PACIFIC SUN

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Dec. 2011 Carnival Australia has announced that the  Pacific Sun, ex Carnival Jubilee has been sold to an undisclosed buyer. The ship was built in 1986 and was transferred to Australia's P&O in 2004 and she will leave the fleet in June 2012.

Owner:  Carnival  Plc. based in the UK - Operator: P & O Cruises - Australia

    Internal sold in 2004 by Carnival Cruise Lines to P&O-Australia
After an intensive refit at Grand Bahamas Dockyards she got interior as well as exterior changes. The most exterior changes are the removal of the Carnival winglets on the funnel and the construction of so called ducktail on the stern. Due to this construction the ship will pitch and roll less and increase of fuel efficienty. Entered service for P&O-nov.2004

Entered service: 1986 – Refits: 2004-2008 - Gross tonnage: 47.546 - Pass. lower beds: 1486 - All berths: 1960 - Passenger decks: 9 - Length: 223,40 m. - Beam: 28,20 m. - Drive: diesel/electric: 2 diesel engines 7 cyl. make Sulzer Total installed power: 23.500 kW. - Service speed 19,5 knots - Max. speed 21 knots - Built: Kockums - Sweden - Yard no. 596 - Classification: Lloyds Register - Flag: Malta

Former name: Jubilee

Sistership: Celebration now Grand Celebration

    Passenger Space Ratio at all berths 24,26


Jubilee of Carnival Cruise vLine


Painting outline by enter service for P&O-Australia

Painting outline since 2007

All interior images by courtesy of Reuben Goossens of  http://www.cruise-australia.net/ on this fine site you can watch a complete review of his Pacific Sun cruise.

July 31-2008 - 42 passengers have received medical attention after PACIFIC SUN was hit by severe weather, experienced  7 metre swells and 50 knot winds causing her to roll sharply  just before 8 pm last night. The ship was en route to Auckland following an eight day cruise in the South Pacific, and is now holding its position about 540 kilometres north east of New Zealand.

March 12 -2010 The Pacific Sun departed late for her current cruise and apparently is now sailing on a single engine at a much reduced speed towards Vila. The captain has been unable to advise how long the ship will be in Vila or what is happening to the remainder of the current itinerary or the next cruise. There are also apparently significant air conditioning issues that has meant no airconditioning to parts of the ship though this fault has been around for over 3 weeks and is yet to be rectified.

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