Passenger ship (Cruise Passenger ship) · Italy flag · built 2010
AIDABLU: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025
IMO 9398888 EU ETS8 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 43,015 t
- Fuel burned
- 13,715 t
- Time at sea
- 4,572 h
- Emitted at berth
- 20% of total
- Share of year under way
- 52%
- Gross tonnage
- 71,304
AIDABLU against its type
Built in 2010, it is the same age as the median cruise ship on this register (build year 2010, 195 vessels with a known build year). At 71,304 gross tonnage it is smaller than 51% of the other 177 cruise ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 19 cruise ships here under the Italy flag, 9.4% of the 202 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 65 other vessels here, 29 of them cruise ships. AIDA Cruises is linked to 13 vessels on this register. The reported port of registry changed: Genova (2018–2022), then Genoa (2023–2025).
Its 43,015 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 38% above the median of 31,269 t among the 200 cruise ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 794.1 kg CO₂, close to the type median of 821.3 kg. It logged 4,572 hours at sea against a median of 3,133 hours for its type that year. 20.0% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for cruise ships was 15.1%. Across 8 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2022 (55,077 t) and the lowest 2020 (31,340 t). Of the 8 sister ships listed below with a 2025 return, 4 reported a lower CO₂ per nautical mile than this vessel.
Emissions by year2018–2025
| Year | CO₂ (t) | Fuel (t) | Distance (nm) | At sea (h) | At berth (t) | kg CO₂/nm | EEOI | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43,015 | 13,715 | — | 4,572 | 8,587 | 794.1 | — | — |
| 2024 | 48,299 | 15,364 | — | 4,697 | 8,067 | 818.3 | — | — |
| 2023 | 50,572 | 16,071 | — | 4,842 | 10,918 | 852.4 | — | — |
| 2022 | 55,077 | 17,410 | — | 5,020 | 12,949 | 920.6 | — | — |
| 2021 | 48,408 | 15,291 | — | 6,326 | 18,323 | 1,162.6 | — | — |
| 2020 | 31,340 | 9,884 | — | 2,799 | 14,147 | 1,592.1 | — | — |
| 2019 | 46,901 | 15,013 | — | 2,939 | 11,526 | 1,274.0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 53,269 | 17,009 | — | 7,610 | 17,054 | 946.8 | — | — |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 9398888
- Gross tonnage
- 71,304
- Length overall
- 253.3 m
- Year built
- 2010
- Flag state
- Italy per EU MRV 2025
- Builder
- Meyer Werft
- Port of registry
- Genoa MRV 2025
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EEXI (10.7 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Operator
- AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises
- Verifier
- DNV, Germany
- Accreditation
- VS-16026-01
- Compliance document issued
- 2026-02-27
- Compliance document expires
- 2027-06-30
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 19.2% lower than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only.
From 2024 to 2025, emissions fell 10.9% and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 3.0%.Distance is missing for at least one of the two years, so activity and efficiency cannot be separated here.
Where the 2025 emissions occurred
Methane, nitrous oxide and EU ETS2025
- Total CO₂ equivalent
- 43,689 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.69 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 2.47 t
- Under EU ETS
- 31,548 t, 73% of total
Verifier history
| From reporting year | Verifier | Accredited in |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | RINA Services Spa | Italy |
| 2022 | RINA HELLAS LTD | Greece |
| 2023 | DNV | Germany |
A change of verifier is not in itself a sign of anything being wrong.
Sources and how to read this
- Emissions: EU MRV publication (THETIS-MRV), reporting years 2018–2025, published by the European Commission.
- Vessel particulars: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons.
This page draws on 8 MRV reporting years, 5 of 5 vessel particulars and a licensed photograph. Not found in the sources for this vessel: an efficiency ranking, AIS movements in Norwegian waters, a name history, a sanctions listing and US port state inspections.
Empty means unreported, never zero. How EEOI, distance, percentiles and sister ships are handled is explained under reading a vessel page. Something wrong? See corrections.