Passenger ship · Bahamas flag · built 2001

NORWEGIAN SUN: CO₂ emissions 2022–2023

IMO 9218131 MMSI 3111090002 reporting years

CO₂ reported 2023

24,868 t

Fuel burned

7,878 t

Time at sea

1,352 h

Emitted at berth

18% of total

Share of year under way

15%

Gross tonnage

78,309

NORWEGIAN SUN against its type

Built in 2001, it is 5 years older than the median passenger ship on this register, which was built in 2006 (127 vessels with a known build year). At 78,309 gross tonnage it is larger than 65% of the other 117 passenger ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 40 passenger ships here under the Bahamas flag, 30.3% of the 132 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 3 other vessels here. Cordelia Cruises is linked to 2 vessels on this register. The returns for 2022–2023 all give Nassau as port of registry.

Its 24,868 t of CO₂ for 2023 is 2.3 times the median of 10,915 t among the 54 passenger ships on this register that reported for 2023. Per nautical mile it emitted 1,178.4 kg CO₂, 2.0 times the type median of 595.9 kg. It logged 1,352 hours at sea against a median of 2,376 hours for its type that year. 18.0% of its 2023 emissions were at berth; the median for passenger ships was 15.6%. The one comparable vessel listed below with a 2023 return reported a lower CO₂ per nautical mile.

Emissions by year2022–2023

Vessel particulars

IMO number

9218131

MMSI

311109000

Ship type

Passenger ship

Gross tonnage

78,309

Length overall

259.0 m

Beam

32.0 m

Year built

2001

Flag state

Bahamas Wikidata/AIS, undated

Builder

Lloyd Werft

Port of registry

Nassau MRV 2023

Technical efficiency (design)

EEXI (11.15 gCO₂/t·nm)

Operator

Cordelia Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line

Verifier

DNV, Germany

Accreditation

VS-16026-01

Compliance document issued

2024-04-23

Compliance document expires

2025-06-30

Reported CO₂ by year

Reported CO₂ in 2023 was 77.9% higher than in 2022, for EU/EEA voyages only.

From 2022 to 2023, emissions rose 77.9% and CO₂ per nautical mile rose 10.0%.Distance is missing for at least one of the two years, so activity and efficiency cannot be separated here.

Where the 2023 emissions occurred

Observed movementsAIS · Norwegian waters

First seen

16 Jun 2026

Last seen

17 Jun 2026

Days observed

2

Positions

150

Median speed

13.5 kn

Its recorded positions span 58.7°N to 59.9°N and 10.5°E to 10.7°E.

23 hourly points from 150 positions. Filled circle first, open circle last; squares are ports for orientation, not calls.

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.

Port state inspectionsUnited States waters

Sources and how to read this

• Emissions: EU MRV publication (THETIS-MRV), reporting years 2022–2023, published by the European Commission.
• Vessel particulars: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons.
• Movements: Norwegian Coastal Administration open AIS extract.
• Inspections: USCG PSIX.

This page draws on 2 MRV reporting years, 5 of 5 vessel particulars, AIS movements in Norwegian waters, a licensed photograph and US port state inspections. Not found in the sources for this vessel: an efficiency ranking, a name history and a sanctions listing.

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.

Comparable vesselsnearest by tonnage, same type

• SEA PRINCESS 1998 · 77,499 GT · 10,708 t · 984.3 kg/nm
• NOORDAM 2006 · 82,318 GT · 1,147 t · 1,008.3 kg/nm
• MARELLA VOYAGER 1997 · 77,302 GT · 48,336 t · 1,027.5 kg/nm
• WESTERDAM 2004 · 82,862 GT · 1,480 t · 973.3 kg/nm
• OCEANA 2000 · 77,000 GT · 73,297 t · 1,104.4 kg/nm
• ENCHANTMENT OF THE SEAS 1997 · 82,910 GT · 41,648 t · 1,010.6 kg/nm
• NORWEGIAN SPIRIT 1998 · 75,904 GT · 6,040 t · 2,299.2 kg/nm
• DISNEY MAGIC 1998 · 83,969 GT · 22,662 t · 1,214.1 kg/nm