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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox company AIDA Cruises is a German cruise line founded in the early 1960s and organized as a wholly owned subsidiary of Costa Crociere S.p.A.,[1] which in turn belongs to Carnival Corporation & plc. Based in Rostock, Germany,[1] AIDA Cruises caters primarily to the German-speaking market; as seagoing "club resorts", AIDA ships have on-board amenities and facilities designed to attract younger, more active vacationers.[2] As of September 2023, the cruise line operates 11 ships.

AIDA Cruises has been Carnival-owned since 2003.[3][4]

History

Шаблон:Anchor The company was founded in 1952 as VEB Deutsche Seereederei Rostock (German Shipping Company Rostock) as the German Democratic Republic's state-owned shipping company, based at Rostock, and became VEB Deutfracht/Seereederei Rostock in 1973.[5] It began its passenger operations with Völkerfreundschaft ("Peoples' Friendship"), in the 1960s.[3] After the reunification of Germany in the early 1990s Deutfracht/Seereederei Rostock was privatised and became Deutsche Seereederei Rostock GmbH.[5] DSR acquired Seetours of Bremen and cruises were marketed under the Seetours brand.[3] On 1 January 1998, DSR split their operations into cargo and tourism, with a new company Arkona Touristik taking over the cruise business.[6] Then during 2000 a company was formed, known as AIDA Cruises; with P&O Cruises acquiring a 51% stake in the new organisation, and Arkona Touristik retaining the other 49%.[7]

As subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc

In 2001, P&O Princess Cruises acquired the remaining 49% interest in AIDA and the cruise business associated with Seetours International.[8] In 2003, P&O Princess merged with Carnival Corporation, to form Carnival Corporation & plc, the world's largest cruise holiday company.[4] The Seetours cruise business, that had been acquired by P&O, was rebranded as AIDA Cruises in 2004.[9]

Following the merger, executive control of AIDA Cruises was transferred to Costa Cruises Group, one of the main operating companies of Carnival Corporation & plc, with responsibility for the group's European brands.[9][10] AIDA Cruises is now one of ten brands owned by Carnival Corporation & plc, based at Miami, Florida, accounting for 6.5% of its share of revenue[11] and has been led by President Felix Eichhorn since 1 September 2015.[12]

In October 2017, Шаблон:Ship departed from Hamburg on the company's first World Cruise. After a 116-day sailing, the ship returned to Hamburg on 10 February 2018.[13] The ship visited Southampton, Lisbon, Madeira, Rio de Janeiro, Ushuaia, Easter Island, Tahiti, Singapore, and the Maldives, among other destinations.[14] On 8 October 2018 Шаблон:Ship left Hamburg on the company's second World Cruise; the 117-day voyage visited 41 ports in 20 countries on four continents.[15] Several of the destinations were new to the company, including South Africa, Namibia, Melbourne, Tasmania, Fiji, Samoa and New Caledonia.[16]

In December 2018, AIDA debuted AIDAnova, the first cruise ship to be fully powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).[17] Earlier, in May 2016, AIDAprima and AIDAsol had become the first two ships in the AIDA fleet to be simultaneously powered by LNG.[18] In August 2019, AIDA signed an agreement with Corvus Energy to install battery storage systems for the electrification of their ships.[19] In October 2019, AIDA announced that it would test a new fuel-cell technology for large-scale cruise ships aboard the AIDAnova as early as 2021.[20]

History of AIDA Cruises[6]
Company name Dates
VEB Deutsche Seereederei Rostock (DSR) 1952—1974
VEB Deutfracht/SeereedereiRostock 1974—1990/1993
Deutsche Seereederei Touristik & Seetours 1994—1997
Arkona Touristik 1998—1999
AIDA Cruises 1999—present

