▁Ar ison , ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Car n ival ▁Cru ise ▁Line ▁founder ▁Ted ▁Ar ison . ▁ ▁Since ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁ship ▁has ▁been ▁home port ed ▁in ▁Char l eston , ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁she ▁received ▁a ▁major ▁ref it ▁and ▁a ▁rename , ▁with ▁sister ▁ships ▁Car n ival ▁Tri umph ▁and ▁Car n ival ▁Vict ory ▁following ▁suit ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁respectively . ▁At ▁a ▁ceremony ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁she ▁was ▁formally ▁renamed , ▁with ▁Lin ▁Ar ison ▁once ▁again ▁serving ▁as ▁her ▁god m other . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Car n ival ▁Dest iny ▁went ▁into ▁dry ▁dock ▁in ▁Tri este , ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁be ▁ref itted ▁and ▁renamed ▁Car n ival ▁Sun sh ine . ▁The ▁ref itting , ▁which ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁was ▁delayed ▁by ▁a ▁month ▁to ▁install ▁new ▁back - up ▁generator ▁systems . ▁ ▁Layout ▁The ▁prop ulsion ▁system ▁consists ▁of ▁six ▁thr uster ▁units , ▁three ▁forward ▁and ▁three ▁a ft , ▁each ▁with ▁variable - p itch ▁prop ellers ▁and ▁ 1 7 6 0 - k W ▁mot ors . ▁The ▁electric ity ▁for ▁the ▁mot ors ▁is ▁provided ▁by ▁dies el ▁gener ators . ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁mult im ill ion - d ollar