What kind of ship is MSC Poesia?

MSC Poesia is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Panama, built in 2008 by STX France. The vessel is 293.8 m long with a beam of 32.2 m and has a gross tonnage of 92,627.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of MSC Poesia?

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

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MSC Poesia?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MSC Poesia 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. MSC Poesia has 15 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

MSC Poesia

Cruise ship · Panama · built 2008 · AIS Class A

IMO9387073MMSI355931000Call sign3EPL4Last AIS position Oct 4, 2026, 02:00 UTC

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In short

MSC Poesia (Cruise ship, Panama flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 4, 2026, 02:00 UTC, under way at 10.4 kn, near San Diego (North 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 MXCSL (Cabo San Lucas), with an ETA of Oct 5, 2026, 15:00 UTC; its reported draught is 7.8 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 4, 2026, 01:43 UTC). Registered owner: MSC Cruises (source: Wikidata). It can carry up to 3,013 passengers (source: Wikidata).

Current voyage: from San Diego (departed Oct 4, 2026, 01:42 UTC) to MXCSL (Cabo San Lucas)

Vessel type: Cruise ship
Flag: Panama
Year built: 2008
Gross tonnage: 92,627
Size (length × beam): 294 m × 32 m
Registered owner: MSC Cruises

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In the news Authority-reported

Reports that name MSC Poesia, newest first: the headline, the outlet and a link to the original. Voydar does not copy articles. A report tied to this ship by its IMO number in the text says so; a report that only prints the name is a possible match, because other ships can carry the same name.

What our data shows around Oct 1, 2026

MSC Poesia’s last AIS position before the report: 36.2719° N, 123.437° W (North Pacific Ocean), received Oct 1, 2026, 08:45 UTC (6 hours earlier). AIS-detected
Before the report: left Seattle on Sep 29, 2026.
After the report: arrived at Los Angeles on Oct 2, 2026.

See the position and 30-day track and the port calls below.

MSC Poesia cruise ship docks in Hafnarfjordur Iceland
icenews.isOct 1, 2026Possible match · name only · 70% confidence
The report names “MSC Poesia”; Voydar matched it to this ship by the name alone. It may be about a different ship.

Source: GDELT DOC 2.0 news index. News index: The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/). Licence: GDELT terms (unrestricted use with citation).

Headlines belong to their publishers; Voydar shows the headline and links to the original.

Last reported position

received Oct 4, 2026, 02:00 UTC

Position: 32.6095° N, 117.2423° W
Area: North Pacific Ocean
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 10.4 kn
Course: 218°
Heading: 219°

32.6095° N, 117.2423° W

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Last 30 days: 4 port calls (San Diego, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Victoria).

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: MSC Poesia
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9387073
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 355931000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: 3EPL4
Flag: Panama
Vessel type: Detailed type from WikidataCruise ship
AIS ship type: Passenger
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 92,627
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q1881875. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.1,056 t
Length overall: 293.8 m
Beam: 32.2 m
Year built: 2008
Passengers (maximum): Source: Wikidata, record Q1881875. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.3,013

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.

Registered owner: MSC Cruises
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Operator: MSC Cruises
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
ISM manager: MSC Cruise Management UK Ltd
Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting years 2024–2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 5, 2026
Builder: STX France
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 4, 2026, 01:42 UTC	Left San DiegoAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 3, 2026, 14:20 UTC	Arrived at San DiegoAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 3, 2026, 05:17 UTC	Left Los AngelesAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 2, 2026, 12:46 UTC	Arrived at Los AngelesAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 29, 2026, 00:10 UTC	Left SeattleAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 28, 2026, 13:00 UTC	Arrived at SeattleAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Apr 23, 2026	Port State Control inspection at Miami Beach, Florida	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Mar 24, 2026	Inspection at Juneau, Alaska	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Mar 30, 2024	Port State Control inspection at Miami Beach, Florida	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Feb 3, 2023	Port State Control inspection at San Diego, California	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Apr 23, 2013	Reported arrival at New YorkAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Apr 23, 2013	Reported departure from New YorkAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Apr 20, 2013	Reported arrival at Port EvergladesAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Nov 24, 2012	Port State Control inspection at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Mar 10, 2012	Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of Columbia	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Feb 7, 2012	Port State Control inspection at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Jan 28, 2012	Port State Control inspection at Miami Beach, Florida	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Jan 13, 2012	Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of Columbia	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Jan 9, 2012	Port State Control inspection at Miami Beach, Florida	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections

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.

