Sun-class cruise ship

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
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.

Ships

Ship	Built	Gross tonnage	Flag	Notes	Image
Pacific World	1995	77,499 tons	Panama	Resumes service for Peace Boat in 2022. Built as Sun Princess for Princess Cruises. Sold to Peace Boat in 2020.
Charming	1998	77,499 tons	Liberia	Out 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.
Pacific Explorer	1997	77,499 tons	United Kingdom	Resumes service for P&O Cruises Australia in 2022. Previous sailed as Dawn Princess for Princess Cruises from 1997 to 2017.
Queen of the Oceans	2000	77,499 tons	Bermuda	Laid up in Patras, fate unknown. Previously sailed as Ocean Princess for Princess Cruises from 2000 to 2002 and Oceana for P&O Cruises from 2002 to 2020