Fleet

Current fleet

Ship Class Built Builder Entered Service for AIDA Gross Tonnage Flag Notes Image
AIDAdiva Sphinx 2007 Meyer Werft 2007 – present 69,203 tons Шаблон:Flag Файл:AIDAdiva in Kiel.jpg
AIDAbella Sphinx 2008 Meyer Werft 2008 – present 69,203 tons Шаблон:Flag Файл:Hamburg Cruise Center Steinwerder 09 (cropped).JPG
AIDAluna Sphinx 2009 Meyer Werft 2009 – present 69,203 tons Шаблон:Flag Файл:AIDAluna 06.jpg
AIDAblu Icarus 2010 Meyer Werft 2010 – present 71,304 tons Шаблон:Flag The name was used for a former AIDA ship from 2004 to 2007. Файл:AIDAblu (ship, 2010) 003.jpg
AIDAsol Icarus 2011 Meyer Werft 2011 – present 71,304 tons Шаблон:Flag Файл:AIDAsol in Warnemünde.jpg
AIDAmar Icarus 2012 Meyer Werft 2012 – present 71,304 tons Шаблон:Flag Файл:AIDAmar at Pier 24 in Port of Tallinn 17 August 2015.JPG
AIDAstella Icarus 2013 Meyer Werft 2013 – present 71,304 tons Шаблон:Flag Файл:AIDAstella, 6.jpg
AIDAprima Hyperion 2016 Mitsubishi 2016 – present 125,572 tons Шаблон:Flag Delivered on 14 March 2016[21] and began operating on 25 April [22] (Flagship of AIDA) Файл:AIDAprima 2016-04a.jpg
AIDAperla Hyperion 2017 Mitsubishi 2017 – present 125,572 tons Шаблон:Flag Delivered on 27 April 2017[23] and began operating on 28 May Файл:AIDAperla (39028672710).jpg
AIDAnova Excellence 2018 Meyer Werft 2018 – present 183,858 tons Шаблон:Flag Largest ship ever built and operating for AIDA

Delivered on 12 December 2018[24] and performed inaugural cruise on 19 December 2018[24]

Файл:At Playa de Las Teresitas, Tenerife 2021 010 (cropped).jpg
AIDAcosma Excellence 2021 Meyer Werft 2021 – present 183,858 tons Шаблон:Flag Steel cutting ceremony 15 August 2019[25]
Delivered on 21 December 2021
Файл:Aida Cosma at Meyer Werft in Papenburg.jpg

Former fleet

As Deutsche Seereederei/DSR/Arkona Touristik

Ship Built In service
for Deutsche Seereederei
Gross Tonnage Flag Notes Image
Völkerfreundschaft 1948 1960–1985 16,144 GRT Шаблон:Flag Ex-Stockholm. Later sailed as Volker, Fridtjof Nansen, Italia I, Italia Prima, Valtur Prima, Caribe, Athena, and Azores for various cruise lines. Former Astoria for Cruise & Maritime Voyages. Laid up as of 2022. Файл:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-71706-0047, MS "Völkerfreundschaft", erste Fahrt.jpg
Arkona 1981 1985–2001 18,853 GRT Шаблон:Flag/Шаблон:Flag Originally operated by HADAG as Astor. Was later sold to Transocean Tours as Astoria in 2002. Sailed as Saga Pearl II with Saga Cruises. Sold for scrap in 2022. Файл:MS-Arkona 1989 Ostsee.jpg

As AIDA Cruises

Ship Class Built Builder In service
for AIDA Cruises
Gross Tonnage Flag Notes Image
AIDAblu Crown 1990 Fincantieri 2004 – 2007 69,845 tons Шаблон:Flag Before entering AIDA fleet in 2004: Crown Princess and A'Rosa Blu After exiting AIDA fleet in 2007: Ocean Village Two, Pacific Jewel, and Karnika. Scrapped in Alang in 2020. Файл:AIDAblu LaPalma (recropped).JPG
AIDAcara 1996 Kvaerner Masa-Yards (Finland) 1996 – 2021 38,557 tons Шаблон:Flag Previously AIDA. Sold in 2021 to a currently unnamed company, renamed Astoria Grande. Файл:0906 Kreuzfahrt Norwegen 1937.jpg
Unnamed Excellence 2023 Meyer Werft Never entered service 183,858 tons Шаблон:Flag Ordered on 27 February 2018 with Meyer Werft[26] Ship transferred to Carnival Cruise Line during construction.[27]
AIDAmira Mistral 1999 Chantiers de l'Atlantique 2019 – 2022 48,200 tons Шаблон:Flag Transferred from Costa Cruises and formerly sailed as Costa neoRiviera. It was announced that it was sold to Ambassador Cruise Line and will leave the fleet in March 2022.[28] Файл:At Playa de Las Teresitas, Tenerife 2021 018 (cropped).jpg
AIDAvita 2002 Aker MTW 2002 – 2023[29] 42,289 tons Шаблон:Flag Sold, now Luna for Life At Sea [30] Файл:AIDAvita at Pier 25 in Tallinn 18 September 2016.jpg
AIDAaura 2003 Aker MTW 2003 – 2023 42,289 tons Шаблон:Flag decommissioned on 21 September 2023[31][32][33] Файл:Malta-Aida.JPG

References

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External links

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Шаблон:Members of the Carnival Corporation Шаблон:AIDA Ships Шаблон:Authority control