AIDAbella
AIDAbella is a cruise ship operated by AIDA Cruises. Built at Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, she is a sister ship to AIDAdiva and AIDAluna. The ship has a passenger capacity of over 2,050.[12] The name AIDAbella was chosen after a competition to name the new ship. The name was meant to signify how beautiful the ship is.[13]
AIDAbella in port in Denmark | |
History | |
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Italy | |
Name: | AIDAbella |
Operator: | AIDA Cruises |
Port of registry: | Genoa, Italy[1] |
Ordered: | 1 August 2005[2] |
Builder: | Meyer Werft (Papenburg)[1][3] |
Cost: | $390 million[1] |
Yard number: | S.666[2] |
Laid down: | March 10, 2007[4] |
Launched: | October 19, 2007[2] |
Christened: | April 23, 2008 in Warnemünde by Eva Padberg[5] |
In service: | April 2008[1] |
Identification: | |
Status: | In service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Sphinx-class[8] cruise ship |
Type: | Cruise ship |
Tonnage: | 69,203 GT[9] |
Length: | 826.41 ft (251.89 m)[9] |
Beam: |
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Draught: | 23.95 ft (7.3 m)[9] |
Depth: | 31.50 ft (9.6 m)[9] |
Decks: | 14 |
Installed power: | |
Propulsion: | diesel-electric; two shafts |
Speed: | |
Capacity: | 2,500 passengers[1] |
Crew: | 646[1] |
Facilities
The ship has 1,025 passenger cabins. There is a nude sunbathing area towards the rear of the ship. Amidships is a circular, glass-walled, and roofed Theatrium in the center of the ship.[12]
References
- Ward, Douglas (2009). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships (18th ed.). Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 978-981-268-564-3.
- "Data from XVAS". Vessel Assessment System. Archived from the original on 29 March 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "AIDAbella". ShipParade. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-10-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "AIDAbella Christened in Germany". Cruise Critic. 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- "AIDAbella (9362542)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- "AIDAbella (IMO: 9362542)". vesseltracker.com. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- Cox, Martin (18 February 2012). "Maintaining The AIDA "Difference": AIDAluna And The Sphinx Class Part One". Shipping News. Maritime Matters. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- "AIDAbella (G112323)". DNV GL Vessel Register. Germanischer Lloyd. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- "New club ship generation with MaK engines from Caterpillar" (PDF). Caterpillar Marine Power Systems. 2005. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- "AIDAbella". SchiffsSpotter.de (in German). Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- "Das Jahr der Megapötte". T-Online (in German). Deutsche Telekom AG. 2008-12-05. Archived from the original on 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- "AIDAbella-World Cruise". WorldCruise. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 9362542. |
- Official AIDAbella website (in German)
- "AIDAbella (112323)". DNV GL Vessel Register. Germanischer Lloyd. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- AIDAbella
- Photos from ShipParade
- Current Position
- Deck Plans
- "AIDAbella (9362542)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
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