Where is Costa neoRomantica now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Costa neoRomantica in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is Costa neoRomantica?

Costa neoRomantica is a cruise ship, built in 1993 by Fincantieri. The vessel is 220.5 m long with a beam of 30.8 m and has a gross tonnage of 53,049.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Costa neoRomantica?

Costa Cruises is recorded as Registered owner for Costa neoRomantica (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Costa neoRomantica?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Costa neoRomantica 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 Costa neoRomantica. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Costa neoRomantica

Cruise ship · built 1993

IMO8821046No AIS position on record

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In short

Costa neoRomantica (Cruise ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. Registered owner: Costa Cruises (source: Wikidata). It can carry up to 1,697 passengers (source: Wikidata).

Vessel type: Cruise ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1993
Gross tonnage: 53,049
Size (length × beam): 221 m × 31 m
Registered owner: Costa Cruises

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Identity & particulars

Name: Costa neoRomantica
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8821046
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Cruise ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 53,049
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q1136427. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.7,781 t
Length overall: 220.5 m
Beam: 30.8 m
Year built: 1993
Passengers (maximum): Source: Wikidata, record Q1136427. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.1,697

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

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Registered owner: Costa Cruises
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Operator: Costa Cruises
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: Fincantieri
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
Nov 22, 2002	Reported departure from ST. THOMAS HARBOR, VIAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Nov 22, 2002	Reported arrival at ST. THOMAS HARBOR, VIAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Nov 21, 2002	Reported departure from San JuanAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

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.

Reported by authorities Authority-reported

Port	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth	Source
ST. THOMAS HARBOR, VI	Departure	Nov 22, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
ST. THOMAS HARBOR, VI	Arrival	Nov 22, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Juan PRSJU	Departure	Nov 21, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Juan PRSJU	Arrival	Nov 21, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: November 21, 2002.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

About Costa neoRomantica

MS Costa neoRomantica was a cruise ship completed for Costa Cruises in 1993 by Fincantieri in Italy as Costa Romantica, and a sister ship to Costa Classica. She was refurbished in 2003, renamed Costa neoRomantica in 2011, and from 2017 assigned to the Asian market. The ship was sold in 2020 to Celestyal Cruises as Celestyal Experience. She never operated for Celestyal and was sold again and renamed Antares Experience in September 2021, then beached for demolition at Gadani, Pakistan in December 2021.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Costa neoRomantica now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Costa neoRomantica in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Costa neoRomantica?: Costa neoRomantica is a cruise ship, built in 1993 by Fincantieri. The vessel is 220.5 m long with a beam of 30.8 m and has a gross tonnage of 53,049.
Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Costa neoRomantica?: Costa Cruises is recorded as Registered owner for Costa neoRomantica (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Costa neoRomantica?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Costa neoRomantica 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 Costa neoRomantica. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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