AIDAmar

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2015-03-28 AIDAmar Hamburg.jpg
AIDAmar at Hamburg Cruise Center Altona, 2015.
History
Civil Ensign of Italy.svg Italy
NameAIDAmar
Owner Costa Crociere S.p.A. [1]
Operator AIDA Cruises
Port of registry Genoa, Civil Ensign of Italy.svg  Italy
Ordered19 December 2007
Builder Meyer Werft
Yard numberS.690
Laid down20 October 2008 [1]
Launched1 April 2012 [1]
Completed3 May 2012 [1]
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeIcarus-class cruise ship
Tonnage
  • 71,304  GT
  • 45,123  NT
  • 7,757  DWT
Length253.22 m (830 ft 9 in)
Beam32.2 m (105 ft 8 in)
Height61 m (200 ft)
Draught7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Installed power36,000  kW (48,000  hp) (combined) [2]
Propulsion
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity2,686
Crew620

AIDAmar is an Icarus-class cruise ship, built at Meyer Werft for AIDA Cruises. She is the sixth Sphinx series ship, preceded by sisters AIDAdiva , AIDAbella , AIDAluna , AIDAblu , AIDAsol and followed by AIDAstella . AIDAmar was delivered to the shipping company by Meyer Werft on 3 May 2012. [3]

AIDAmar was christened in Hamburg on 12 May 2012. [4]

Concept and construction

AIDAmar during construction. 2011-08-26 Papenburg Meyer-Werft Baudock 1 AIDAmar.JPG
AIDAmar during construction.

AIDAmar was ordered on 13 December 2007 from Meyer Werft by Carnival Corporation & plc, the parent company of AIDA. [3]

AIDAmar at Tenerife in 2021 At Playa de Las Teresitas, Tenerife 2021 050.jpg
AIDAmar at Tenerife in 2021

On 1 April 2012 AIDAmar was floated to Meyer Werft in Papenburg. AIDAmar is fifth in a series of six ships ordered by the German company AIDA Cruises, the ship measuring 252 metres (826 ft 9 in) long and 32.2 m (105 ft 8 in) wide. Displaying a gauge 71,300 tons, it has 1,096 cabins. Facilities included are an additional deck, an onboard brewery and a 2,300 m2 (25,000 sq ft) spa facility. The AIDAmar is a sister ship of AIDAblu and AIDAsol, delivered in 2010 and 2011 respectively. These ships are slightly larger than the first three series units, AIDAdiva, AIDAbella and AIDAluna (68,500 tons, 1,025 cabins), completed in 2007, 2008 and 2009 by Meyer Werft. After leaving the hall building covered in Papenburg, AIDAmar went down the Ems River in mid-April to reach the North Sea and to conduct its tests before its release in May of the same year. The last ship of the class, the AIDAstella, was delivered by Meyer Werft in late 2013. [5]

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References

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  2. AIDAmar. Meyer Werft. Retrieved2013-05-11.
  3. 1 2 M/S AIDAmar, Fakta om fartyg (in Swedish)
  4. "Germany: AIDAmar Christening to Take Place at Hamburg Port Anniversary". World Maritime News. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. "Meyer Werft lancera le paquebot AIDAmar le 1er avril". www.meretmarine.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.