AIDAstella in port of Hamburg on 5 May 2013 | |
History | |
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Italy | |
Name | AIDAstella |
Owner | Costa Crociere S.p.A. [1] |
Operator | AIDA Cruises |
Port of registry | Genoa, Italy |
Builder | Meyer Werft |
Yard number | 695 [1] |
Laid down | 17 December 2008 [1] |
Launched | 25 January 2013 [1] |
Christened | 16 March 2013 in Warnemünde by 10 ladies [2] |
Completed | 11 March 2013 [1] |
Maiden voyage | 17 March 2013 |
In service | 17 March 2013 |
Identification |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sphinx-class cruise ship (modified) |
Tonnage | |
Length | 253.26 m (830.91 ft) |
Beam | 32.2 m (105.64 ft) |
Draught | 7.3 m (23.95 ft) |
Decks | 14 |
Installed power | 36,000 kW (combined) [3] |
Propulsion | Diesel-electric; two shafts (2 × 12,500 kW)
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Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
Capacity | 2,700 |
Crew | 620 |
AIDAstella is a Sphinx-class cruise ship, built at Meyer Werft for AIDA Cruises. She is the seventh Sphinx series ship, preceded by sisters AIDAdiva , AIDAbella , AIDAluna , AIDAblu , AIDAsol and AIDAmar . AIDAstella was delivered to the shipping company by Meyer Werft on 11 March 2013. [4]
AIDAstella is of the same size as her sister ships (71,300 Gross Tons). [5] Two five bladed propellers drive her through the water at 23 knots. She also features a pair of bow thrusters, a pair of stern thrusters, a pair of stabilisers and twin rudders. [5]
From 3 to 8 March 2018, AIDAstella underwent a dry dock in Dubai during which various public venues were refurbished. [6]
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