Sun-class cruise ship

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Star Voyager (as Dawn Princess) at Ketchikan, Alaska

Class overview
Name| Sun class
Builders| Fincantieri – Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A.
Operators|

* Peace Boat (1 ship)
* Seajets (1 ship)
* Cheng Zhen Cruises (1 ship)
* Star 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 currently operated by Star Cruises, Peace Boat, Cheng Zhen Cruises and Seajets (although the Seajets owned ship is not currently in active service). 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 among 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 Star Voyager having exterior bridge wings. Dream and Queen of the Oceans having enclosed bridge wings.

## Ships

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Ship | Built | Gross tonnage | Flag | Notes | Image

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Pacific World | 1995 | 77,441[1] |  Panama | In service for Peace Boat.
Sun Princess from 1995 to 2020. |
Star Voyager | 1997 | 77,441[2] |  United Kingdom | In service for Star Cruises.
Dawn Princess from 1997 to 2017, Pacific Explorer from 2017 to 2025. |
Dream | 1998 | 77,499 |  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 |  Bermuda | Laid up since 2020, future unknown.[3]
Ocean Princess from 2000 to 2002, Oceana from 2002 to 2020

## References

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3. ^ Bailey, Jordan (22 July 2020). "P&O's Former Oceana Acquired By Greek Ferry Operator". Cruise Capital. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

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List of ships built by Fincantieri

Warships|

* Andrea Doria
* Assad-class corvettes
* Bergamini-class frigates
* Caio Duilio
* Carvajal
* Cassiopea-class patrol vessels
* Cavour
* Deepak
* Diciotti-class offshore patrol vessels
* Doha-class corvettes
* Durand de la Penne-class destroyers
* Esmeraldas-class corvette
* Etna
* Falaj 2-class patrol vessels
* Giuseppe Garibaldi
* Laksamana-class corvettes
* Maestrale-class frigates
* Minerva-class corvettes
* San Giorgio-class amphibious transport docks
* San Giusto
* Sauro-class submarines
* Scirè
* Shakti
* Toti-class submarines
* Vittorio Veneto
* Musherib-class offshore patrol vessels
* Villavicencio
* Vulcano-class logistic support ships

Cruise ships|

* Amsterdam
* Arcadia
* L'Austral
* Azura
* Le Boreal
* Britannia
* Caribbean Princess
* Carnival Breeze
* Carnival Conquest
* Carnival Dream
* Carnival Freedom
* Carnival Glory
* Carnival Horizon
* Carnival Liberty
* Carnival Magic
* Carnival Panorama
* Carnival Splendor
* Carnival Sunshine
* Carnival Sunrise
* Carnival Valor
* Carnival Victory
* Carnival Vista
* Concordia-class cruise ships
* Costa Concordia
* Costa Deliziosa
* Costa Diadema
* Costa Fascinosa
* Costa Firenze
* Costa Fortuna
* Costa Luminosa
* Costa Magica
* Costa neoClassica
* Costa neoRomantica
* Costa Pacifica
* Costa Serena
* Costa Venezia
* Crown Princess
* Dawn Princess
* Discovery Princess
* Destiny-class cruise ships
* Disney Magic
* Disney Wonder
* Emerald Princess
* Eurodam
* Fram
* Golden Princess
* Grand Princess
* Koningsdam
* Le Lyrial
* Maasdam
* Majestic Princess
* Marina
* Nieuw Amsterdam
* Nieuw Statendam
* Noordam
* Ocean Princess
* Oosterdam
* MS Ambience
* Pacific Jewel
* Queen Elizabeth
* Queen Victoria
* Regal Princess
* Riviera
* Rotterdam
* Royal Princess
* Ryndam
* Royal-class cruise ships
* Ruby Princess
* Sea Princess
* Seabourn Encore
* Seabourn Ovation
* MSC Seaside
* MSC Seaview
* Seven Seas Explorer
* Sky Princess
* Silver Muse
* Silver Spirit
* Le Soléal
* Star Princess
* Sun-class cruise ships
* Sun Princess (1995)
* Sphere-class cruise ships
* Sun Princess (2024)
* Star Princess
* The Calypso
* Vasco da Gama
* Veendam (1996)
* Ventura
* Viking Sea
* Viking Sky
* Viking Star
* Viking Sun
* Volendam
* Westerdam
* Zaandam
* Zuiderdam

Ferries|

* al-Salam Boccaccio 98
* Almudaina Dos
* Gotlandia II
* Knossos Palace
* Festos Palace
* Hellenic Wind
* MDV1200-class fast ferries
* Pride of Hull
* Pride of Rotterdam
* Star-class ferries
* Speedrunner III
* Speedrunner IV
* Superstar

Cargo ships|

* Britannia Seaways
* Cape Victory
* Cape Vincent

Yachts|

* Destriero
* Serene
* Victory

Miscellaneous vessels|

* Alliance
* Castoro Sei
* Elettra
* Karadeniz Powership İrem Sultan
* Spirit of Columbus
* Sagar Nidhi
* Saipem 7000
* Scarabeo 8
* Ta Kuan

Related|

* Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico
* Fincantieri

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