Passenger ship (Cruise Passenger ship) · Portugal flag · built 1993
VASCO DA GAMA: CO₂ emissions 2019–2025
IMO 8919245 MMSI 255806445EU ETS6 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 31,364 t
- Fuel burned
- 9,823 t
- Time at sea
- 3,537 h
- Emitted at berth
- 18% of total
- Share of year under way
- 40%
- Gross tonnage
- 55,877
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VASCO DA GAMA against its type
Built in 1993, it is 17 years older than the median cruise ship on this register, which was built in 2010 (195 vessels with a known build year). At 55,877 gross tonnage it is smaller than 66% of the other 177 cruise ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 5 cruise ships here under the Portugal flag, 2.5% of the 202 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 132 other vessels here, 60 of them cruise ships. Cruise & Maritime Voyages is linked to 3 vessels on this register. The returns for 2021–2025 all give Madeira as port of registry.
Its 31,364 t of CO₂ for 2025 is close to the median of 31,269 t among the 200 cruise ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 677.8 kg CO₂, 17% below the type median of 821.3 kg. It logged 3,537 hours at sea against a median of 3,133 hours for its type that year. 17.5% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for cruise ships was 15.1%. Across 6 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2022 (43,292 t) and the lowest 2021 (20,470 t). Of the 4 sister ships listed below with a 2025 return, 0 reported a lower CO₂ per nautical mile than this vessel.
Emissions by year2019–2025
| Year | CO₂ (t) | Fuel (t) | Distance (nm) | At sea (h) | At berth (t) | kg CO₂/nm | EEOI | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31,364 | 9,823 | — | 3,537 | 5,501 | 677.8 | — | — |
| 2024 | 25,369 | 7,913 | — | 2,803 | 4,136 | 709.2 | — | — |
| 2023 | 32,118 | 10,018 | — | 3,597 | 3,885 | 673.6 | — | — |
| 2022 | 43,292 | 13,503 | — | 5,746 | 5,462 | 692.3 | — | — |
| 2021 | 20,470 | 6,385 | — | 2,952 | 2,913 | 673.7 | — | — |
| 2019 | 22,106 | 6,937 | — | 2,280 | 3,613 | 805.4 | — | — |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 8919245
- MMSI
- 255806445
- Call sign
- CQEP2
- Gross tonnage
- 55,877
- Length overall
- 219.0 m
- Beam
- 34.0 m
- Year built
- 1993
- Flag state
- Portugal per EU MRV 2025
- Builder
- Fincantieri
- Port of registry
- Madeira MRV 2025
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EEXI (13.63 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Operator
- Cruise & Maritime Voyages
- Verifier
- DNV, Germany
- Accreditation
- VS-16026-01
- Compliance document issued
- 2026-03-02
- Compliance document expires
- 2027-06-30
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 41.9% higher than in 2019, for EU/EEA voyages only. No return is recorded for 2020, so the series has gaps.
From 2024 to 2025, emissions rose 23.6% and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 4.4%.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
- 31,846 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.49 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 1.77 t
- Under EU ETS
- 27,688 t, 88% of total
Observed movementsAIS · Norwegian waters
- First seen
- 09 Jul 2025
- Last seen
- 04 Nov 2025
- Days observed
- 54
- Positions
- 5,644
- Median speed
- 13.9 kn
Its recorded positions span 58.0°N to 71.0°N and 4.4°E to 24.5°E.
400 hourly points from 5,644 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.
Verifier history
| From reporting year | Verifier | Accredited in |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ICS Verification Services Single Member P.C. | Greece |
| 2021 | 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 2019–2025, published by the European Commission.
- Vessel particulars: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons.
- Movements: Norwegian Coastal Administration open AIS extract.
This page draws on 6 MRV reporting years, 5 of 5 vessel particulars, AIS movements in Norwegian waters and a licensed photograph. Not found in the sources for this vessel: an efficiency ranking, 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.