Carnival Sunshine
Cruise ship · Bahamas · built 1996 · AIS Class A
In short
Carnival Sunshine (Cruise ship, Bahamas flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 12.5 kn, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is CASJB (Saint-John), with an ETA of Oct 6, 2026, 09:30 UTC; its reported draught is 8.6 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 22:05 UTC). Registered owner: Carnival Corporation (source: Wikidata). It can carry up to 3,002 passengers (source: Wikidata).
Current voyage: from Norfolk (departed Oct 3, 2026, 21:27 UTC) to CASJB (Saint-John)
- Vessel type
- Cruise ship
- Flag
- Bahamas
- Year built
- 1996
- Gross tonnage
- 102,853
- Size (length × beam)
- 270 m × 44 m
- Registered owner
- Carnival Corporation
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 41.1244° N, 68.6015° W
- Area
- North Atlantic Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 12.5 kn
- Course
- 3°
- Heading
- 0°
Last 30 days: 2 port calls (Norfolk).
Port calls are detected by Voydar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.
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- Name
- Carnival Sunshine
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9070058
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 308017000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- C6FN4
- Flag
- Bahamas
- Vessel type
- Detailed type from WikidataCruise ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 102,853
- Length overall
- 270 m
- Beam
- 44 m
- Year built
- 1996
- Passengers (maximum)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q185707. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.3,002
BahamasA tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.
Ownership & management
Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.
- Registered owner
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Timeline
Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Left NorfolkAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at NorfolkAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left NorfolkAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at NorfolkAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Reported departure from CANAVERAL HARBOR, FLAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at CANAVERAL HARBOR, FLAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at CANAVERAL HARBOR, FLAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.
Port calls
Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Voydar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.
Detected from AIS AIS-detected
| Port | Arrived | Departed | Time in port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk USORF | Oct 3, 2026, 10:24 UTC | Oct 3, 2026, 21:27 UTC | 11 h 3 min |
| Norfolk USORF | Sep 28, 2026, 10:36 UTC | Sep 28, 2026, 21:24 UTC | 10 h 48 min |
Detected by Voydar when the ship's AIS positions stayed slow inside a harbour area. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown. Depends on AIS reception; detection started on June 8, 2026.
Reported by authorities Authority-reported
| Port | Record | Date (UTC) | Berth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Departure | Dec 31, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Dec 31, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Dec 26, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Departure | Dec 26, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| San Juan PRSJU | Departure | Dec 21, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| San Juan PRSJU | Arrival | Dec 21, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Departure | Dec 18, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Dec 18, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Departure | Dec 10, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Dec 10, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| San Juan PRSJU | Departure | Dec 7, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| San Juan PRSJU | Arrival | Dec 7, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: January 6, 2002.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
About Carnival Sunshine
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 RMS 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, Italy, in November 1996 by Lin Arison, the wife of Carnival Cruise Line founder Ted Arison. In 2013, she received a major refit and a rename, with sister ships Carnival Sunrise and Carnival Radiance following suit in 2019 and 2021 respectively. At a ceremony in New Orleans on 17 November 2013, she was formally renamed, with Lin Arison once again serving as her godmother.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carnival Sunshine now?
- Carnival Sunshine (Cruise ship, Bahamas flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 5, 2026, 10:20 UTC, under way at 12.5 kn, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was CASJB (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 22:05 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Carnival Sunshine?
- Carnival Sunshine is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Bahamas, built in 1996 by Fincantieri. The vessel is 270 m long with a beam of 44 m and has a gross tonnage of 102,853.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Carnival Sunshine?
- Carnival Corporation is recorded as Registered owner for Carnival Sunshine (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Carnival Sunshine?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Carnival Sunshine from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Carnival Sunshine. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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