AIDA continues its modernization program: Four more ships to undergo dry docking
In February 2025, AIDA Cruises launched the largest fleet renewal program in its history as part of the AIDA Evolution initiative. (more…)
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Countdown to AIDA’s 30th anniversary has begun: First highlights around the 2026 birthday announced
AIDA is celebrating its birthday! Today marks both the 29th anniversary and the start of the countdown to the big celebrations in 2026. (more…)
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Copenhagen relies on shore power: AIDAnova is the first cruise ship to be connected to the grid
On June 2, 2025, H.M. King Frederik X of Denmark, in the presence of the EU Commissioner for Energy and Housing, Dan Jørgensen, and the Danish Minister for Transport, Thomas Danielsen, inaugurated the new shore power plant at the Cruise Terminal Oceankaj in Copenhagen. (more…)
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AIDA Cruises wins the ESG Shipping Awards 2025 in two categories
On Friday, May 23, 2025, the ESG Shipping Awards were presented in Athens (Greece). (more…)
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AIDA Cruises has unveiled its 2027 summer cruise program
More than 470 AIDA voyages are now available for booking, with departure dates ranging from March to October 2027. (more…)
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Fincantieri signs agreement with Carnival Corporation for two cruise ships for Aida Cruises
Fincantieri has signed an agreement with Carnival Corporation & plc for the design and construction of two new cruise ships for AIDA Cruises, the leading cruise line in the German-speaking cruise market. (more…)
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APRAM and AIDA Cruises Join Forces for a Reforestation Initiative
The Administration of the Ports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (APRAM, SA), together with AIDA Cruises, carried out a tree-planting initiative this Monday at the Funchal Ecological Park. (more…)
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Premiere in Rotterdam: First shore power plant for cruise ships in the Netherlands goes into operation with AIDAnova
Today, March 31, 2025, the first shore power plant for cruise ships in the Netherlands was officially launched. (more…)
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Evolution shipyard program: AIDA Cruises donates 4,400 pieces of furniture from AIDAdiva to DER HAFEN HILFT! e.V. in Hamburg
As part of the future initiative AIDA Evolution, AIDAdiva donated more than 4,400 pieces of furniture to the organization DER HAFEN HILFT! e.V. during its time at the Chantier Naval shipyard in Marseille from 3 February to 22 March 2025. (more…)
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Circular economy at the shipyard for the first time: AIDA Cruises recycles 45,700 square meters of carpeting
45,700 square meters – the equivalent of more than six soccer pitches. This is how much carpeting was removed from AIDAdiva during the shipyard period and recycled sustainably. (more…)
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New chapter begins for AIDAdiva: Fresh look, new experiences, even more variety and comfort after modernization program
AIDA Cruises, the market leader in cruises and Germany’s third-largest tour operator, has successfully completed the first of seven major ship modernizations under its Evolution program with AIDAdiva. (more…)
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AIDA Cruises Announces 2025-27 Cruise Highlights
AIDA Cruises has announced upcoming highlights from its itineraries from 2025 through 2027 as it prepares for ITB Berlin. The company said in a press release that it will be attending the ITB 2025 from March 4 to 6 in Berlin (Hall 25, Stand 314 and 315). (more…)
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AIDA Cruises to launch the largest fleet modernization program in the company’s history. AIDAdiva will be the first ship to go to the Chantier Naval shipyard in Marseille
In February 2025, AIDA Cruises will launch the largest fleet modernization program in the company’s history as part of its AIDA Evolution future initiative. (more…)
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Sustainability dialogue in Copenhagen on board AIDAnova – AIDA Cruises
On 27 September 2024, Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP), the Danish cruise network ‘Cruise Denmark – Copenhagen and Beyond’ and AIDA Cruises discussed how the three dimensions of sustainability can best be implemented in an efficient, socially and environmentally sustainable manner on board the cruise ship AIDAnova. (more…)
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AIDA Cruises: The use of shore-power in the Baltic Sea region gains momentum
The use of shore power is becoming increasingly important, especially in countries bordering the Baltic Sea. The cruise company AIDA Cruises is playing a key role in the growing availability and use of these facilities. (more…)
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AIDAluna opens shore power plant in Oslo – AIDA Cruises
On September 24, 2024, the cruise company AIDA Cruises and the Port of Oslo celebrated the opening of its new shore power system. (more…)
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AIDA Cruises tests further biofuels. AIDAprima is refueled with blended advanced biofuels for the first time
In the port of Rotterdam on September 5, 2024 AIDA Cruises refueled its AIDAprima cruise ship for the first time using 100% renewable Bio Marine Fuel as part of a pilot project to evaluate the fuel performance in regular ship operations for potential for future use. (more…)
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AIDA Cruises opens modernized Fleet Operations Center. Hamburg’s new High-Tech Control Center sets new standards for the cruise industry
On September 2, 2024, AIDA Cruises officially opened its fully modernized Fleet Operations Center (FOC) in Hamburg. (more…)
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AIDA Cruises, will once again be the main sponsor of one of the world’s largest maritime events, the Hanse Sail Rostock 2024
Germany’s largest cruise company, AIDA Cruises, will once again be the main sponsor of one of the world’s largest maritime events from August 8 to 11, 2024. (more…)
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Cruise ship AIDAdiva opens the first Swedish shore power plant for cruise ships at the Port of Stockholm
