Passenger ship (Cruise Passenger ship) · Bahamas flag · built 1997
BOREALIS: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025
IMO 9122552 MMSI 311000987EU ETS5 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 53,555 t
- Fuel burned
- 17,168 t
- Time at sea
- 5,150 h
- Emitted at berth
- 10% of total
- Share of year under way
- 59%
- Gross tonnage
- 61,849
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BOREALIS against its type
Built in 1997, it is 13 years older than the median cruise ship on this register, which was built in 2010 (195 vessels with a known build year). At 61,849 gross tonnage it is smaller than 62% of the other 177 cruise ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 67 cruise ships here under the Bahamas flag, 33.2% of the 202 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 132 other vessels here, 60 of them cruise ships. Holland America Line is linked to 17 vessels on this register. Its MRV returns name it ROTTERDAM for 2018–2019 and BOREALIS for 2023–2025. The reported port of registry changed: Rotterdam (2018–2019), then Nassau (2023–2025).
Its 53,555 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 1.7 times the median of 31,269 t among the 200 cruise ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 712.1 kg CO₂, 13% below the type median of 821.3 kg. It logged 5,150 hours at sea against a median of 3,133 hours for its type that year. 10.3% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for cruise ships was 15.1%. Across 5 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2025 (53,555 t) and the lowest 2018 (22,132 t). Of the 3 sister ships listed below with a 2025 return, 1 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 | 53,555 | 17,168 | — | 5,150 | 5,525 | 712.1 | — | — |
| 2024 | 40,523 | 12,945 | — | 4,090 | 4,080 | 674.5 | — | — |
| 2023 | 47,199 | 14,945 | — | 4,482 | 3,478 | 684.0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 44,106 | 14,025 | — | 3,846 | 5,338 | 832.6 | — | — |
| 2018 | 22,132 | 7,090 | — | 2,032 | 2,562 | 773.0 | — | — |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 9122552
- Previously reported as
- ROTTERDAM
- MMSI
- 311000987
- Gross tonnage
- 61,849
- Length overall
- 237.5 m
- Beam
- 32.0 m
- Year built
- 1997
- Flag state
- Bahamas per EU MRV 2025
- Builder
- Fincantieri
- Port of registry
- Nassau MRV 2025
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EEXI (13.06 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Operator
- Holland America Line
- Verifier
- DNV, Germany
- Accreditation
- VS-16026-01
- Compliance document issued
- 2026-03-30
- Compliance document expires
- 2027-06-30
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 142.0% higher than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only. No return is recorded for 2020, 2021, 2022, so the series has gaps.
From 2024 to 2025, emissions rose 32.2% and CO₂ per nautical mile rose 5.6%.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
- 54,398 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.86 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 3.09 t
- Under EU ETS
- 31,620 t, 59% of total
Observed movementsAIS · Norwegian waters
- First seen
- 01 Jul 2025
- Last seen
- 21 Jul 2026
- Days observed
- 40
- Positions
- 5,451
- Median speed
- 13.5 kn
Its recorded positions span 58.0°N to 64.0°N and 4.4°E to 9.5°E.
400 hourly points from 5,451 positions. Filled circle first, open circle last; squares are ports for orientation, not calls.
Positions recorded per month
Norwegian Coastal Administration open AIS, Norwegian waters only, 01 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2026. A gap means the vessel was not recorded here, not that it was idle or that a transponder was off.
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.
- Movements: Norwegian Coastal Administration open AIS extract.
This page draws on 5 MRV reporting years, 5 of 5 vessel particulars, AIS movements in Norwegian waters, a name history and a licensed photograph. Not found in the sources for this vessel: an efficiency ranking, 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.