Passenger ship (Cruise Passenger ship) · Palau flag · built 1996
AIDACARA: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025
IMO 9112789 EU ETS4 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 3,018 t
- Fuel burned
- 941 t
- Time at sea
- 424 h
- Emitted at berth
- 13% of total
- Share of year under way
- 5%
- Gross tonnage
- 38,531
AIDACARA against its type
Built in 1996, it is 14 years older than the median cruise ship on this register, which was built in 2010 (195 vessels with a known build year). At 38,531 gross tonnage it is smaller than 79% of the other 177 cruise ships with a recorded tonnage. It is the only cruise ship on this register under the Palau flag. The same builder is recorded for 19 other vessels here, 6 of them cruise ships. AIDA Cruises is linked to 13 vessels on this register. Its MRV returns name it AIDACARA for 2018–2020 and ASTORIA GRANDE for 2025. The reported port of registry changed: Genova (2018–2020), then MALAKAL HARBOR (2025).
Its 3,018 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 90% below the median of 31,269 t among the 200 cruise ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 517.3 kg CO₂, 37% below the type median of 821.3 kg. It logged 424 hours at sea against a median of 3,133 hours for its type that year. 13.0% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for cruise ships was 15.1%. Across 4 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2018 (36,315 t) and the lowest 2025 (3,018 t). The one sister ship listed below with a 2025 return reported a higher or equal CO₂ per nautical mile.
Emissions by year2018–2025
| Year | CO₂ (t) | Fuel (t) | Distance (nm) | At sea (h) | At berth (t) | kg CO₂/nm | EEOI | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,018 | 941 | — | 424 | 392 | 517.3 | — | — |
| 2020 | 15,525 | 4,843 | — | 3,315 | 6,991 | 820.7 | — | — |
| 2019 | 34,992 | 10,968 | — | 4,828 | 5,492 | 538.5 | — | — |
| 2018 | 36,315 | 11,449 | — | 7,511 | 5,504 | 571.6 | — | — |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 9112789
- Previously reported as
- ASTORIA GRANDE
- Gross tonnage
- 38,531
- Length overall
- 193.3 m
- Year built
- 1996
- Flag state
- Palau per EU MRV 2025
Sources disagree: Wikidata/AIS (undated) list Italy. The flag shown is from the newest official source, the EU MRV return for 2025. - Builder
- Kvaerner Masa-Yards
- Port of registry
- MALAKAL HARBOR MRV 2025
- Home port
- ISTANBUL
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EEXI (16.62 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Operator
- AIDA Cruises, AIDA Cruises
- Verifier
- Phoenix Register of Shipping (PhRS), Greece
- Accreditation
- 1412
- Compliance document issued
- 2026-02-27
- Compliance document expires
- 2027-06-30
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 91.7% lower than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only. No return is recorded for 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, so the series has gaps.
From 2020 to 2025, emissions fell 80.6% and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 37.0%.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
- 3,065 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.05 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 0.17 t
- Under EU ETS
- 2,218 t, 73% of total
Verifier history
| From reporting year | Verifier | Accredited in |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | RINA Services Spa | Italy |
| 2025 | Phoenix Register of Shipping (PhRS) | Greece |
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 4 MRV reporting years, 5 of 5 vessel particulars, a name history and a licensed photograph. Not found in the sources for this vessel: an efficiency ranking, AIS movements in Norwegian waters, 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.