Carnival Sunshine

Destiny-class cruise ship

Carnival Sunshine, formerly Carnival Destiny, is a cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. She debuted in 1996 with several size records. She was the first passenger ship ever built to exceed 100,000 gross tons, and was the world's largest passenger vessel built up to that time breaking the Queen Elizabeth's 54 year record, holding it until 1998. Built by Fincantieri at its Monfalcone shipyard in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northern Italy, she was christened as Carnival Destiny in Venice, in November 1996 by Lin Arison, the wife of Carnival Cruise Line founder Ted Arison.