Destiny-class cruise ship

Carnival Sunshine in Carnival Destiny livery
Class overview
Builders: Fincantieri
Operators:
Preceded by: Fantasy class
Succeeded by: Spirit class
Built: 1994-1996
In service: 1996-present
Completed: 5
Active: 5
General characteristics
Tonnage: 101,509–102,853 GT
Length: 893 ft (272 m)
Beam: 116 ft (35 m)
Decks: 13
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity: 2,642 passengers
Crew: 1,040

The Destiny class is a class of cruise ships owned by Carnival Cruise Line. The class was modified after the lead ship, Carnival Destiny, was launched. This is reflected in both the Carnival Triumph and Carnival Victory.

History

The Carnival Destiny was launched in 1996 as the first in Carnival's Destiny class of ships. When launched it held the distinction as the worlds largest passenger ship as well as the first passenger ship to be built over 100,000 GT. A sister ship, the Carnival Triumph, launched in 1999 and was followed by the Carnival Victory in 2000. Though similar to the Carnival Destiny, the Carnival Triumph and Carnival Victory were larger, 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.

Destiny/Sunshine/Triumph/Fortuna-class ships

Destiny/Sunshine class ships

Ship Year
Built 		Sailed for
Carnival 		Gross Tonnage Flag Notes Image
Carnival Sunshine 1996 1996- Present 102,853 GT  Bahamas Originally sailed as the Carnival Destiny
World's largest passenger ship (measured by gross tonnage), when built.
First cruise ship over 100,000 GT.

Triumph class ships

The two ships have an additional deck than the Sunshine.

Ship Year
Built 		Sailed for
Carnival 		Gross Tonnage Flag Notes Image
Carnival Triumph 1999 1999–2013
June 2013 – present 		101,509 GT  Bahamas Identical to the Carnival Victory. On February 14, 2013 the ship was towed to Mobile, Alabama for repairs after an engine room fire and resumed service on June 13, 2013, four months after being out of service.[1]
Carnival Victory 2000 2000–Present 101,509 GT  Panama Identical to the Carnival Triumph.

Fortuna class ships

Two additional ships of the Triumph design were built for subsidiary Costa Cruises:[2]

Ship Year
Built 		Sailed
for
Costa 		Gross
tonnage 		Flag Notes Image
Costa Fortuna 2003 2003–Present 102,587  Italy Identical to Carnival Triumph and Carnival Victory
Costa Magica 2004 2004–Present 102,587  Italy Identical to Carnival Triumph and Carnival Victory

Staterooms

All rooms in the Destiny class feature a bathroom, multiple configuration beds, closets, a television, and a telephone for shipboard use.

Standard Interior

Standard inside room, no window, found ship-wide, includes booking categories 4A through 4G. Uses a framed picture in the place of a window. Each is 185 square feet, which is considered large for this type of stateroom. Most rooms can be configured either with two single beds or a single kingsized bed and many rooms have a third and sometimes fourth Pullman upper berth. Bathrooms include a sink, toilet and shower (no tub). Category 4H rooms have Ocean View style windows that look out on deckways. These rooms normally command a premium over Standard Interior rooms. Approximately 12 Interior rooms (including several Category 4H rooms) on each ship are handicapped accessible, with larger entry doors and oversize bathrooms.

Interior Upper/Lower

There are 18 Interior Upper/Lower rooms (Category 1A) on each ship, located on Decks 1, 2 and 6. These have a single bed and a Pullman upper berth and are only around 150 square feet each, with bathrooms identical to standard Interior rooms. Most of these rooms are located in less desirable parts of the ship, such as far forward near the waterline or wrapped around crew stairs aft.

Ocean view

Ocean View rooms have a window in the place of the picture frame from the inside room. Similar layout and square-footage. Booking category 5A features portholes, while booking category 6E features floor to ceiling windows. Other booking categories in this division are 6A and 6B which feature a normal sized square window. Bathrooms are identical to those of Interior rooms.

Balcony

Balcony rooms include Categories 8A through 8N and feature a balcony with two chairs and a small table and offer slightly larger square-footage than the previous two categories. Aft-facing cabins have much larger balconies. As with other categories, in most rooms beds can be placed together to form a single king-sized bed. There is also a sofa which can be configured as an additional bed. Bathrooms are identical to those of Interior and Ocean View rooms. There are also a few Vista Balcony (Category 9C) rooms with oversized balconies and two Premium Balcony (Category 9B) rooms per ship which are the size of Suites but do not have Suite amenities.

Suites

Ocean Suites are approximately 1.5 times the size of Balcony rooms and feature larger balconies, dark wood cabinets and trim, granite counter tops and Jacuzzi bathtubs in large bathrooms. Grand Suites are twice the size of Balcony rooms, and are appointed similarly to Ocean Suites but have a separate dining/sitting area with large-screen television.

Amenities

All Destiny-class ships feature:

References

  1. ↑ Helen Anders (2013-04-23). "Carnival Triumph to cruise again in June after repairs, upgrades". Seattle Times (online).
  2. ↑ "Carnival Cruise Lines: Die Kreuzfahrtschiffe" (in German). Retrieved 2012-01-19.

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