AIDAsol
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | AIDAsol[1] |
| Owner: | AIDA Cruises |
| Operator: | AIDA Cruises[2] |
| Builder: | Meyer Werft[2] |
| Completed: | Spring 2011 (planned) |
| Status: | Under Construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Sphinx series cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | gross tonnage (GT) of 71,300 tons[1] |
| Length: | 252 metres (826.77 ft) |
| Beam: | 32.2 metres (105.64 ft) |
AIDAsol is a Sphinx class cruise ship, currently under construction at Meyer Werft for AIDA Cruises.[2] She is the fifth Sphinx series ship, preceded by sisters AIDAdiva, AIDAbella, AIDAluna and AIDAblu. AIDAsol is scheduled for delivery in Spring 2011.[2][3]
Concept and Construction
AIDAsol was ordered in 13 December 2007, together with her unnamed sister, at Meyer Werft by Carnival Corporation & plc, the parent company of AIDA.[4] It also marked the decision to increase the tonnage and capacity of the then under construction AIDAblu, to 71,000-GT and 2,174 passengers, which makes her a sister to AIDAsol and the sixth Sphinx-class ship.[4] The naming ceremony is scheduled in 9 April 2011 in Kiel, Germany.[5][2][6]
AIDAsol will be similarly designed from her latest predecessor, AIDAblu. Facilities included are an additional deck, an onboard brewery and a 2,300-m2 spa facility. AIDAsol will be 252 meters in length and 32 meters wide.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "AIDA Cruises names newbuilding eight AIDAsol". Cruise Business Review. Cruise Media Oy Ltd. 9 November 2009. http://www.cruisebusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=772:aida-cruises-names-newbuilding-number-eight-aidasol&catid=43:latest-news-catecory&Itemid=115. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "AIDAsol". Meyerwerft website. http://www.meyer-werft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=1&subs=0&did=1727. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ "M/S AIDAsol". SeaScanner. http://www.seascanner.com/schiff.php?schiff=AIDA+sol. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC ORDERS TWO NEW 71,000-TON CRUISE SHIPS FOR AIDA CRUISES BRAND; INCREASES CAPACITY OF A PREVIOUSLY ORDERED VESSEL (PDF). Meyerwerft website. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2010
- ↑ "AIDA's eight ships calling at 160 ports in 2011/2012". Cruise Industry News. 24 February 2010. http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/3712-22410-aidas-eight-ships-calling-at-160-ports-in-20112012.html. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ "Sonnige Aussichten - AIDAsol ist jüngster Flottenzuwachs" (in German). AIDA Cruises. http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=BVNav&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aida.de%2Fkreuzfahrt%2Freisen-mit-aida%2Fschiffe%2Faidasol.21604.html. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
External links
- Shipyard webcam
- "Aidasol undergoes its baptism in Kiel" - Reise News
- "In-vehicle Breweries" - THB
- "A Pout is baptized in Kiel" - SHZ
- "Aida Crusaders set sail for the Black and the Red Sea" - Hamburger Abendblatt
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