AIDAbella

AIDAbella in Kiel, 2022
History
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	2008–present [1]
Identification	IMO number:  9362542 [6] Call Sign ICGS [7] MMSI 247229700 [7]
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class & type	Sphinx-class [8] cruise ship
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	69,203  GT [9]
Length	251.89 m (826.41 ft) [9]
Beam	32.2 m (105.64 ft) (waterline) 37.6 m (123.36 ft) (max) [9]
Height	61 m (200 ft)
Draught	7.3 m (23.95 ft) [9]
Depth	9.6 m (31.50 ft) [9]
Decks	14
Installed power	4 ×  Cat MaK 9M43C (total power 36,000 kW (48,000 hp)) [10]
Propulsion	diesel-electric; two shafts
Speed	19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) (service) [3] 21.8 knots (40.4 km/h; 25.1 mph) (maximum) [11]
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. ^[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]

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]

AIDAbella in Las Palmas, Canary Islands

References

1. Ward, Douglas (2009). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships (18th ed.). Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN   978-981-268-564-3.
2. "Data from XVAS". Vessel Assessment System. Archived from the original on 29 March 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
3. "AIDAbella". ShipParade. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
4. "Meyerwerft Website". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
5. "AIDAbella Christened in Germany". Cruise Critic. 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
6. "AIDAbella (9362542)" . Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy . Retrieved 2013-05-20.
7. "AIDAbella (IMO: 9362542)". vesseltracker.com. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
8. Cox, Martin (18 February 2012). "Maintaining The AIDA "Difference": AIDAluna And The Sphinx Class Part One". Shipping News. Maritime Matters. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
9. "AIDAbella (G112323)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV . Retrieved 19 December 2017.
10. "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.
11. "AIDAbella". SchiffsSpotter.de (in German). Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
12. "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.
13. "AIDAbella-World Cruise". WorldCruise. Retrieved 2009-07-07.

External links

• Official AIDAbella website (in German)
• "AIDAbella (9362542)" . Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy . Retrieved 2010-08-31.