Carnival Cruise Line has circumvented this time consuming process with a bold approach of reconfiguration that results in the essentially reimagined Carnival Sunrise, providing an appealing alternative to ships fresh out of shipyard construction. These floating cities can take up to three or more years to complete and adding to the challenge is the astronomical cost of a newly constructed vessel. Keeping pace with cruise trends is something that every cruise line grapples with and announcements of new ship construction constantly grab the headlines. The glow of a Caribbean sunrise ushers in a new beginning and likewise, so does the emergence of the innovative Carnival Sunrise.
