Marella Explorer 2
Cruise ship · Malta · built 1995 · AIS Class A
In short
Marella Explorer 2 (Cruise ship, Malta flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 14.7 kn, in the Mediterranean Sea. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is MT MLA (Valletta), with an ETA of Oct 3, 2026, 05:45 UTC; its reported draught is 8 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 2, 2026, 04:21 UTC). Registered owner: Marella Cruises (source: Wikidata).
Current voyage: from Piraeus (departed Sep 25, 2026, 03:58 UTC) to MT MLA (Valletta)
- Vessel type
- Cruise ship
- Flag
- Malta
- Year built
- 1995
- Gross tonnage
- 72,458
- Size (length × beam)
- 247 m × 32 m
- Registered owner
- Marella Cruises
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 37.1378° N, 15.9767° E
- Area
- Mediterranean Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 14.7 kn
- Course
- 219°
- Heading
- 219°
Last 30 days: 1 port call (Piraeus).
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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- Name
- Marella Explorer 2
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9072446
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 249054000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- 9HJI9
- Flag
- Malta
- Vessel type
- Detailed type from WikidataCruise ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 72,458
- Length overall
- 247 m
- Beam
- 32 m
- Year built
- 1995
MaltaA 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.
- Registered owner
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026Celebrity Cruises(not linked to a company record)Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.6 · retrieved Jun 8, 2026
- ISM manager
- Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting year 2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting years 2024–2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026
- Builder
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Left PiraeusAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at PiraeusAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| ISM manager: V.Ships Leisure SAM (previously MARELLA CRUISES LIMITED) | Voydar relationship-change derivation (derived by Voydar from EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions) | |
| Reported departure from OTHER HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AREA PORTS, HAWAII (NET)Authority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at OTHER HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AREA PORTS, HAWAII (NET)Authority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from HonoluluAuthority-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.
Emissions & fuel consumption
Independently verified annual figures reported under the EU MRV regulation — public environmental data the incumbents don't surface.
| Year | CO₂ emitted | Fuel burned | Time at sea | CO₂ / n mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 62,255 t | 19,891 t | 152 days | 1,215 kg |
| 2020 | 3,637 t | 1,163 t | 17 days | 735 kg |
| 2021 | 20,739 t | 6,576 t | 68 days | 1,045 kg |
| 2022 | 43,349 t | 13,832 t | 145 days | 1,030 kg |
| 2023 | 40,958 t | 13,055 t | 122 days | 1,070 kg |
| 2024 | 49,745 t | 15,893 t | 164 days | 1,059 kg |
| 2025 | 48,029 t | 15,117 t | 176 days | 982 kg |
Technical efficiency: Not Applicable. 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.
Detected from AIS AIS-detected
| Port | Arrived | Departed | Time in port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piraeus GRPIR | Sep 20, 2026, 04:01 UTC | Sep 25, 2026, 03:58 UTC | 4 d 23 h |
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.
Reported by authorities Authority-reported
| Port | Record | Date (UTC) | Berth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AREA PORTS, HAWAII (NET) | Departure | Sep 22, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| OTHER HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AREA PORTS, HAWAII (NET) | Arrival | Sep 22, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Honolulu USHNL | Departure | Sep 21, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Honolulu USHNL | Arrival | Sep 21, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| San Francisco USSFO | Departure | Sep 16, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| San Francisco USSFO | Arrival | Sep 16, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Astoria USAST | Departure | Sep 14, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Astoria USAST | Arrival | Sep 14, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Skagway USSGY | Departure | Sep 10, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Skagway USSGY | Arrival | Sep 10, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| DOUGLAS HARBOR, AK | Departure | Sep 9, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| DOUGLAS HARBOR, AK | Arrival | Sep 9, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: January 1, 2002.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
About Marella Explorer 2
Marella Explorer 2, formerly Celebrity Century and SkySea Golden Era, was the lead ship of the Century class of cruise ships for Celebrity Cruises, and the co-flagship of the Celebrity fleet, along with Millennium-class ship Celebrity Constellation, and the newest Solstice class, Celebrity Reflection. Other ships belonging to the Century class include Marella Explorer (formerly Celebrity Galaxy) and Mein Schiff 2 (2011) (formerly Celebrity Mercury). In March 2018, it was announced that Royal Caribbean Cruises and Ctrip were to close the SkySea Cruise Line brand and that the line's sole ship, SkySea Golden Era would join the Marella fleet in place of Mein Schiff 2 which would stay with TUI Cruises. Skysea Golden Era would take her final voyage on 29 August 2018. It was a 4-night sailing from Shanghai with a call at Fukuoka, Japan.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Marella Explorer 2 now?
- Marella Explorer 2 (Cruise ship, Malta flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 2, 2026, 20:54 UTC, under way at 14.7 kn, in the Mediterranean Sea. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was MT MLA (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 2, 2026, 04:21 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Marella Explorer 2?
- Marella Explorer 2 is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Malta, built in 1995 by Meyer Werft. The vessel is 247 m long with a beam of 32 m and has a gross tonnage of 72,458.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Marella Explorer 2?
- Marella Cruises is recorded as Registered owner for Marella Explorer 2 (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Marella Explorer 2?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Marella Explorer 2 from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Marella Explorer 2. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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