The vessel's gross tonnage, which is a measure of volume and not of weight, is 101,509. Fully laden, she draws 27 feet 3 inches (8.3 m) of water. Design Ĭarnival Sunrise is 893 feet 4 inches (272.3 m) long and has a beam of 116 feet 6 inches (35.5 m). Carnival Sunrise is homeported in Miami, Florida.īuilt by Fincantieri at its Monfalcone shipyard in Friuli Venezia Giulia, northern Italy, she was floated out on October 23, 1999, and christened by Madeline Arison, wife of Micky Arison, the then-CEO (now Chairman of Carnival Corporation) of Carnival. As she and her three younger sisters ( Carnival Radiance, Costa Fortuna, and Costa Magica) are each a redesigned version of the lead ship in the class, she is sometimes referred to as the first of the Triumph class of cruise ships.
22.5 knots (41.7 km/h 25.9 mph) (maximum)Ĭarnival Sunrise (formerly Carnival Triumph) is a Destiny-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line.Diesel-electric two shafts (2 × 17.6 MW).
