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Carnival Sunrise

Imagine a floating hotel as big as a city block, sailing on the ocean! That's the Carnival Sunrise!

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B. Baddeley and J. Terry married by United Church Minister Rev. L. Dixon on P.N.E. Happyland Ferris wheel

B. Baddeley and J. Terry married by United Church Minister Rev. L. Dixon on P.N.E. Happyland Ferris wheel

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Grand Turk Cruise Center
Carnival Sunrise in Jamaica
Acrobatic performance in midway carnival sideshow
Carnival Sunrise
Dawn. 'Carnival Victory' sailing up the Hudson River.
Carnival Sunrise Cruise
Carnival Sunrise (ship, 1999) and Carnival Liberty (ship, 2005)
Carnival Sunrise in Grand Cayman (January 2025)
Carnival Sunrise (ship, 1999), Carnival Liberty (ship, 2005) and BF Cartagena (ship, 1995)
Carnival Sunrise in port
Carnival Sunrise Anchored in Grand Cayman (May 2025)

Key Facts

Ship Type
Cruise ship. It's a floating hotel for vacations.
Built In
Monfalcone shipyard, northern Italy.
First Floated Out
October 23, 1999.
Homeport
Miami, Florida.
Fun Fact
It's part of a ship family where each ship is a redesigned version of the first one!

Meet the Giant Ship!

The Carnival Sunrise is a super-duper big ship that floats on the ocean! It's like a floating hotel with lots of rooms, swimming pools, and places to eat. It's so big, it's like a small town on the water! People go on this ship for fun vacations, sailing to exciting places.

Where Did This Big Boat Come From?

This amazing ship was built a long, long time ago in a special place in Italy called a shipyard. Think of a shipyard like a giant workshop where they build huge boats. It was floated out of the water for the very first time on October 23, 1999. A special lady named Madeline Arison helped give it its name!

Why Is This Ship So Cool?

The Carnival Sunrise is special because it's one of the first of its kind! It's part of a family of ships that are all a little bit different but very similar. It's like having brothers and sisters who look alike but have their own personalities. This ship helps people have amazing adventures on the sea.

Sailing the Seas for Fun!

This giant ship is homeported in Miami, Florida. That means it starts and ends its trips from Miami. It's like its home garage! People from all over the world come to get on board and go on exciting journeys to see new places and have lots of fun.

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