IONA (Cruise ship, Bermuda flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 19:31 UTC, under way at 16.6 kn, in the North Sea. The crew-entered destination was NOKRS > GBSOU (voyage report via BarentsWatch AIS API, received Oct 1, 2026, 19:27 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is IONA?

IONA is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Bermuda, built in 2020 by Meyer Werft. The vessel is 344.5 m long with a beam of 54 m and has a gross tonnage of 184,000.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of IONA?

Carnival Corporation is recorded as Registered owner for IONA (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.

What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for IONA?

Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for IONA 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. IONA has 1 recorded Port State Control inspection. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

IONA

Cruise ship · Bermuda · built 2020 · AIS Class A

IMO9826548MMSI310857000Call signZCHG9Last AIS position Oct 1, 2026, 19:31 UTC

Open in Terminal

In short

IONA (Cruise ship, Bermuda flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 19:31 UTC, under way at 16.6 kn, in the North Sea. Its crew-entered AIS destination is NOKRS > GBSOU, with an ETA of Oct 3, 2026, 03:00 UTC; its reported draught is 8.8 m (voyage report via BarentsWatch AIS API, received Oct 1, 2026, 19:27 UTC). Registered owner: Carnival Corporation (source: Wikidata). It can carry up to 5,206 passengers (source: Wikidata).

Current voyage: from Kristiansand (departed Oct 1, 2026, 15:28 UTC) to NOKRS > GBSOU

Vessel type: Cruise ship
Flag: Bermuda
Year built: 2020
Gross tonnage: 184,000
Size (length × beam): 345 m × 54 m
Registered owner: Carnival Corporation

Watch this ship

Get an email when IONA arrives or leaves port, changes destination, name, flag or owner, or is sanctioned, detained or named in an official release.

We email you a link and a code. That creates a free account, no password or card, and follows IONA.

Free account, no card: follow up to 5 ships and ports. Plus follows 50, Pro 500.

By continuing you accept the Terms and the Privacy policy.

Last reported position

received Oct 1, 2026, 19:31 UTC

Position: 57.1893° N, 6.9667° E
Area: North Sea
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 16.6 kn
Course: 203°
Heading: 207°

57.1893° N, 6.9667° E

Open the full live map →

Last 30 days: 6 port calls (Kristiansand, Storesund, Storoya, and Alesund).

Port calls are detected by Seadar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.

A year of history in the Terminal (Plus) · the full archive since June 1, 2026 (Pro)

Try the live demo, no sign-up

Identity & particulars

Name: IONA
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9826548
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 310857000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: ZCHG9
Flag: Bermuda
Vessel type: Detailed type from WikidataCruise ship
AIS ship type: Passenger
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 184,000
Length overall: 344.5 m
Beam: 54 m
Year built: 2020
Passengers (maximum): Source: Wikidata, record Q28228009. Added to Seadar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.5,206

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.

Registered owner: Carnival Corporation
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Operator: P&O Cruises
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
ISM manager: Carnival Plc
Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting years 2024–2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026
Builder: Meyer Werft
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
Oct 1, 2026, 15:28 UTC	Left KristiansandAIS-detected	Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 1, 2026, 05:40 UTC	Arrived at KristiansandAIS-detected	Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 UTC	Left StoresundAIS-detected	Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 21, 2026, 06:44 UTC	Arrived at StoresundAIS-detected	Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 21, 2026, 06:40 UTC	Left StoroyaAIS-detected	Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 17, 2026, 14:53 UTC	Arrived at StoroyaAIS-detected	Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 20, 2019	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.

Safety & inspections

Inspections

not recorded

Detentions

Deficiencies

Date	Type	Port	Findings
Sep 20, 2019	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 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
2021	30,329 t	10,117 t	70 days	1,313 kg
2022	129,584 t	41,141 t	260 days	1,481 kg
2023	97,447 t	33,947 t	255 days	1,019 kg
2024	90,060 t	33,119 t	260 days	924 kg
2025	86,610 t	30,684 t	245 days	945 kg

Technical efficiency: EEXI (5.88 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
Kristiansand NOKRS	Oct 1, 2026, 05:40 UTC	Oct 1, 2026, 15:28 UTC	9 h 48 min
Storesund NOSRS	Sep 21, 2026, 06:44 UTC	Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 UTC	28 h 13 min
Storoya NOSOY	Sep 17, 2026, 14:53 UTC	Sep 21, 2026, 06:40 UTC	3 d 15 h
Storesund NOSRS	Sep 17, 2026, 05:48 UTC	Sep 17, 2026, 14:50 UTC	9 h 2 min
Alesund NOAES	Sep 15, 2026, 06:02 UTC	Sep 17, 2026, 05:48 UTC	47 h 46 min
Storesund NOSRS	Sep 10, 2026, 05:38 UTC	Sep 10, 2026, 15:05 UTC	9 h 28 min
Haugesund NOHAU	Aug 24, 2026, 14:57 UTC	Aug 26, 2026, 16:06 UTC	2 d 1 h
Storesund NOSRS	Aug 20, 2026, 05:34 UTC	Aug 20, 2026, 15:08 UTC	9 h 34 min
Storesund NOSRS	Aug 6, 2026, 05:38 UTC	Aug 6, 2026, 12:34 UTC	6 h 57 min
Storoya NOSOY	Jul 30, 2026, 15:17 UTC	Aug 3, 2026, 15:15 UTC	3 d 23 h
Haugesund NOHAU	Jul 30, 2026, 05:32 UTC	Jul 30, 2026, 15:12 UTC	9 h 40 min
Storoya NOSOY	Jul 23, 2026, 15:04 UTC	Jul 25, 2026, 16:13 UTC	2 d 1 h

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.

About IONA

MS Iona is an Excellence-class cruise ship in service for P&O Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc. Built by German shipbuilder Meyer Werft in Papenburg, she was delivered in October 2020 at a cost of £730 million. At 184,089 GT, Iona became the largest cruise ship commissioned for P&O and the British market upon delivery until sister ship Arvia (measuring 185,581 GT) was delivered in 2022. Iona was floated out on 18 February 2020 and delivered eight months later on 9 October amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which delayed her debut by more than a year until 7 August 2021, when she sailed her maiden voyage from Southampton.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is IONA now?: IONA (Cruise ship, Bermuda flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 19:31 UTC, under way at 16.6 kn, in the North Sea. The crew-entered destination was NOKRS > GBSOU (voyage report via BarentsWatch AIS API, received Oct 1, 2026, 19:27 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is IONA?: IONA is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Bermuda, built in 2020 by Meyer Werft. The vessel is 344.5 m long with a beam of 54 m and has a gross tonnage of 184,000.
Who is recorded as the owner or manager of IONA?: Carnival Corporation is recorded as Registered owner for IONA (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for IONA?: Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for IONA 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. IONA has 1 recorded Port State Control inspection. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

Use this data

This page is also available as JSON, free, with the source and licence of every section. Sections whose sources do not permit redistribution are listed as withheld.

GET /api/v1/vessels/9826548

View JSON API documentationFree without a key for occasional use; use an API key for more.

Follow by RSS Open data

Using this data in code?

Every account gets a personal API allowance: 2,500 credits a month free, 25,000 with Pro. Pro adds internal business use; API plans add building the data into your own products.

See plans