• Built 1987-1988 as Royal Viking Sun
• Entered service with Royal Viking Line on December 16, 1988
• Cunard Line bought Royal Viking Line in June 1994 - Cunard operated Royal Viking Sun until 1999
• Carnival Corp. took over Cunard in 1999, transferred the ship to their Seabourn Cruise Line division as Seabourn Sun late that year
• Ship transferred to Holland America Lines (HAL) on April 23, 2002, entered service with HAL on June 3, 2002
• A previous HAL ship by this name burned and sank off the Alaska coast in 1980 - click here to read about it.

Technical Facts and Figures

Built at	Wärtsilä Marine Industries Inc., Turku, Finland
Ship's Registry	The Netherlands
Gross tonnage	38,000 grt.
Length extreme	669' 3" (204.00 m)
Beam waterline	94'10" (28.90 m)
Beam extreme	106' 0" (32.32 m)
Draft	22' 11" (7.00 m)
Top of mast above keel	147' (45.50 m)
Lateral projected area	48,593 sq. feet (5,115 sq. m)
Engines	H.P. 4 x 7180.8 H.P - Medium speed diesel 530 RPM (4 x Wartsila Sulzer type 8 ZAL 40 S)
Propellers	2 x 4-bladed CP System
Bow thruster	2 x 4-bladed CP Liaaen
Stern thruster	1 stern compass thruster 360 degrees rotateable
Rudders	2 semi-balanced (separately/combined)
Passenger capacity	793 (Lower berths)
Crew	443
Maximum passenger capacity	837
Service speed	18.5 knots
Maximum speed	21.8 knots

Passenger Accommodations (2004)
Penthouse Verandah Suite	1
Deluxe Verandah Suite	18
Superior Verandah Suite	50
Deluxe Verandah Outside	82
Large Outside	220
Single Outside	2
Standard Inside	25
Total Number of Staterooms	398

Public Rooms/Capacity (2004)
La Fontaine Dining Room	418
Odyssey Restaurant	48
Wajang Theatre	100
Queen's Lounge	424
Crow's Nest Lounge	100
Explorer's Lounge	36
The Lido Restaurant	171
Erasmus Library	6
Oak Room	20
Ocean Bar	90
Java Bar/Café	24
Meeting Rooms	48/16
Internet Center	11
Casino	Blackjack tables; slot machines; dice table; roulette table; stud poker.
Spa Facilities	Fitness center; dual saunas; massage rooms; beauty salon/barber shop; tennis practice courts.