What kind of ship is MSC Bellissima?

MSC Bellissima is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Malta, built in 2019 by STX France. The vessel is 315 m long with a beam of 43 m and has a gross tonnage of 171,500.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MSC Bellissima?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MSC Bellissima 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. MSC Bellissima has 3 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

MSC Bellissima

Cruise ship · Malta · built 2019 · AIS Class A

IMO9760524MMSI248992000Call sign9HA4902Last AIS position Jul 30, 2026, 08:38 UTC

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In short

MSC Bellissima (Cruise ship, Malta flag) was last seen on AIS on Jul 30, 2026, 08:38 UTC, under way at 15.8 kn, near Keelung (Chilung) (East China Sea). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. It can carry up to 5,714 passengers (source: Wikidata).

Vessel type: Cruise ship
Flag: Malta
Year built: 2019
Gross tonnage: 171,500
Size (length × beam): 315 m × 43 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Jul 30, 2026, 08:38 UTC

Position: 25.2393° N, 121.7831° E
Area: East China Sea
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 15.8 kn
Course: 19°
Heading: 17°

25.2393° N, 121.7831° E

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Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.

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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Identity & particulars

Name: MSC Bellissima
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9760524
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 248992000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: 9HA4902
Flag: Malta
Vessel type: Cruise ship
AIS ship type: Passenger
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 171,500
Length overall: 315 m
Beam: 43 m
Year built: 2019
Passengers (maximum): Source: Wikidata, record Q27921898. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.5,714

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.

Ownership & management

Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.

Operator: MSC Cruises
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: STX France
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
Jan 3, 2024	Port State Control inspection at FPO, Armed Forces Pacific	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Jan 3, 2024	Inspection at FPO, Armed Forces Pacific	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Sep 5, 2018	Port State Control inspection at APO, AE,	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections

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 Dec 6, 2024運航阻害 · 旅客船運輸安全委員会船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)沖縄県那覇市那覇港新港ふ頭地区12号岸壁那覇港新港第1防波堤北灯台から真方位139°1,420m付近
旅客船MSC BELLISSIMA運航阻害Report published May 28, 2026
旅客船MSC BELLISSIMAは、停泊中、右舷電気推進機が運転できなくなり、運航が阻害された。

Source: 運輸安全委員会船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports). 出典：運輸安全委員会「船舶事故等調査報告書」（https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/）。Seadar が項目を抽出・加工して作成 (Source: Japan Transport Safety Board marine accident reports; fields extracted and edited by Seadar). Licence: Public Data License 1.0 (公共データ利用規約第1.0版, PDL1.0; compatible with CC BY 4.0).

Safety & inspections

Inspections

not recorded

Detentions

Deficiencies

Date	Type	Port	Findings
Jan 3, 2024	Vessel InspectionPSC	FPO, Armed Forces Pacific	clean
Jan 3, 2024	Boarding	FPO, Armed Forces Pacific	clean
Sep 5, 2018	Vessel InspectionPSC	APO, AE,	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	95,070 t	30,510 t	169 days	1,430 kg
2022	80,527 t	25,830 t	144 days	1,497 kg
2023	34,396 t	11,024 t	73 days	1,335 kg

Technical efficiency: EEXI (7.54 gCO₂/t·nm). Source: European Commission / EMSA THETIS-MRV (EU Regulation 2015/757). Covers voyages to, from and within the EU/EEA.

About MSC Bellissima

MSC Bellissima is a cruise ship operated by MSC Cruises. She was constructed at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France. The ship joined MSC Meraviglia in the company's Meraviglia class of cruise ships. She has a tonnage of 171,598 gross tonnage (GT) and a capacity of 4,500 passengers. The ship debuted in March 2019. MSC Cruises announced the suspension of all North American itineraries until 30 June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is MSC Bellissima now?: MSC Bellissima (Cruise ship, Malta flag) was last seen on AIS on Jul 30, 2026, 08:38 UTC, under way at 15.8 kn, near Keelung (Chilung) (East China Sea). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.
What kind of ship is MSC Bellissima?: MSC Bellissima is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Malta, built in 2019 by STX France. The vessel is 315 m long with a beam of 43 m and has a gross tonnage of 171,500.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MSC Bellissima?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MSC Bellissima 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. MSC Bellissima has 3 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

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