AIDAbella
AIDAbella in port in Denmark | |
History | |
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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 & type: | Sphinx-class[8] cruise ship |
Type: | Cruise ship |
Tonnage: | 69,203 GT |
Length: | 826.77 ft (252.00 m)[1] |
Beam: | 105.6 ft (32.19 m)[1] |
Draft: | 24.6 ft (7.50 m)[1] |
Decks: | 14 decks |
Installed power: | 36,000 kW[1] |
Propulsion: | diesel-electric; two shafts |
Speed: | |
Capacity: | 2,500 passengers[1] |
Crew: | 646[1] |
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.[10] The name AIDAbella was chosen after a competition to name the new ship. The name was meant to signify how beautiful the ship is.[11]
Features
The ship features 1,025 passenger cabins, many with balconies. 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 which can be used as a nightclub.[10]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ward, Douglas (2009). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships (18th ed.). Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 978-981-268-564-3.
- 1 2 3 "Data from XVAS". Vessel Assessment System. Archived from the original on 29 March 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- 1 2 "AIDAbella". ShipParade. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ↑ http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1383
- ↑ "AIDAbella Christened in Germany". Cruise Critic. 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ↑ "AIDAbella (9362542)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2013-05-20. (registration required (help)).
- 1 2 "AIDAbella (IMO: 9362542)". vesseltracker.com. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ↑ "New club ship generation with MaK engines from Caterpillar". Caterpillar Marine Power Systems. 2005. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ↑ "AIDAbella". SchiffsSpotter.de (in German). Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- 1 2 "Das Jahr der Megapötte". T-Online (in German) (Deutsche Telekom AG). 2008-12-05. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ↑ "AIDAbella-World Cruise". WorldCruise. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to AIDAbella. |
- Official AIDAbella website (German)
- "AIDAbella (112323)". Register online. 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. (registration required (help)).
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