Sapphire Princess
Cruise ship · Bermuda · built 2004 · AIS Class A
In short
Sapphire Princess (Cruise ship, Bermuda flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 17.7 kn, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Seadar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is CA SYD (Sydney) (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 27, 2026, 22:05 UTC). Registered owner: Carnival Corporation (source: Wikidata). It can carry up to 2,670 passengers (source: Wikidata).
Current voyage: from Halifax (departed Sep 27, 2026, 20:52 UTC) to CA SYD (Sydney)
- Vessel type
- Cruise ship
- Flag
- Bermuda
- Year built
- 2004
- Gross tonnage
- 115,875
- Size (length × beam)
- 290 m × 38 m
- Registered owner
- Carnival Corporation
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 44.4056° N, 63.0535° W
- Area
- North Atlantic Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 17.7 kn
- Course
- 80°
- Heading
- 79°
Last 30 days: 1 port call (Halifax).
Port calls are detected by Seadar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.
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- Name
- Sapphire Princess
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9228186
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 310867000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- ZCHI4
- Flag
- Bermuda
- Vessel type
- Detailed type from WikidataCruise ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 115,875
- Length overall
- 290 m
- Beam
- 37.5 m
- Year built
- 2004
- Passengers (maximum)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q1514518. Added to Seadar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.2,670
BermudaA 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: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
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.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Left HalifaxAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at HalifaxAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Port State Control inspection at Juneau, Alaska | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Honolulu, Hawaii | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Juneau, Alaska | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at JBER, Alaska | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Juneau, Alaska | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Honolulu, Hawaii | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at San Pedro, California | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Juneau, Alaska | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Juneau, Alaska | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Juneau, Alaska | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Reported departure from HonoluluAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at HonoluluAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from Los AngelesAuthority-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.
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 7, 2014merchant-vessel-100-gross-tons-or-overUK MAIB investigation reports (index)East China Sea
Drowning in swimming pool on the passenger cruise ship Sapphire Princess with loss of 1 lifeReport published Feb 29, 2016
Location: East China Sea
Source: UK MAIB investigation reports (index). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0.
Safety & inspections
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2025 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Juneau, Alaska | clean |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Honolulu, Hawaii | clean |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Juneau, Alaska | clean |
| May 18, 2024 | Vessel InspectionPSC | JBER, Alaska | clean |
| May 16, 2024 | Vessel Inspection | Juneau, Alaska | clean |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Honolulu, Hawaii | clean |
| Apr 6, 2024 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Pedro, California | clean |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Vessel Inspection | Juneau, Alaska | clean |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Juneau, Alaska | clean |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Juneau, Alaska | clean |
| Jul 9, 2023 | Vessel Inspection | Juneau, Alaska | clean |
| Jun 18, 2023 | Vessel Inspection | Juneau, Alaska | clean |
| Jun 4, 2023 | Vessel Inspection | Juneau, Alaska | clean |
| May 13, 2023 | Vessel Inspection | Juneau, Alaska | clean |
| May 4, 2023 | Vessel Inspection | Juneau, Alaska | clean |
| May 2, 2023 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Juneau, Alaska | clean |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Pedro, California | clean |
| Sep 29, 2019 | Incident Investigation | WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | clean |
| Sep 25, 2019 | Vessel InspectionPSC | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Apr 17, 2014 | Vessel InspectionPSC | FPO, Armed Forces Pacific | clean |
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.
| Year | CO₂ emitted | Fuel burned | Time at sea | CO₂ / n mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 82,325 t | 26,057 t | 165 days | 1,401 kg |
| 2019 | 95,288 t | 30,208 t | 171 days | 1,477 kg |
Technical efficiency: EIV (26.61 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 Seadar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax CAHAL | Sep 27, 2026, 10:52 UTC | Sep 27, 2026, 20:52 UTC | 10 h 0 min |
Detected by Seadar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu USHNL | Departure | Apr 8, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Honolulu USHNL | Arrival | Apr 8, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Los Angeles USLAX | Departure | Apr 3, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Los Angeles USLAX | Arrival | Apr 3, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Los Angeles USLAX | Departure | Mar 31, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Los Angeles USLAX | Arrival | Mar 31, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Santa Barbara USSBA | Departure | Mar 30, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Santa Barbara USSBA | Arrival | Mar 30, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Los Angeles USLAX | Departure | Mar 27, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Los Angeles USLAX | Arrival | Mar 27, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Santa Barbara USSBA | Departure | Mar 24, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Santa Barbara USSBA | Arrival | Mar 24, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: June 7, 2004.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
About Sapphire Princess
Sapphire Princess is a cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises that entered service in 2004 as the sister ship of Diamond Princess. At the time she was one of the world's largest cruise ships, with a capacity of 2,670 passengers and is the second Gem-class ship built by Princess Cruises. Sapphire Princess was christened on 10 June 2004, in Seattle—the first cruise ship ever to be christened in that port.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sapphire Princess now?
- Sapphire Princess (Cruise ship, Bermuda flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 27, 2026, 22:23 UTC, under way at 17.7 kn, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Seadar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was CA SYD (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 27, 2026, 22:05 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Sapphire Princess?
- Sapphire Princess is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Bermuda, built in 2004 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The vessel is 290 m long with a beam of 37.5 m and has a gross tonnage of 115,875.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Sapphire Princess?
- Carnival Corporation is recorded as Registered owner for Sapphire Princess (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Sapphire Princess?
- Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Sapphire Princess 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. Sapphire Princess has 50 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
Sister ships
Likely sister ships: built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.
Neighbouring IMO numbers
IMO numbers are issued in sequence. These are the nearest numbers below and above this ship's that have a full Seadar profile.
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