Sun-class cruise ship

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Pacific Explorer (as Dawn Princess) in Ketchikan, Alaska
Class overview
Name	Sun class
Builders	Fincantieri – Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A.
Operators	Peace Boat (1 ship) P&O Cruises Australia (1 ship) Seajets (1 ship) Cheng Zhen Cruises (1 ship)
Preceded by	Crown class
Succeeded by	Grand class
Cost	US$380 million
Built	1995–2000
Planned	4
Completed	4
Active	3
Laid up	1
General characteristics
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	77,741
Length	260.0 m (853 ft 0 in)
Beam	32.2 m (105 ft 8 in)
Draught	7.9 m (25 ft 11 in)
Decks	16 (10 publicly accessible)
Propulsion	4 Sulzer diesel engines driving 2 shafts
Speed	21.4 knots (39.6 km/h; 24.6 mph)
Capacity	1,950–2,272 passengers
Crew	900

The Sun class is a class of cruise ships originally built for and operated by Princess Cruises and now operated by P&O Cruises Australia, Peace Boat, Seajets and Cheng Zhen Cruises. The vessels in the class were designed and constructed by Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani in Italy. The first Sun-class vessel, Sun Princess (now Pacific World), entered service in 1995 and the last, Ocean Princess (now Queen of the Oceans) entered service in 2000. At the time of launch, the Sun class was amongst the largest cruise ships in the world, although this has since been surpassed.

The four ships are effectively identical, with the only notable exception being the design of the bridge wings; Pacific World and Pacific Explorer having exterior bridge wings, Dream and Queen of the Oceans having enclosed bridge wings.

Ship	Built	Gross tonnage	Flag	Notes	Image
Pacific World	1995	77,499 tons	Panama	In service for Peace Boat. Sun Princess from 1995 to 2020.
Pacific Explorer	1997	77,499 tons	United Kingdom	In service for P&O Cruises Australia. Dawn Princess from 1997 to 2017.
Dream	1998	77,499 tons	Liberia	In service for Cheng Zhen Cruises. Sea Princess from 1998 to 2003 and 2005 to 2020, Adonia from 2003 to 2005, Charming from 2020 to 2023.
Queen of the Oceans	2000	77,499 tons	Bermuda	Laid up since 2020, future unknown.[1] Ocean Princess from 2000 to 2002, Oceana from 2002 to 2020