Carnival Horizon

Identity & particulars

Name

Carnival Horizon

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

9767091

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

370039000

Call signWhat is a call sign?

H3WI

Flag

Panama

Vessel type

Cruise ship

AIS ship type

Passenger

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

133,500

Length overall

321.5 m

Beam

37.1 m

Year built

2018

Passengers (maximum)

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q26218353. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.3,960

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.

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.

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 Aug 28, 2018ACC · PassengerNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)New York, NY, USA

  Carnival Horizon, New York, NY, USA (NTSB DCA18FM036)Report published Oct 22, 2019

  Ineffective interaction and communication between the master and the docking pilot who were maneuvering the vessel and the bridge teams ineffective oversight of the docking maneuver. Contributing was the placement of the third officer in a location without view of the bow to monitor the close approach to Pier 90.

Emissions & fuel consumption

Independently verified annual figures reported under the EU MRV regulation — public environmental data the incumbents don't surface.

Technical efficiency: EEDI (9.95 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.

About Carnival Horizon

Carnival Horizon is a Vista-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. She is the 26th vessel in the Carnival fleet and is the second of Carnival's Vista class, which includes Carnival Vista and Carnival Panorama. The ship has a tonnage of 133,596 GT and a capacity of 3,960 passengers. In 2019, she and her sister ship, Carnival Vista, were both superseded as the largest Carnival ship by their sister, the 133,868 GT Carnival Panorama.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Carnival Horizon now?

Carnival Horizon (Cruise ship, Panama flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 4, 2026, 21:46 UTC, under way at 6.5 kn, in the North Atlantic 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 BS GBI (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 4, 2026, 20:57 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is Carnival Horizon?

Carnival Horizon is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Panama, built in 2018 by Fincantieri. The vessel is 321.5 m long with a beam of 37.1 m and has a gross tonnage of 133,500.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Carnival Horizon?

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

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Carnival Horizon?

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

Sister ships

Ships of the same class, Vista (2002)-class cruise ship (source: Wikidata).

• ZUIDERDAMIMO 9221279Cruise ship · built 2002 · 82,820 GT
• OosterdamIMO 9221281Cruise ship · built 2003 · 82,820 GT
• WESTERDAMIMO 9226891Cruise ship · built 2004 · 82,862 GT
• ArcadiaIMO 9226906Cruise ship · built 2005 · 84,342 GT
• NOORDAMIMO 9230115Cruise ship · built 2006 · 82,318 GT
• QUEEN VICTORIAIMO 9320556Cruise ship · built 2007 · 90,049 GT
• QUEEN ELIZABETHIMO 9477438Cruise ship · built 2010 · 90,900 GT
• Carnival VistaIMO 9692569Cruise ship · built 2016 · 133,500 GT
• Carnival PanoramaIMO 9802384Cruise ship · built 2019 · 133,500 GT
• Adora Magic CityIMO 9871036Cruise ship · 135,500 GT