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{{About|the cruise ship class|the class of steam locomotives|GWR Sun Class}}

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| Ship image = Dawn Princess 01.jpg
| Ship caption = ''Star Voyager'' (as ''Dawn Princess'') at [[Ketchikan, Alaska]]
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{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name = ''Sun'' class
| Builders = [[Fincantieri]] – Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A.
| Operators = * [[Peace Boat]] (1 ship)
* [[Seajets]] (1 ship)
* [[Cheng Zhen Cruises]] (1 ship)
* [[Star Cruises]] (1 ship)
| Class before = ''Crown'' class
| Class after = {{sclass|Grand|cruise ship|4}}
| Cost = {{US$|380 million}}
| Built range = 1995–2000
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| Total ships planned = 4
| Total ships completed = 4
| Total ships cancelled = 
| Total ships active = 3
| Total ships laid up = 1
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| Ship type = [[Cruise ship]]
| Ship tonnage = 77,741
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| Ship length = {{convert|260.0|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|32.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| Ship draught = {{convert|7.9|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| Ship decks = 16 (10 publicly accessible)
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| Ship propulsion = 4 Sulzer [[diesel engine]]s driving 2 shafts
| Ship speed = {{convert|21.4|kn}}
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| Ship capacity = 1,950–2,272 passengers
| Ship complement = 
| Ship crew = 900
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The '''''Sun'' class''' is a [[Ship class|class]] of [[cruise ship]]s originally built for and operated by [[Princess Cruises]] and currently operated by [[Star Cruises]], [[Peace Boat]], [[Cheng Zhen Cruises]] and [[Seajets]] (although the Seajets owned ship is not currently in active service). The vessels in the class were designed and constructed by [[Fincantieri|Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani]] in Italy. The first ''Sun''-class vessel, {{ship|MS|Sun Princess|1995|2}} (now ''Pacific World''), entered service in 1995 and the last, ''[[MV Oceana|Ocean Princess]]'' (now ''Queen of the Oceans'') entered service in 2000. At the time of launch, the Sun class was among 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 ''Star Voyager'' having exterior bridge wings. ''Dream'' and ''Queen of the Oceans'' having enclosed bridge wings.

==Ships==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Ship || Built || Gross tonnage || Flag || Notes || Image
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| {{ship||Pacific World}}  || style="text-align:Center;"| 1995 || style="text-align:Center;"| 77,441<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://classdirect.lr.org/assets/LRV17852}}</ref>|| align="Left" | {{flag|Panama}} || style="text-align:Center;"| In service for [[Peace Boat]].<br>''Sun Princess'' from 1995 to 2020. || [[File:Sun Princess, Fremantle, 2016 (08).JPG|250px]]
|-
| ''[[Star Voyager (cruise ship)|Star Voyager]]'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 1997 || style="text-align:Center;"| 77,441<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://classdirect.lr.org/assets/LRV17852}}</ref>|| align="Left" | {{flag|United Kingdom}} || style="text-align:Center;"| In service for Star Cruises.<br>''Dawn Princess'' from 1997 to 2017, ''Pacific Explorer'' from 2017 to 2025.|| [[File:Pacific Explorer (34944590483) (cropped).jpg|250px]]
|-
| ''[[MS Charming|Dream]]'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 1998 || style="text-align:Center;"| 77,499 || align="Left" | {{flag|Liberia}} ||style="text-align:Center"| In service for Cheng Zhen Cruises. <br>''Sea Princess'' from 1998 to 2003 and 2005 to 2020, ''Adonia'' from 2003 to 2005, ''Charming'' from 2020 to 2023.|| [[File:Sea Princess departing Vanasadam Tallinn Port of Tallinn 3 July 2016.jpg|250px]]
|-
| {{MV|Queen of the Oceans||2}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 2000 || style="text-align:Center;"| 77,499 || align="Left" | {{flag|Bermuda}} ||align="center"| Laid up since 2020, future unknown.<ref name="seajets">{{cite web|title=P&O's Former Oceana Acquired By Greek Ferry Operator|url=https://www.cruisecapital.co.uk/oceana-acquired-by-greek-ferry-operator/|last=Bailey|first=Jordan|publisher=Cruise Capital|date=22 July 2020|access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref><br>''Ocean Princess'' from 2000 to 2002, ''Oceana'' from 2002 to 2020<br> || [[File:MV Oceana entering Charleston harbor. (32498102711) (cropped) (cropped).jpg|250px]]
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{List of ships built by Fincantieri}}

[[Category:Cruise ship classes]]
[[Category:Princess Cruises]]
[[Category:Ships built by Fincantieri]]