Blue Sapphire

Identity & particulars

Name

Blue Sapphire

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

7822457

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

341776000

Call signWhat is a call sign?

V4XZ4

Flag

St. Kitts & Nevis

Vessel type

WikidataDetailed type from WikidataCruise ship

AIS ship type

Passenger

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

37,049

Deadweight (DWT)

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q176355. Added to Seadar on September 30, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.5,168 t

Length overall

199.6 m

Beam

28.5 m

Year built

1982

Passengers (maximum)

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q176355. Added to Seadar on September 30, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.600

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 Seadar 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 Mar 29, 2012merchant-vessel-100-gross-tons-or-overUK MAIB investigation reports (index)Berthed at the Port of Southampton, England

  Persons overboard during lifeboat drill on passenger cruise ship Saga Sapphire with 2 people injuredReport published Feb 29, 2016

  Location: Berthed at the Port of Southampton, England.

Safety & inspections

Source: U.S. Coast Guard Port State Information Exchange (PSIX) — public domain. Covers inspections recorded in U.S. waters. Free on Seadar; 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.

Technical efficiency: Not Applicable. 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 Seadar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.

About Blue Sapphire

Blue Sapphire is a cruise ship owned and operated by ANEX Tour. She was originally built in 1981 by Bremer Vulkan of Germany for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises as Europa. In 1999, Europa was sold to Star Cruises and she was renamed SuperStar Europe and a year later, Superstar Aries. In 2004, she was sold to Pullmantur Cruises and renamed Holiday Dream. In May 2008, she was transferred to the fleet of CDF Croisières de France and renamed Bleu de France. In November 2010, she was sold to Saga Cruises, but retained on charter by CDF for a further 12 months. Following an extensive refit in Italy from November 2011 to March 2012, the vessel was renamed Saga Sapphire. Most recently, she was sold to ANEX Tour in June 2020 and renamed Blue Sapphire, scheduled for an official debut in 2021.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Blue Sapphire now?

Blue Sapphire (Cruise ship, St. Kitts & Nevis flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 29, 2026, 12:23 UTC, under way at 10.2 kn, near Lakkion (Mediterranean Sea). Seadar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was GRKGS (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 29, 2026, 01:29 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is Blue Sapphire?

Blue Sapphire is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of St. Kitts & Nevis, built in 1982 by Bremer Vulkan. The vessel is 199.6 m long with a beam of 28.5 m and has a gross tonnage of 37,049.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Blue Sapphire?

Hapag-Lloyd is recorded as Registered owner for Blue Sapphire (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.

What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Blue Sapphire?

Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Blue Sapphire from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. Blue Sapphire has 21 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.