Norwegian Sun
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Norwegian Sun
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The Norwegian Sun is a Norwegian Cruise Line ship offering cruise itineraries in Alaska, the Caribbean, through the Panama Canal, Northern Europe, and across transatlantic routes. It provides a modern cruise experience with all-inclusive style options suited to both families and adults. The ship features multiple cabin categories, varied dining options, onboard entertainment, and a range of activities. Its itineraries include vacation cruises and ocean routes with organized shore excursions at ports of call. This ship is well suited for travelers seeking a flexible and multi-destination cruise experience focused on accessible voyages and diverse regions at sea.
Itineraries of the Norwegian Sun
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Ship's attributes
Services And Amenities
- Elevators
- Self-service laundry room
- Casino
- Jacuzzi
- Pool
- Beauty salon
- Spa & body care
Specific needs
- Wheelchair accessible staterooms
Technical specifications
- Classe: Sun Class
- Tonnage: 78309
- Speed: 23.0 knots
- Passengers: 1936
- Decks: 12
- Length: 258 m
- Width: 37 m
History
- 2001: Année d'inauguration
- 2021: Année de rénovation
Frequently Asked Questions
Norwegian Sun measures 78,309 gross tons, 258 m long and 32.2 m wide, over 12 decks of which 9 are open to guests. She carries 1,936 passengers at double occupancy in 968 staterooms, with roughly 906 crew. She is now the smallest ship in the Norwegian fleet, and the ratio of one crew member for a little over two guests remains one of her genuine strengths. IMO 9218131 confirms delivery by Lloyd Werft in 2001.
She can, but only by filling third, fourth and fifth berths in family staterooms; the working figure is 1,936 at double occupancy. That gap of nearly 400 guests shows up most in the Garden Café, the Stardust Theatre and the hot tubs, all sized for double occupancy. The ship also sells several categories configured for single occupancy, which pulls actual headcount closer to the double-occupancy number on some departures. On the 11- and 12-night Panama Canal sailings from Miami, the crowd skews older and the ship rarely runs full.
Sun is two years younger, slightly heavier, and has fewer staterooms but more balconies than her near-sister. She has three restaurants Sky never had, namely Los Lobos Cantina, Moderno Churrascaria and Teppanyaki, plus the 24-hour Sports Bar and Magnum's Champagne & Wine Bar. Her April 2018 refit in Victoria, British Columbia, redid all 968 staterooms and added the Bliss Ultra Lounge and the deck 12 Spinnaker Lounge. Sun also stays in service until September 2027, a full year longer than Sky.
She left dry dock in Singapore on 13 April 2026, ran to Mauritius, then sailed to Cape Town via Madagascar, Réunion, Port Elizabeth and Mossel Bay. On 10 May 2026 she departed Cape Town on a 22-night crossing to Southampton by way of Walvis Bay, Luanda, Takoradi, Abidjan, Dakar, the Canaries and Madeira, arriving 1 June. From June through mid-October 2026 she runs 7- to 10-night sailings out of Copenhagen to Oslo, Tallinn, Riga, Kiel, Klaipeda, Gdynia and Helsinki. Copenhagen is served nonstop from Montreal, though frequency is thin, and Helsinki still requires a European connection.
She wraps up the Baltic in mid-October 2026, crosses to New York and then Miami, and starts her final Caribbean season on 29 November 2026 with 11- and 12-night sailings that include a partial Panama Canal transit, running through 16 April 2027. That day she leaves Miami on a 17-day crossing to Civitavecchia, and from 2 May 2027 she operates 8-day one-way sailings between Civitavecchia (Rome) and Ravenna through August. The flight therefore shifts from Miami, nonstop year-round from Montreal, to Rome, also nonstop, and to Ravenna, reached via Bologna or Venice with a road transfer of about 90 minutes. One-way itineraries mean an open-jaw air ticket, which has to be planned at booking rather than afterward.
Inside cabins run 145 to 199 sq ft (13.5 to 18.5 m²), oceanviews 145 to 221 sq ft depending on porthole or picture window, and balconies 221 to 330 sq ft (20.5 to 30.7 m²). Above those sit Club Balcony Suites at 322 to 387 sq ft, penthouses at 443 to 504 sq ft, and two 828 sq ft Owner's Suites with butler and concierge service. She also offers inside, oceanview and balcony categories configured for solo travellers, unusual on a hull of this vintage. Watch the obstructed oceanview categories, where lifeboats block the window in whole or in part.
