AIDAaura

AIDAaura in Istanbul harbour, Turkey, 2012.
History
Italy
Name: AIDAaura
Owner:
Operator: AIDA Cruises
Port of registry:
Builder: Aker MTW (Germany)[2][3]
Cost: $350 million[2]
Yard number: 004
Laid down: 11 January 2002
Launched: 7 September 2002
Christened: April 12, 2003 in Warnemünde
Completed: 3 April 2003
Maiden voyage: October 27, 2008 to Wilmington [4][5]
In service: April 15, 2003[2]
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Tonnage: 42,289 GT
Length: 665.3 ft (202.78 m)
Beam: 92.2 ft (28.10 m)
Draft: 20.3 ft (6.19 m)[2]
Decks: 12 total, 10 passenger[2]
Installed power: 27,150 kW[2]
Propulsion: Diesel-electric
Speed: 19.4 knots (35.9 km/h; 22.3 mph)[3]
Capacity: 1,300 passengers
Crew: 418

AIDAaura is the third ship operated by the German cruise line AIDA Cruises. AIDAaura was built in 2003 by the German shipyard Aker MTW in Wismar. She is identical to AIDAvita.

Itineraries

On October 8, 2018, AIDAaura will depart from Hamburg on a 117 days round-the-world cruise. The ship will visit 41 ports in 20 countries on four continents.[6] It will be the company's second World Cruise. AIDAcara took the first one.[7]

References

  1. ↑ DNV GL id: G94691
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 981-246-510-3.
  3. 1 2 "AIDAaura". ShipParade. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  4. ↑ "Cruise ship docks in Wilmington". NCPorts. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  5. ↑ "Cruise ship brings 1,400 passengers to Wilmington". Star News. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  6. ↑ Staff, CIN (2017-07-21). "AIDAaura Set for 2018 World Cruise". Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  7. ↑ Staff, CIN (2018-02-12). "AIDAcara Returns to Hamburg Following World Cruise". Retrieved 2018-02-13.

Media related to AIDAaura at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official AIDAaura website (in German)
  • Photos from ShipParade
  • "AIDAaura (9221566)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2010-08-31.


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