Today Carnival Cruises' Carnival Sunrise Arrives In New York for the First Time.



Artists Rendering of Carnival Cruises' Carnival Sunrise post refit.
Artists Rendering of Carnival Cruises' Carnival Sunrise post refit.

Today Carnival Cruises' Carnival Sunrise Arrives in New York for the First Time. There will be welcoming festivities including an official naming session for the ship. The Carnival Sunrise was previously the Carnival Triumph which was totally renovated and re-emerged as the Carnival Sunrise. After spending approximately $200 Million dollars on the ships refurbishment - she is very much a new ship.

The ship's refit was completed in March and she sailed from Spain to Norfolk - where the Carnival Sunrise made a series of cruises to Bermuda and Florida / the Bahamas.

Please check back tomorrow for details around the naming ceremony and first hand accounts of the ship's renovation. .


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