Where is Royal Clipper now?

Royal Clipper (Cruise ship, Malta flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 15:30 UTC, moored, in the port of Nice. The crew-entered destination was FR AJA (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 15:58 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is Royal Clipper?

Royal Clipper is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Malta, built in 2000 by Gdańsk Shipyard. The vessel is 133.7 m long with a beam of 16.3 m and has a gross tonnage of 5,000.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Royal Clipper?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Royal Clipper 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. No matched inspection records are displayed for Royal Clipper. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Royal Clipper

Cruise ship · Malta · built 2000 · AIS Class A

IMO8712178MMSI215813000Call sign9HA2796Last AIS position Oct 3, 2026, 15:30 UTC

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In short

Royal Clipper (Cruise ship, Malta flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 15:30 UTC, moored, in the port of Nice. Its crew-entered AIS destination is FR AJA (Ajaccio), with an ETA of Oct 4, 2026, 10:00 UTC; its reported draught is 6.2 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 15:58 UTC). It arrived there on Oct 3, 2026, 04:30 UTC. It can carry up to 227 passengers (source: Wikidata).

Vessel type: Cruise ship
Flag: Malta
Year built: 2000
Gross tonnage: 5,000
Size (length × beam): 134 m × 16 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Oct 3, 2026, 15:30 UTC

Position: 43.6935° N, 7.2843° E
Area: Mediterranean Sea
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Moored
Speed: 0 kn
Course: 173°
Heading: 146°

43.6935° N, 7.2843° E

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Last 30 days: 3 port calls (Nice, Ajaccio, and Sanary-sur-Mer).

Port calls are detected by Voydar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.

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Identity & particulars

Name: Royal Clipper
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8712178
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 215813000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: 9HA2796
Flag: Malta
Vessel type: Detailed type from WikidataCruise ship
AIS ship type: Passenger
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 5,000
Length overall: 133.7 m
Beam: 16.3 m
Year built: 2000
Passengers (maximum): Source: Wikidata, record Q493616. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.227

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.

Ownership & management

Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.

Builder: Gdańsk Shipyard
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
De Merwede
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

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.

Date	Event	Source
Oct 3, 2026, 04:30 UTC	Arrived at NiceAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 30, 2026, 17:15 UTC	Left AjaccioAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 30, 2026, 11:29 UTC	Arrived at AjaccioAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 25, 2026, 02:47 UTC	Left Sanary-sur-MerAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 24, 2026, 07:26 UTC	Arrived at Sanary-sur-MerAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)

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.

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.

Detected from AIS AIS-detected

Port	Arrived	Departed	Time in port
Nice FRNCE	Oct 3, 2026, 04:30 UTC	in port	—
Ajaccio FRAJA	Sep 30, 2026, 11:29 UTC	Sep 30, 2026, 17:15 UTC	5 h 46 min
Sanary-sur-Mer FRYNR	Sep 24, 2026, 07:26 UTC	Sep 25, 2026, 02:47 UTC	19 h 21 min
Capri ITPRJ	Jun 15, 2026, 06:43 UTC	Jun 15, 2026, 15:09 UTC	8 h 26 min

Detected by Voydar when the ship's AIS positions stayed slow inside a harbour area. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown. Depends on AIS reception; detection started on June 8, 2026.

About Royal Clipper

Royal Clipper is a steel-hulled five-masted fully rigged tall ship used as a cruise ship. She was redesigned by Robert McFarlane of McFarlane ShipDesign, for Star Clippers Ltd. of Sweden, the same designer behind the cruise company's first two vessels Star Clipper and Star Flyer. This third one was built using an existing steel hull designed by Zygmunt Choreń that was modified by the Gdańsk Shipyard, where 24 metres (79 ft) was added to its length. Originally built by Polish communist authorities as "Gwarek" she was intended as a floating vacation home for miners . This hull was sold because of financial problems. The Merwede shipyard completed the ship's interior in July 2000, whilst visiting the Pool of London, for its pre-launch to the travel industry. The renovations included frescography murals by Rainer Maria Latzke completing the ship's Mediterranean interior.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Royal Clipper now?: Royal Clipper (Cruise ship, Malta flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 15:30 UTC, moored, in the port of Nice. The crew-entered destination was FR AJA (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 15:58 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is Royal Clipper?: Royal Clipper is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Malta, built in 2000 by Gdańsk Shipyard. The vessel is 133.7 m long with a beam of 16.3 m and has a gross tonnage of 5,000.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Royal Clipper?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Royal Clipper 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. No matched inspection records are displayed for Royal Clipper. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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