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AIDA KREUZFAHRTEN

        AIDA Kreuzfahrten (AIDA Cruises) is a German company, which is now part of Carnival Corporation. "Aida" comes from the name of the opera of Italian romantic music composer Giuseppe Verdi. The ships are easily recognizable with a pair of big blue eyes and red lips at their bows.

        Lifestyle on the ships is very casual. This creates a fun environment for the young German passengers, the major target of AIDA Kreuzfahrten. The ships sail in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

Ship(s) in Operation

SPHINX Class

Ship

AIDAblu

AIDAsol

AIDAmar

AIDAstella

Entered Service

2010 February 9th

2011 April 9th

2012 May 12th

2013 March 17th

Builder

Meyer Werft, Papenburg (Germany)

Original Cost

US$420 million

Registry

Genoa, Italy

Gross Tonnage

71100 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

252.0 x 32.2 x 7.2 (m), 826.6 x 105.9 x 23.6 (ft)

Speed

20 knots

Passenger Decks

12

Number of Cabins
(Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

1096 (414, 172, 510)

1097 (415, 172, 510)

1097 (415, 172, 510)

1097 (415, 172, 510)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy /
Full Occupancy)

2192 / 2820

2194 / 2822

2194 / 2822

2194 / 2822

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy /
Full Occupancy)

32.44 / 25.21

32.41 / 25.19

32.41 / 25.19

32.41 / 25.19

Total Crew

611

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy /
Full Occupancy)

3.59 / 4.62

Navigation Officers

German

IMO Number, Call Sign

9398888, IBWX

9490040, ICPE

9490052, ICSJ

9601132, ICUP

Sister Ships

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History

2010- : AIDAblu
     (AIDA Kreuzfahrten)

2011- : AIDAsol
     (AIDA Kreuzfahrten)

2012- : AIDAmar
     (AIDA Kreuzfahrten)

 2013- : AIDAstella
     (AIDA Kreuzfahrten)

SPHINX Class

Ship

AIDAdiva

AIDAbella

AIDAluna

Entered Service

2007 April 30th

2008 April 23th

2009 March 22nd

Builder

Meyer Werft, Papenburg (Germany)

Original Cost

US$390 million

Registry

Genoa, Italy

Gross Tonnage

69203 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

252.0 x 32.2 x 7.3 (m), 826.6 x 105.9 x 23.9 (ft)

Speed

20 knots

Passenger Decks

11

Number of Cabins
(Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

1025 (366, 182, 477)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy /
Full Occupancy)

2050 / 2677

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy /
Full Occupancy)

33.76 / 25.85

Total Crew

607

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy /
Full Occupancy)

3.38 / 4.41

Navigation Officers

German

IMO Number, Call Sign

9334856, ICDH

9362542, ICGS

9334868, ICLP

Sister Ships

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History

2007- : AIDAdiva (AIDA Kreuzfahrten)

2008- : AIDAbella (AIDA Kreuzfahrten)

2009- : AIDAluna (AIDA Kreuzfahrten)

 

Ship

AIDAvita

AIDAaura

AIDAcara

Entered Service

2002 May 17th

2003 April 15th

1996 June

Builder

Aker MTW Werft, Wismar (Germany)

Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Turku (Finland)

Original Cost

US$350 million

Deutsche-Mark 300 million

Registry

Genoa, Italy

Genoa, Italy

Gross Tonnage

42289 tons

38557 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

202.9 x 28.1 x 6.2 (m), 665.5 x 92.2 x 20.3 (ft)

193.3 x 27.6 x 6.0 (m)
634.0 x 90.5 x 19.7 (ft)

Speed

20 knots

20 knots

Passenger Decks

10

9

Number of Cabins
(Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

633 (213, 358, 62)

590 (200, 342, 148)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy /
Full Occupancy)

1266 / 1691

1180 / 1373

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy /
Full Occupancy)

33.40 / 25.01

32.68 / 28.08

Total Crew

389

369

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy /
Full Occupancy)

3.25 / 4.35

3.20 / 3.72

Navigation Officers

German

German

IMO Number, Call Sign

9221554, IBNP

9221566, IBNZ

9112789, IBNR

Sister Ships

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History

2002- : AIDAvita (AIDA Kreuzfahrten)

2003- : AIDAaura (AIDA Kreuzfahrten)

1996-2001: Aida (Deutsche Seetouristik)
2001- : AIDAcara (AIDA Kreuzfahrten)

 

Future Ship(s)

 

Ship

AIDAprima

(unnamed)

Entered Service

2015 March 22nd

 2016

Builder

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki (Japan)

Original Cost

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Registry

Genoa, Italy

Gross Tonnage

124500 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

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Speed

21.5 knots

Passenger Decks

?

Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

?

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

? / ?

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

? / ?

Total Crew

?

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

?

Navigation Officers

German

IMO Number, Call Sign

9636955, ?

 9636967, ?

Sister Ships

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History

2015- : AIDAprima (AIDA Kreuzfahrten)

2016- : unnamed (AIDA Kreuzfahrten)

 

Former Ship(s)

 

Ship

AIDAblu <I>

Entered Service

1990 July

Builder

Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A., Monfalcone, Gorizia (Italy)

Original Cost

US$276.8 million

Registry

Genoa, Italy

Gross Tonnage

70285 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

245.6 x 32.3 x 8.2 (m), 805.6 x 105.9 x 26.9 (ft)

Speed

20 knots

Passenger Decks

11

Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

840 (212, 444, 184)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

1680 / 1910

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

41.84 / 36.80

Total Crew

677, European

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

2.48 / 2.82

Navigation Officers

German

IMO Number, Call Sign

8521220, IBNN

Sister Ships

Pacific Dawn (P&O Cruises Australia)

History

1990-1990: unnamed (Sitmar Cruises) [planned but never operated]
1990-2002: Crown Princess <I> (Princess Cruises)
2002-2004: A'Rosa Blu (A'Rosa Cruises)
2004-2007: AIDAblu <I> (AIDA Kreuzfahrten)
2007-2009: Ocean Village Two (Ocean Village)
2009- : Pacific Jewel (P&O Cruises Australia)

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