CARNIVAL ENCOUNTER
Cruise ship · Bahamas · built 2002 · AIS Class A
In short
CARNIVAL ENCOUNTER (Cruise ship, Bahamas flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 19.3 kn, in the South Pacific Ocean. 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 NCNOU (Noumea), with an ETA of Oct 5, 2026, 01:12 UTC; its reported draught is 8.7 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 08:53 UTC). Registered owner: Carnival Corporation (source: Wikidata). It can carry up to 2,600 passengers (source: Wikidata).
Current voyage: from Chermside (departed Oct 3, 2026, 06:03 UTC) to NCNOU (Noumea)
- Vessel type
- Cruise ship
- Flag
- Bahamas
- Year built
- 2002
- Gross tonnage
- 108,977
- Size (length × beam)
- 290 m × 36 m
- Registered owner
- Carnival Corporation
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 26.5987° S, 153.5286° E
- Area
- South Pacific Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 19.3 kn
- Course
- 75°
- Heading
- 75°
Last 30 days: 2 port calls (Chermside).
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
- CARNIVAL ENCOUNTER
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9192363
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 311001596
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- C6HX7
- Flag
- Bahamas
- Vessel type
- Detailed type from WikidataCruise ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 108,977
- Length overall
- 289.5 m
- Beam
- 36 m
- Year built
- 2002
- Passengers (maximum)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q488014. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.2,600
BahamasA 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, 2026Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 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 ChermsideAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at ChermsideAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left ChermsideAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at ChermsideAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Reported arrival at HiloAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from HiloAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at NawiliwiliAuthority-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.
Detected from AIS AIS-detected
| Port | Arrived | Departed | Time in port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chermside AUCHE | Oct 2, 2026, 20:08 UTC | Oct 3, 2026, 06:03 UTC | 9 h 55 min |
| Chermside AUCHE | Sep 25, 2026, 19:33 UTC | Sep 26, 2026, 05:21 UTC | 9 h 48 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.
Reported by authorities Authority-reported
| Port | Record | Date (UTC) | Berth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilo USITO | Arrival | Dec 29, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Hilo USITO | Departure | Dec 29, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Nawiliwili USNIJ | Arrival | Dec 28, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Nawiliwili USNIJ | Departure | Dec 28, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| OTHER HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AREA PORTS, HAWAII (NET) | Arrival | Dec 27, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| OTHER HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AREA PORTS, HAWAII (NET) | Departure | Dec 27, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Honolulu USHNL | Departure | Dec 26, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Honolulu USHNL | Arrival | Dec 26, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Los Angeles USLAX | Departure | Dec 20, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Los Angeles USLAX | Arrival | Dec 20, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Honolulu USHNL | Arrival | Dec 13, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| OTHER HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AREA PORTS, HAWAII (NET) | Departure | Dec 13, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: March 4, 2002.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
About CARNIVAL ENCOUNTER
Carnival Encounter is a Grand-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. She was originally delivered in 2002 as Star Princess to sister cruise line Princess Cruises in 2002 by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, and was the second ship in Princess' history to operate under the name. She had been the third Grand-class ship to be added to the fleet, following Grand Princess and Golden Princess. In 2018, Carnival Corporation announced that Star Princess would be transferred to P&O Cruises Australia to accommodate P&O's expansion plans in Oceania; however, amid the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent impact on tourism, Carnival Corporation accelerated the transfer of the vessel and Star Princess joined P&O's fleet in 2020, one year earlier than planned. Following a renovation and a renaming to Pacific Encounter, she debuted in August 2022 upon P&O's staged resumption of operations.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is CARNIVAL ENCOUNTER now?
- CARNIVAL ENCOUNTER (Cruise ship, Bahamas flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 09:41 UTC, under way at 19.3 kn, in the South Pacific Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was NCNOU (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 08:53 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is CARNIVAL ENCOUNTER?
- CARNIVAL ENCOUNTER is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Bahamas, built in 2002 by Fincantieri. The vessel is 289.5 m long with a beam of 36 m and has a gross tonnage of 108,977.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of CARNIVAL ENCOUNTER?
- Carnival Corporation is recorded as Registered owner for CARNIVAL ENCOUNTER (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for CARNIVAL ENCOUNTER?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for CARNIVAL ENCOUNTER 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 CARNIVAL ENCOUNTER. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Sister ships
Likely sister ships: built by Fincantieri, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.
- Grand PrincessIMO 9104005Cruise ship · built 1998 · 108,806 GT
- CARNIVAL ADVENTUREIMO 9192351Cruise ship · built 2001 · 108,806 GT
- Carnival ConquestIMO 9198355Cruise ship · built 2002 · 110,000 GT
- Carnival GloryIMO 9198367Cruise ship · built 2003 · 110,000 GT
- Carnival ValorIMO 9236389Cruise ship · built 2004 · 110,000 GT
- Carnival LibertyIMO 9278181Cruise ship · built 2005 · 110,000 GT
- Carnival FreedomIMO 9333149Cruise ship · built 2007 · 110,000 GT
Neighbouring IMO numbers
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