COSTA SMERALDA
Passenger · Italy · Class A
Current position
updated 5 days agoIdentity & particulars
- Name
- COSTA SMERALDA
- IMO number
- 9781889
- MMSI
- 247391900
- Call sign
- IBCA
- Flag
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Vessel type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnage
- 183
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 337 m
- Beam
- 50 m
- Year built
- 2019
- Builder
- Meyer Turku
- Registered owner
- Costa Cruises
- Operator
- MSC Cruises
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
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.
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 |
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.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is COSTA SMERALDA now?
- COSTA SMERALDA (IMO 9781889) was last detected in the Mediterranean Sea at 38.8323° N, 2.8665° E, making 18.7 knots — 5 days ago. Seadar tracks COSTA SMERALDA live and free using AIS, with no paywall on position or identity.
- What kind of ship is COSTA SMERALDA?
- COSTA SMERALDA is a passenger 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 183.
- Who owns COSTA SMERALDA?
- COSTA SMERALDA is registered to Costa Cruises and operated by MSC Cruises. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has COSTA SMERALDA been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for COSTA SMERALDA appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).