AIDAluna

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NameAIDAluna
Owner AIDA Cruises [1]
OperatorAIDA Cruises
Port of registry Genoa, Italy [2]
Builder Meyer Werft [3]
Cost € 315 million
Launched13 February 2009
Christened4 April 2009 by Franziska Knuppe
Maiden voyage22 March 2009 [3] [4]
In service2009–present
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeSphinx class cruise ship
Tonnage
Length252 m (826.77 ft) [3]
Beam32.2 m (105.64 ft)
Height61 m (200 ft)
Draught7.3 m (23.95 ft) [3]
Decks13 decks [3]
Installed power4 × Caterpillar MaK 9M43C at 36,000 kW(48,960 hp) [3]
Propulsion diesel-electric producing 25,000 kW(36,000 hp) [7]
Speed22-knot (41 km/h) [3]
Capacity2,100 passengers
Crew607 crew

AIDAluna is a Sphinx-class cruise ship, owned by US based Carnival Corp and operated by AIDA Cruises. [8] Built by Meyer Werft shipyards in Papenburg, Germany, she is the third ship of the class, preceded by AIDAdiva and AIDAbella , and is followed by AIDAblu , AIDAsol , and AIDAmar . The ship has a capacity of 2,100 passengers and has a gross tonnage of 69,203. AIDAluna was initially deployed in the Baltic Sea for the 2009 Summer season. In Winter 2009, she was redeployed in Canary Islands. [8] AIDAluna has an 8 × 4.5-m poolside theater, which is a first for AIDA Cruises. [9]

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Concept and construction

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AIDAluna during construction at the Meyer Werft shipyards in Papenburg

AIDAluna is the third ship, out of a series of six ships, ordered by AIDA Cruises at Meyer Werft, with expected delivery of one ship each year from 2007 to 2012. She is a sister ship of AIDAdiva, AIDAbella, AIDAblu, AIDAsol, and AIDAmar. The first order was only for two ships, but the option extended to six ships. [10] [11] She floated out of drydock on 10 February 2009. [12] AIDAluna started her sea trials with her passage on the River Ems on 21 February 2009, departing Papenburg. The voyage culminated in Emdem the next day. On 23 February, departing Emden to continue sea trials, she ventured to Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg for final inspection at dock Elbe 17. During the inspection, an object was seen, being tangled on AIDAluna's propellers, which was supposedly caused by the ship's short trip. After a few days, AIDAluna was cleared and continued her sea trials in the North Sea. [13] AIDAluna was delivered to its owners on 16 March 2009. [3] She was christened on April 4, 2009, at Palma de Mallorca by the German supermodel, Franziska Knuppe.

Amenities

The ship has 1,025 passenger cabins. [3] [8] AIDAluna has a 2,300-m2 (25,000-ft2) spa facility. [8] The ship has 7 restaurants and 11 bars. [8]

The focal point in the ship is the Theatrium, a three-level [3] complex, which could be transformed into a Theater. [3] An onboard 4-D Cinema [3] is fitted with moving chairs. [3]

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AIDAluna Theatrium

Operational history

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At Hamburg Cruise Center HafenCity
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At Tenerife in May 2021

AIDAluna started her maiden voyage on 22 March 2009, departing Hamburg. This 14-day voyage culminated in Palma de Mallorca, with stops at Le Havre, Santander, A Coruña, Lisbon, Cadiz, Tangier, Valencia, and Barcelona. [3] In Summer 2009, she was deployed in Baltic Sea and in Winter, she was redeployed in Canary Islands. [8] AIDAluna made her first call in Kiel on 22 April and in Rostock-Warnemünde on 8 May, departing from Palma de Mallorca. She made 10 roundtrip cruises in the Baltic during the 2009 Summer season. [14] In 2011, AIDAluna was redeployed in the Caribbean and offered 14-day cruises, with additional 6 to 8-day sailings. On her way to the Caribbean, AIDAluna sailed the East Coast, calling in New York City. [15]

Incidents

At around 5 a.m. on 9 September 2018, the German pop singer Daniel Küblböck jumped overboard when the vessel was in open waters about 185 km (115 mi) north of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in the Labrador Sea. The Canadian Coast Guard launched a search operation, [16] [17] [18] assisted by AIDAluna and the Holland America cruise ship Zuiderdam . [19] The search was abandoned the following day, as the water temperature was 10 °C (50 °F) and the maximum survival time in cold water had been exceeded, [20] [21] and Küblböck was later officially declared dead. [22]

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At Hamburg Cruise Center HafenCity
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