Sun-class cruise ship

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.

This article is about the cruise ship class. For the class of steam locomotives, see GWR Sun Class.
Pacific Explorer (as Dawn Princess) in Ketchikan, Alaska
Class overview
NameSun class
BuildersFincantieri – Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A.
Operators
Preceded byCrown class
Succeeded byGrand class
CostUS$380 million
Built1995–2000
Planned4
Completed4
Active3
Laid up1
General characteristics
TypeCruise ship
Tonnage77,741
Length260.0 m (853 ft 0 in)
Beam32.2 m (105 ft 8 in)
Draught7.9 m (25 ft 11 in)
Decks16 (10 publicly accessible)
Propulsion4 Sulzer diesel engines driving 2 shafts
Speed21.4 knots (39.6 km/h; 24.6 mph)
Capacity1,950–2,272 passengers
Crew900

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.

Ships
ShipBuiltGross tonnageFlagNotesImage
Pacific World199577,499 tons PanamaResumes service for Peace Boat in 2022.
Built as Sun Princess for Princess Cruises. Sold to Peace Boat in 2020.[1]
Charming199877,499 tons LiberiaOut of service for Sanya International Cruise Development.
Built as Sea Princess for Princess Cruises. Sailed as Adonia for P&O Cruises from 2003 to 2005 and again as Sea Princess until 2020.[1]
Pacific Explorer199777,499 tons United KingdomResumes service for P&O Cruises Australia in 2022.
Previous sailed as Dawn Princess for Princess Cruises from 1997 to 2017.
Queen of the Oceans200077,499 tons BermudaLaid up in Patras, fate unknown.[2]
Previously sailed as Ocean Princess for Princess Cruises from 2000 to 2002 and Oceana for P&O Cruises from 2002 to 2020

References
  1. "Sun Princess and Sea Princess to Leave Princess Cruises Fleet". 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  2. 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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