Ambience

Identity & particulars

Name

Ambience

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

8521232

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

311001109

Call signWhat is a call sign?

C6FH4

Flag

Bahamas

Vessel type

Cruise ship

AIS ship type

Passenger

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

70,285

Length overall

245.1 m

Beam

32.2 m

Year built

1991

Passengers (maximum)

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q510710. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.2,020

A tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.

Timeline

Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.

Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.

Former and other names

Names attested for this ship other than its current name.

A sanctions list's date is the earliest date the list shows the name, not when the ship took it. A name on a list is shown as a former name only where AIS shows the ship using another name after that date; otherwise it is listed as a name the list uses. AIS name changes are dated when Voydar saw them.

Incidents & investigations Authority-reported

Accident and incident reports by national investigation boards, and casualty warnings, that concern this ship. Each links to the original.

• Occurred Nov 9, 2015merchant-vessel-100-gross-tons-or-overUK MAIB investigation reports (index)Coral Sea, South Pacific Ocean

  Drowning in a swimming pool on the passenger cruise ship Pacific Dawn with loss of 1 lifeReport published May 4, 2016

  Location: Coral Sea, South Pacific Ocean.

Safety & inspections

Source: U.S. Coast Guard Port State Information Exchange (PSIX) — public domain. Covers inspections recorded in U.S. waters. Free on Voydar; the incumbents charge for this.

Emissions & fuel consumption

Independently verified annual figures reported under the EU MRV regulation — public environmental data the incumbents don't surface.

Technical efficiency: EEXI (12 gCO₂/t·nm). Source: European Commission / EMSA THETIS-MRV (EU Regulation 2015/757). Covers voyages to, from and within the EU/EEA.

Port calls

Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Voydar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.

About Ambience

MS Ambience is a cruise ship operated by Ambassador Cruise Line. The vessel was delivered to Princess Cruises in 1991 by the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy as Regal Princess, sailing on their North American routes. After 2000 she was deployed on the company's Australian routes, then later in the Mediterranean and Baltic seas. In 2007 Regal Princess was transferred to P&O Cruises Australia, underwent major refurbishment, and was renamed Pacific Dawn, operating from Australia to South Pacific destinations. Her renaming coincided with P&O's 75th anniversary in Australia. It was intended that the ship would be retired in 2020, sold to Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) and renamed Amy Johnson, but CMV had financial difficulties and went into administration in 2020, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Later in 2020 Pacific Dawn was sold to Ocean Builders Central, and renamed Satoshi.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Ambience now?

Ambience (Cruise ship, Bahamas flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 14:13 UTC, moored, in the port of IJmuiden/Velsen. The crew-entered destination was BEZEE (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 13:39 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is Ambience?

Ambience is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Bahamas, built in 1991 by Fincantieri. The vessel is 245.1 m long with a beam of 32.2 m and has a gross tonnage of 70,285.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Ambience?

Ambassador Cruise Line is recorded as Registered owner for Ambience (source: Wikidata; since 2021). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Ambience?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Ambience from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. Ambience has 50 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

Sister ships

Likely sister ships: built by Fincantieri, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.Inferred by VoydarInferred by Voydar from sourced builder records: same yard, same or compatible ship type, near-identical gross tonnage and length, built within 12 years. Hull series usually match on all of these, but this is not a confirmed ship class.Version seadar.sister_ships.yard v1

• IMO 8521220IMO 8521220Cruise ship · built 1990 · 70,310 GT