Costa Smeralda
Cruise ship · Italy · built 2019 · AIS Class A
In short
Costa Smeralda (Cruise ship, Italy flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 8.2 kn, in the Mediterranean Sea. Its crew-entered AIS destination is ESIBZ (Ibiza), with an ETA of Oct 6, 2026, 09:00 UTC; its reported draught is 8.5 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 5, 2026, 16:54 UTC). Registered owner: Costa Cruises (source: Wikidata). It can carry up to 6,554 passengers (source: Wikidata).
Current voyage: from Barcelona (departed Oct 5, 2026, 16:11 UTC) to ESIBZ (Ibiza)
- Vessel type
- Cruise ship
- Flag
- Italy
- Year built
- 2019
- Gross tonnage
- 185,010
- Size (length × beam)
- 337 m × 50 m
- Registered owner
- Costa Cruises
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 40.8486° N, 2.1062° E
- Area
- Mediterranean Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 8.2 kn
- Course
- 194°
- Heading
- 194°
Last 30 days: 4 port calls (Barcelona and Savona).
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
- Costa Smeralda
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9781889
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 247391900
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- IBCA
- Flag
- Italy
- Vessel type
- Detailed type from WikidataCruise ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 185,010
- Length overall
- 337 m
- Beam
- 50 m
- Year built
- 2019
- Passengers (maximum)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q65057205. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.6,554
ItalyA 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: Voydar editorial review · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
- ISM manager
- Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting years 2024–2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 5, 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 BarcelonaAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at BarcelonaAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left SavonaAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at SavonaAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left BarcelonaAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at BarcelonaAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) |
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 | 2,896 t | 1,044 t | 8 days | 1,103 kg |
| 2020 | 42,579 t | 14,759 t | 92 days | 1,515 kg |
| 2021 | 66,553 t | 23,276 t | 157 days | 1,318 kg |
| 2022 | 59,923 t | 18,974 t | 152 days | 1,152 kg |
| 2023 | 73,004 t | 25,772 t | 229 days | 919 kg |
| 2024 | 67,857 t | 24,318 t | 220 days | 929 kg |
| 2025 | 59,619 t | 19,960 t | 176 days | 1,028 kg |
Technical efficiency: EEXI (3.84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona ESBCN | Oct 5, 2026, 05:14 UTC | Oct 5, 2026, 16:11 UTC | 10 h 57 min |
| Savona ITSVN | Oct 3, 2026, 05:48 UTC | Oct 3, 2026, 16:01 UTC | 10 h 13 min |
| Barcelona ESBCN | Sep 28, 2026, 05:16 UTC | Sep 28, 2026, 15:59 UTC | 10 h 43 min |
| Savona ITSVN | Sep 26, 2026, 05:45 UTC | Sep 26, 2026, 16:10 UTC | 10 h 25 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 Costa Smeralda
Costa Smeralda is an Excellence-class cruise ship currently operated by Costa Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc. At 185,010 gross tonnage (GT), she is the second-largest ship commissioned for and to ever operate for Costa (after her sister ship, Costa Toscana), and is the 14th-largest cruise ship in the world, as of 2025. Costa Smeralda is also the second cruise ship in the world to be fully powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), making Costa the second cruise line to operate a ship running on LNG, after sister brand, AIDA Cruises, became the first in 2018.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Costa Smeralda now?
- Costa Smeralda (Cruise ship, Italy flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 5, 2026, 18:30 UTC, under way at 8.2 kn, in the Mediterranean Sea. The crew-entered destination was ESIBZ (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 5, 2026, 16:54 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Costa Smeralda?
- Costa Smeralda is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Italy, built in 2019 by Meyer Turku. The vessel is 337 m long with a beam of 50 m and has a gross tonnage of 185,010.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Costa Smeralda?
- Costa Cruises is recorded as Registered owner for Costa Smeralda (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Costa Smeralda?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Costa Smeralda 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 Costa Smeralda. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Sister ships
Ships of the same class, Excellence-class cruise ship (source: Wikidata).
- AIDAnovaIMO 9781865Cruise ship · built 2018 · 183,200 GT
- IONAIMO 9826548Cruise ship · built 2020 · 184,000 GT
Neighbouring IMO numbers
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