Explorer of the Seas
Cruise ship · Bahamas · built 2000 · AIS Class A
In short
Explorer of the Seas (Cruise ship, Bahamas flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 19 kn, in the Mediterranean Sea. 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 GR ATH; its reported draught is 9.1 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 30, 2026, 17:48 UTC). It can carry up to 4,029 passengers (source: Wikidata).
Current voyage: from Piraeus (departed Sep 30, 2026, 16:57 UTC) to GR ATH
- Vessel type
- Cruise ship
- Flag
- Bahamas
- Year built
- 2000
- Gross tonnage
- 138,194
- Size (length × beam)
- 311 m × 49 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 37.2277° N, 23.6813° E
- Area
- Mediterranean Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 19 kn
- Course
- 188°
- Heading
- 189°
Last 30 days: 1 port call (Piraeus).
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
- Explorer of the Seas
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9161728
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 311316728
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- C6SE4
- Flag
- Bahamas
- Vessel type
- Detailed type from WikidataCruise ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 138,194
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q606959. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.11,000 t
- Length overall
- 311 m
- Beam
- 49.1 m
- Year built
- 2000
- Passengers (maximum)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q606959. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.4,029
BahamasA 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, 2026Royal Caribbean International(not linked to a company record)Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.6 · retrieved Jun 8, 2026
- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026Royal Caribbean International(not linked to a company record)Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.6 · retrieved Jun 8, 2026
- ISM manager
- Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting year 2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting years 2024–2025 · 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 PiraeusAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at PiraeusAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left PiraeusAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at PiraeusAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Inspection at Cape Canaveral, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Cape Canaveral, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Cape Canaveral, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| ISM manager: Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (previously RCL Cruises 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 | |
| Port State Control inspection at Miami Beach, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Miami Beach, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Miami Beach, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Miami Beach, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Miami Beach, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Miami Beach, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Reported arrival at OTHER HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AREA PORTS, HAWAII (NET)Authority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from OTHER HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AREA PORTS, HAWAII (NET)Authority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at HonoluluAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
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
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2025 | Vessel Inspection | Cape Canaveral, Florida | clean |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Vessel Inspection | Cape Canaveral, Florida | clean |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Cape Canaveral, Florida | clean |
| Nov 17, 2024 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Miami Beach, Florida | clean |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Miami Beach, Florida | clean |
| Oct 14, 2023 | Vessel Inspection | Miami Beach, Florida | clean |
| Jan 2, 2023 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Miami Beach, Florida | clean |
| Oct 4, 2022 | Vessel Inspection | Miami Beach, Florida | clean |
| Aug 16, 2022 | Vessel Inspection | Miami Beach, Florida | clean |
| Aug 10, 2022 | Vessel Inspection | Miami Beach, Florida | clean |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Miami Beach, Florida | clean |
| Apr 3, 2022 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Juan, Puerto Rico | clean |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Incident Investigation | WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | clean |
| Jan 9, 2022 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Juan, Puerto Rico | clean |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Vessel Inspection | St. Thomas, Virgin Islands | clean |
| Oct 28, 2021 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Juan, Puerto Rico | clean |
| Aug 3, 2021 | Vessel Inspection | San Juan, Puerto Rico | clean |
| Jul 3, 2021 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Miami Beach, Florida | clean |
| Jul 1, 2021 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Miami Beach, Florida | clean |
| Apr 2, 2020 | Vessel Inspection | MIAMI, Florida | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 83,921 t | 26,605 t | 204 days | 1,264 kg |
| 2020 | 5,675 t | 1,814 t | 5 days | 5,278 kg |
| 2023 | 73,840 t | 23,625 t | 151 days | 1,217 kg |
| 2024 | 68,365 t | 21,921 t | 138 days | 1,200 kg |
| 2025 | 58,785 t | 18,755 t | 113 days | 1,269 kg |
Technical efficiency: EEXI (8.77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piraeus GRPIR | Sep 30, 2026, 03:56 UTC | Sep 30, 2026, 16:57 UTC | 13 h 2 min |
| Piraeus GRPIR | Jun 9, 2026, 03:47 UTC | Jun 9, 2026, 17:25 UTC | 13 h 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AREA PORTS, HAWAII (NET) | Arrival | Oct 15, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| OTHER HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AREA PORTS, HAWAII (NET) | Departure | Oct 15, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Honolulu USHNL | Arrival | Oct 14, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Honolulu USHNL | Departure | Oct 14, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Seattle USSEA | Departure | Oct 8, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Seattle USSEA | Arrival | Oct 8, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Astoria USAST | Arrival | Oct 6, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Astoria USAST | Departure | Oct 6, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| San Francisco USSFO | Arrival | Oct 4, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| San Francisco USSFO | Departure | Oct 4, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Santa Barbara USSBA | Arrival | Oct 3, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Santa Barbara USSBA | Departure | Oct 3, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: January 2, 2002.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
About Explorer of the Seas
Explorer of the Seas is a Voyager-class cruise ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International, completed in 2000. She can accommodate over 3,000 guests, including scientists making use of a built-in atmospheric and oceanographic laboratory operated by the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. The lab, with its attendant educational and outreach programs for passengers, was discontinued in 2007.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Explorer of the Seas now?
- Explorer of the Seas (Cruise ship, Bahamas flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 30, 2026, 18:52 UTC, under way at 19 kn, in the Mediterranean Sea. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was GR ATH (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 30, 2026, 17:48 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Explorer of the Seas?
- Explorer of the Seas is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Bahamas, built in 2000 by Kvaerner Masa-Yards. The vessel is 311 m long with a beam of 49.1 m and has a gross tonnage of 138,194.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Explorer of the Seas?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Explorer of the Seas 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. Explorer of the Seas has 50 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
Sister ships
Ships of the same class, Voyager-class cruise ship (source: Wikidata).
- Voyager of the SeasIMO 9161716Cruise ship · built 1999 · 138,194 GT
- ADVENTURE OF THE SEAIMO 9167227Cruise ship · built 2001 · 137,276 GT
- NAVIGATOR OF THE SEAIMO 9227508Cruise ship · built 2002 · 139,999 GT
- Mariner of the SeasIMO 9227510Cruise ship · built 2003 · 139,863 GT
Neighbouring IMO numbers
IMO numbers are issued in sequence. These are the nearest numbers below and above this ship's that have a full Voydar profile.
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