The Carnival Sunshine is currently on its way back to North America after completing a drydock at the Chantier Naval de Marseille in France.

After departing Europe in late January, the 1996-built ship is sailing toward its new homeport in Norfolk, where it is expected to arrive on Feb. 10, 2025.

One day later, the Carnival Sunshine is set to kick off a new year-round deployment from its new homeport in Virginia.

For its first sailing from Norfolk, the ship is set to offer a five-night cruise to the Bahamas that includes visits to Freeport and Nassau, as well as two days at sea.

Continuing its operations from Virginia, the Sunshine offers a series of six- to eight-night cruises to destinations in the Bahamas and the Caribbean.

The deployment features visits to various destinations, such as Princess Cays, Grand Turk, Puerto Plata, Half Moon Cay and San Juan.

During the summer months, the Sunshine is also scheduled to offer six-night cruises to Bermuda that feature two-day visits to King’s Wharf.

Starting in September, the vessel adds visits to Carnival’s new private island destination of Celebration Key.

Before undergoing its drydock in France, the Carnival Sunshine completed a years-long homeporting service in Charleston, South Carolina.

During the shipyard stay, the ship underwent routine maintenance, in addition to class work and technical overhauls.

Public areas and staterooms also went through regular upkeep with the replacement of tiles, upholstery and carpet.

Originally built as the Carnival Destiny in the 1990s, the Sunshine was rebuilt at the Fincantieri shipyard in 2013.

As part of a $155-million project, the ship received several new features and venues, including the tropical-themed Havana Bar, a two-story adults-only solarium and a full-service Asian specialty restaurant.

The 101,000-ton vessel also saw its passenger capacity increase to 2,964 guests with the addition of 182 new staterooms and suites.