Safety & inspections

Inspections

not recorded

Detentions

Deficiencies

Date	Type	Port	Findings
Apr 23, 2026	Vessel InspectionPSC	Miami Beach, Florida	clean
Mar 24, 2026	Vessel Inspection	Juneau, Alaska	clean
Mar 30, 2024	Vessel InspectionPSC	Miami Beach, Florida	clean
Feb 3, 2023	Vessel InspectionPSC	San Diego, California	clean
Nov 24, 2012	Vessel InspectionPSC	St. Thomas, Virgin Islands	clean
Mar 10, 2012	Incident Investigation	WASHINGTON, District of Columbia	clean
Feb 7, 2012	Vessel InspectionPSC	St. Thomas, Virgin Islands	clean
Jan 28, 2012	Vessel InspectionPSC	Miami Beach, Florida	clean
Jan 13, 2012	Incident Investigation	WASHINGTON, District of Columbia	clean
Jan 9, 2012	Vessel InspectionPSC	Miami Beach, Florida	clean
Oct 29, 2011	Vessel InspectionPSC	STATEN ISLAND, New York	clean
Sep 27, 2011	Vessel InspectionPSC	STATEN ISLAND, New York	clean
Sep 21, 2010	Vessel InspectionPSC	STATEN ISLAND, New York	clean
Nov 6, 2009	Vessel InspectionPSC	St. Thomas, Virgin Islands	clean
Apr 7, 2008	Vessel InspectionPSC	St. Thomas, Virgin Islands	clean

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.

Year	CO₂ emitted	Fuel burned	Time at sea	CO₂ / n mile
2018	71,122 t	22,563 t	153 days	1,206 kg
2019	80,768 t	25,658 t	175 days	1,195 kg
2020	1,031 t	322 t	0 days	—
2021	28,218 t	8,824 t	23 days	6,412 kg
2022	63,905 t	20,299 t	157 days	1,202 kg
2023	71,914 t	22,917 t	169 days	1,135 kg
2024	68,862 t	21,919 t	174 days	1,094 kg
2025	64,693 t	20,634 t	175 days	1,120 kg

Technical efficiency: EEXI (10.3 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.

Detected from AIS AIS-detected

Port	Arrived	Departed	Time in port
San Diego USSAN	Oct 3, 2026, 14:20 UTC	Oct 4, 2026, 01:42 UTC	11 h 21 min
Los Angeles USLAX	Oct 2, 2026, 12:46 UTC	Oct 3, 2026, 05:17 UTC	16 h 31 min
Seattle USSEA	Sep 28, 2026, 13:00 UTC	Sep 29, 2026, 00:10 UTC	11 h 9 min
Victoria CAVIC	Sep 28, 2026, 01:24 UTC	Sep 28, 2026, 06:48 UTC	5 h 23 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
New York USNYC	Arrival	Apr 23, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New York USNYC	Departure	Apr 23, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Arrival	Apr 20, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Departure	Apr 20, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Arrival	Apr 13, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Departure	Apr 13, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Juan PRSJU	Arrival	Apr 10, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Juan PRSJU	Departure	Apr 10, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Arrival	Apr 6, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Departure	Apr 6, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Arrival	Mar 30, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Departure	Mar 30, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: November 6, 2009.

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

About MSC Poesia

MSC Poesia is a cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises. She was built in 2008 by the Aker Yards shipyard in St. Nazaire, France. She is a sister ship to MSC Musica, MSC Orchestra, and MSC Magnifica. She is the first ship in the MSC Cruises fleet to be officially named outside Italy, at the Port of Dover, Kent on 5 April 2008, by Sophia Loren. MSC Poesia was the flagship of the company until she was displaced by MSC Fantasia, which entered service in December 2008. In 2008 and 2009, MSC Poesia sailed on a series of 7-night cruises from Venice to Italy, Greece and Turkey. Since 2010 the ship sails in Northern Europe during the summer season.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is MSC Poesia now?: MSC Poesia (Cruise ship, Panama flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 4, 2026, 02:00 UTC, under way at 10.4 kn, near San Diego (North 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 MXCSL (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 4, 2026, 01:43 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is MSC Poesia?: MSC Poesia is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Panama, built in 2008 by STX France. The vessel is 293.8 m long with a beam of 32.2 m and has a gross tonnage of 92,627.
Who is recorded as the owner or manager of MSC Poesia?: MSC Cruises is recorded as Registered owner for MSC Poesia (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MSC Poesia?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MSC Poesia 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. MSC Poesia has 15 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

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