AIDAbella

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AIDAbella IMO 9362542 P Kiel 24-07-2022 (1).jpg
AIDAbella in Kiel, 2022
History
Civil Ensign of Italy.svg Italy
NameAIDAbella
Operator AIDA Cruises
Port of registry Genoa, Italy [1]
Ordered1 August 2005 [2]
Builder Meyer Werft (Papenburg) [1] [3]
Cost$390 million [1]
Yard numberS.666 [2]
Laid downMarch 10, 2007 [4]
LaunchedOctober 19, 2007 [2]
ChristenedApril 23, 2008 in Warnemünde by Eva Padberg [5]
In service2008–present [1]
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeSphinx-class [8] cruise ship
Type Cruise ship
Tonnage69,203  GT [9]
Length826.41 ft (251.89 m) [9]
Beam
  • 105.64 ft (32.2 m) (waterline)
  • 123.36 ft (37.6 m) (max) [9]
Height61 m (200 ft)
Draught23.95 ft (7.3 m) [9]
Depth31.50 ft (9.6 m) [9]
Decks14
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]
Capacity2,500 passengers [1]
Crew646 [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]

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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 panorama in Las Palmas.jpg
AIDAbella in Las Palmas, Canary Islands

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  6. ↑ "AIDAbella (9362542)" . Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy . Retrieved 2013-05-20.
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  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "AIDAbella (G112323)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV . Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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