VIKING SKY
Cruise ship · Norway · built 2017 · AIS Class A
In short
VIKING SKY (Cruise ship, Norway flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 16.4 kn, in the Mediterranean Sea. Its crew-entered AIS destination is ITBRI (Bari), with an ETA of Oct 4, 2026, 05:00 UTC; its reported draught is 6.8 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 23:49 UTC). ISM manager: Wilhelmsen Ship Management (Norway) AS (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions, reporting year 2025). It can carry up to 1,400 passengers (source: Wikidata).
Current voyage: from Napoli (departed Oct 1, 2026, 16:26 UTC) to ITBRI (Bari)
- Vessel type
- Cruise ship
- Flag
- Norway
- Year built
- 2017
- Gross tonnage
- 47,842
- Size (length × beam)
- 228 m × 29 m
- ISM manager
- Wilhelmsen Ship Management (Norway) AS
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 40.8612° N, 18.1026° E
- Area
- Mediterranean Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 16.4 kn
- Course
- 295°
- Heading
- 295°
Last 30 days: 2 port calls (Napoli and Livorno).
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
- VIKING SKY
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9650420
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 259186000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- LAYU7
- Flag
- Norway
- Vessel type
- Cruise ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 47,842
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q17014761. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.640 t
- Length overall
- 228.3 m
- Beam
- 28.8 m
- Year built
- 2017
- Passengers (maximum)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q17014761. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.1,400
NorwayA 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.
- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- ISM manager
- Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting year 2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026VIKING OCEAN CRUISES SHIP II LTD(Former)Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting year 2024 · 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 NapoliAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at NapoliAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left LivornoAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at LivornoAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Port State Control inspection at Miami Beach, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at STATEN ISLAND, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at STATEN ISLAND, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at San Pedro, California | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| ISM manager: Wilhelmsen Ship Management (Norway) AS (previously VIKING OCEAN CRUISES SHIP II LTD) | Voydar relationship-change derivation (derived by Voydar from EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions) | |
| Port State Control inspection at Miami Beach, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at MIAMI, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Miami Beach, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at BOSTON, Massachusetts | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at APO, AE, | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at APO, AE, | 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.
Incidents & investigations Authority-reported
Accident and incident reports by national investigation boards, and casualty warnings, that concern this ship. Each links to the original.
- Occurred Mar 23, 2019ACC · PassengerNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)Hustadvika, NO
Viking Sky, Hustadvika, NO (NTSB DCA19RM027)Report published Sep 16, 2020
See Flag State investigative report.
Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.
Safety & inspections
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Miami Beach, Florida | clean |
| Aug 4, 2025 | Vessel Inspection | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Vessel InspectionPSC | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Jan 5, 2025 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Pedro, California | clean |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Miami Beach, Florida | clean |
| Apr 5, 2020 | Vessel Inspection | MIAMI, Florida | clean |
| Dec 27, 2019 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Miami Beach, Florida | clean |
| Oct 2, 2017 | Vessel InspectionPSC | BOSTON, Massachusetts | clean |
| Dec 12, 2016 | Vessel InspectionPSC | APO, AE, | clean |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Vessel Inspection | APO, AE, | 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 | 34,162 t | 10,889 t | 154 days | 731 kg |
| 2019 | 46,273 t | 14,767 t | 246 days | 781 kg |
| 2020 | 15,074 t | 4,722 t | 30 days | 2,112 kg |
| 2021 | 29,785 t | 9,342 t | 107 days | 986 kg |
| 2022 | 34,457 t | 10,997 t | 171 days | 713 kg |
| 2023 | 31,450 t | 10,065 t | 147 days | 709 kg |
| 2024 | 17,154 t | 5,490 t | 104 days | 574 kg |
| 2025 | 22,086 t | 7,013 t | 111 days | 603 kg |
Technical efficiency: EEXI (14.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napoli ITNAP | Oct 1, 2026, 05:29 UTC | Oct 1, 2026, 16:26 UTC | 10 h 58 min |
| Livorno ITLIV | Sep 28, 2026, 05:22 UTC | Sep 29, 2026, 16:45 UTC | 35 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.
About VIKING SKY
MV Viking Sky is a cruise ship launched in 2016, operated by Viking Ocean Cruises since 2017. On 23 March 2019, she suffered an engine failure off the coast of Norway, with a partial evacuation by helicopters.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is VIKING SKY now?
- VIKING SKY (Cruise ship, Norway flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 4, 2026, 00:57 UTC, under way at 16.4 kn, in the Mediterranean Sea. The crew-entered destination was ITBRI (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 23:49 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is VIKING SKY?
- VIKING SKY is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Norway, built in 2017 by Fincantieri. The vessel is 228.3 m long with a beam of 28.8 m and has a gross tonnage of 47,842.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of VIKING SKY?
- Wilhelmsen Ship Management (Norway) AS is recorded as ISM manager for VIKING SKY (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions; reporting year 2025). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for VIKING SKY?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for VIKING SKY 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. VIKING SKY has 10 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
Sister ships
Likely sister ships: built by Fincantieri, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.
- Viking StarIMO 9650418Cruise ship · built 2015 · 47,800 GT
- Viking SeaIMO 9725421Cruise ship · built 2016 · 47,800 GT
- VIKING YIDUNIMO 9725433Cruise ship · built 2017 · 47,800 GT
- Viking OrionIMO 9796250Passenger ship · built 2018 · 47,861 GT
- Viking JupiterIMO 9796262Cruise ship · built 2019 · 47,800 GT
- Viking VenusIMO 9833175Passenger ship · built 2021 · 47,842 GT
Neighbouring IMO numbers
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