travel/2020844874_carnivaltriumphxml.html |date=2013-04-23 |author=Helen Anders |title=Carnival Triumph to cruise again in June after repairs, upgrades  |newspaper=Seattle Times (online)}}</ref>||[[File:Carnival Sunrise Anchored in Grand Cayman (May 2025).jpg|center|200px]]
|-
| {{ship||Carnival Radiance}} || style="text-align:Center;" | 2000 || style="text-align:Center;" | 2000–present || style="text-align:Center;" |{{GT|101,509}} 
|[[Long Beach, California]]|| style="text-align:Center;" | {{flag|Panama|civil}} || align="Left" | Originally sailed as ''Carnival Victory'' 2000–2020. After being delayed for over a year, her refit was completed in October 2021, which included receiving the new livery first seen on {{ship||Mardi Gras|2020 ship|2}}.|| [[File:Carnival Radiance in Ensenada 2023.jpg|200px|center]]
|-
! colspan="8" |''Fortuna'' class
|-
|''[[Costa Fortuna|Margaritaville at Sea Beachcomber]]''
|2003
|2003–present
|102,587
|
|{{flag|Italy|civil}}
|Similar to the former ''Carnival Destiny'', ''Carnival Triumph'', and ''Carnival Victory.'' 
|[[File:Costa Fortuna and Santa Maria de Colombo at the Port of Funchal, Funchal, Madeira, 2023 May.jpg|200px|center]]
|-
|[[Costa Magica|''Goddess of the Night'']]
|2004
|2004–2023
|102,587
|[[Piraeus|Piraeus-Athens]], [[Greece]]
|{{flag|Bermuda|civil}}
|Similar to the former ''Carnival Destiny'', ''Carnival Triumph'', and ''Carnival Victory''
|[[File:Costa Magica Starboard Side Port of Tallinn 17 May 2018 (cropped).jpg|200px|center]]
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://carnival.com/Ship_Detail.aspx?shipCode=DE Carnival Cruise Lines]
* [https://help.carnival.com/ci/fattach/get/6076925/1583956829/redirect/1/session/L2F2LzEvdGltZS8xNTgzOTYwMDMzL3NpZC9mVWt6UUcwdkdJZnZGbE9iRHolN0VIQ3loOFc5d1ozbTJPNVY3d1ZYemFoJTdFQ1VxMlpHN0N1OUlmT1ZUUDh1RlpxZEFHdG9abUhzSVZBUlc0cGwzSTdnMUVSN2s0aHpzTUNSNWZudGVjekZZVU03WnpIYTlvR2RYREFRJTIxJTIx/filename/Ship%20Class%20Guide%200320.pdf Carnival Ship Class Guide (as of March 2020)]

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