The main dining rooms are Four Seasons and Seven Seas, supported at no extra charge by the Garden Café, the open-air The Great Outdoors and the 24-hour Sports Bar. Cover-charge venues are Cagney's Steakhouse, Le Bistro, La Cucina, Los Lobos Cantina, Moderno Churrascaria, Teppanyaki and the sushi counter, alongside the à la carte Atrium Cafe. Bars include Atrium Bar, Bliss Ultra Lounge, Champs Bar, Magnum's Champagne & Wine Bar, the deck 12 Spinnaker Lounge, Windjammer, the Havana Club Cigar Lounge and The Great Outdoors Bar. Shows run in the Stardust Theatre, smaller than the theatres on newer ships.
The Garden Café buffet is noticeably thinner than on newer ships, the theatre sometimes delivers one show where two were advertised, and the main pool is unheated, which makes it useless in the Baltic. She has no Waterfront, no waterslide complex, no ropes course and no Haven, and bathrooms keep their original shower curtains. The April 2026 Singapore dry dock covered machinery and class work rather than interiors, so the last real cosmetic refit dates from April 2018. With the ship leaving the fleet in September 2027, Norwegian has little reason to invest further in her public rooms.
The fare covers the stateroom, meals at Four Seasons, Seven Seas, the Garden Café, the Sports Bar and The Great Outdoors, Stardust Theatre shows, the pools, the gym and the youth clubs. Reserved-seating restaurants such as Cagney's, Los Lobos Cantina and Moderno Churrascaria carry a charge, as do alcohol, Wi-Fi, the thermal spa, shore excursions and the daily service charge. Free at Sea lets you add inclusions at booking, and the number of specialty meals scales with cruise length: an 11-night Panama sailing grants more than a 7-night Baltic one. Your advisor will confirm what applies to your departure.
A daily service charge per guest is posted automatically to the onboard account, with no need to hand cash to your steward or waiter. The amount depends on stateroom category, so a Club Balcony Suite is charged more than an inside cabin. Every drink at Magnum's or Windjammer and every spa treatment carries an automatic gratuity on top. The charge can be prepaid before sailing, and Free at Sea Plus covers it, which simplifies budgeting on a 12-night Panama Canal cruise.
The Unlimited Open Bar package covers spirits, cocktails, wines by the glass, draft beer, juice and soft drinks on board and at Great Stirrup Cay, with exclusions on certain premium bottles. On Sun it works everywhere, from Magnum's Champagne & Wine Bar to the deck 12 Spinnaker Lounge and the 24-hour Sports Bar. Remember that the old automatically-included open bar, applied to Sun from 2018 until 7 September 2019, is gone: alcohol now sits inside the Free at Sea selection. Free at Sea Plus adds top-shelf spirits, wines and champagne by the glass, and Starbucks drinks.
The ship runs Starlink, and the connection in the Baltic and the Caribbean handles messaging and ordinary browsing fine. Wi-Fi is not in the base fare: you need a package, the Free at Sea allowance of high-speed minutes, or Free at Sea Plus for unlimited streaming. One device at a time per login, which is awkward for a couple sharing an account. Alongside in Tallinn or Gdynia, hemmed in by bigger ships, speeds drop noticeably.
Splash Academy covers ages 3 to 12 and Entourage ages 13 to 17, in modest rooms compared with newer ships. Sun offers family inside, oceanview and balcony staterooms sleeping up to five, which is generous for a hull of this age. There is no waterpark or modern slide, and the main pool is unheated. Her 2026 Baltic itineraries and the 11- and 12-night Panama sailings draw an older crowd, so children find few playmates aboard.
Every night aboard earns a Latitudes point, so a 12-night Panama Canal cruise from Miami moves you up quickly. Tiers run Bronze (1 to 19 points), Silver (20), Gold (45), Platinum (75), Sapphire (150), Diamond (350) and Ambassador (700 and up). From Platinum onward you get a specialty-restaurant meal, laundry service and internet minutes among other benefits. Since Sun leaves the fleet in September 2027, points stay on your account but the perks will have to be spent on another ship afterward.
At 78,309 gross tons she is the smallest ship in the Norwegian fleet and therefore the most sensitive to swell, worth weighing before the 17-day Miami-to-Rome crossing in April 2027. The Baltic in summer is usually calm, but the North Sea leg between Copenhagen and Oslo can move. The steadiest cabins are midship on the lower decks, roughly decks 4 through 8. Guests prone to motion sickness should avoid forward and aft categories on the upper decks for the long crossings.