When AIDAdiva docks in Stockholm on July 25, 2024, the shore power plant in the Port of Stockholm will be the first of its kind in Sweden to go into official regular operation. (more…)
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AIDA Evolution: Extensive Modernization for Two More Sphinx Ships from the End of 2025
AIDA Cruises is forging ahead with modernizing its fleet: After AIDAdiva, the shipyard schedules for the next two Sphinx-class ships have now been set. (more…)
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Cast off for AIDA Summer 2026: Bookings open for over 450 cruises. Book now and receive early-bird discounts
The summer of 2024 has only just begun, but the summer of 2026 is already casting its shadow. From Alesund to Zakynthos, some 450 cruises from the AIDA Summer Program 2026 are now available for booking. (more…)
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AIDA Cruises returns to Riga – Cruise Europe
This season AIDA Cruises returns to Riga, with nine calls on three ships, after a break of five years. (more…)
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AIDA President Felix Eichhorn in Namibia – 60th school funded through AIDA Cruise & Help
AIDA Cruise & Help aims to improve educational opportunities in the world’s poorest regions. (more…)
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AIDAdiva will be the first Sphinx ship to be modernized in early 2025
With AIDA Evolution, the cruise company AIDA Cruises is launching the largest fleet modernization program in the company’s history. (more…)
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ESG Shipping Awards: Gold Recognition for AIDA Cruises for Innovative Lithium-Ion Battery Energy Storage System
AIDA Cruises, the leader in the German cruise industry, was honored with the prestigious ESG Shipping Award International 2024 last Monday, May 20, in Athens/Greece. (more…)
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Carnival Corporation Honored with Three Prestigious ESG Shipping Awards for 2024
Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise company and its AIDA Cruises line were honored with three ESG Shipping Awards for environmental excellence at an international ceremony in Athens, Greece this week. (more…)
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AIDA congratulates the ROSTOCK SEAWOLVES. Cruise Company is Platinum Sponsor for the 2024/2025 season
The Rostock-based cruise company AIDA Cruises congratulates the ROSTOCK SEAWOLVES on staying in the league and is looking forward to the upcoming season in the 1st German Basketball Bundesliga. (more…)
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Hamburg Port Anniversary Highlight: AIDA, DJ Alle Farben and Kayef transformed the River Elbe into a festival stage
With around 1.5 million visitors, the 835th HAMBURG PORT ANNIVERSARY comes to an end today (May 12, 2024). (more…)
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APRAM and AIDA Cruises climb the mountains to reinforce their commitment to sustainability – MedCruise
It was a symbolic first act, full of meaning. The Madeira Port Authority (APRAM) took another step this Monday in strengthening its environmental sustainability policy, through a tree planting action in the Funchal Ecological Park. (more…)
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AIDAmar opens 2024 season in Warnemünde: Big party at the cruise quay
Next Sunday, April 14, 2024, AIDAmar will open this year’s cruise season in Warnemünde. The Baltic seaside resort in the north is the home port for AIDA Cruises, the market leader in the German cruise industry based in Rostock and is therefore a special port of call for the Kussmund fleet. (more…)
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AIDA Cruises stages the 835th HAFENGEBURTSTAG HAMBURG with a breathtaking light show
From May 9 to 12, 2024, Hamburg will celebrate the 835th HAFENGEBURTSTAG HAMBURG. (more…)
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AIDA Cruises expands its cooperation with Kiel-based bicycle manufacturer my Boo
With the purchase of 1000 new bamboo bikes, the cruise company is supporting local value creation and educational projects in Ghana. (more…)
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Costa Cruises and Aida Cruises awarded by the Italian Coast Guard for safety
The fleets of Costa Cruises and Aida Cruises, Carnival Corporation & plc’s Italian-flagged companies, have been honored by the Italian Coast Guard for their safety achievements in 2023. (more…)
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More Highlights than Ever Before: Bookings Open for AIDA World Cruise 2025/2026 – AIDA Cruises
Bookings open today for the 2025/2026 World Cruise: Packed with unique highlights, the cruise ship “AIDAdiva” will set sail for the first time on a grand voyage from November 10, 2025, to March 18, 2026. (more…)
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AIDA Cruises has launched the largest modernization program in its fleet
With AIDA Evolution, AIDA Cruises has launched the largest modernization program in its fleet. (more…)
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Major ITB showcase of the Carnival Corporation brands
For the first time, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line and Seabourn will present themselves together at a joint stand (Hub 27/306) at ITB 2024 in Berlin. (more…)
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AIDA Cancels Repositioning Cruises to Avoid Red Sea Security Concerns
AIDA Cruises canceled repositioning voyages for three of its cruise ships scheduled to transit the Red Sea in the coming weeks. (more…)
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The AIDA entertainment program 2024: More stars than ever before!
AIDA Cruises, the market leader for cruises in Germany, has five unique AIDA Specials with around 40 celebrities in store for its guests for the coming year. (more…)
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From 2024, all AIDA ships that set off from German ports on cruises to the North and Baltic Seas will be able to be supplied with shore power during their laytime
On December 22, 2023, AIDA President Felix Eichhorn welcomed Dieter Janecek, the Federal Government Coordinator for the Maritime Economy and Tourism, and Dirk Inger, the Managing Director of the German Travel Association DRV, on board the cruise ship AIDAnova at Hamburg’s Steinwerder Cruise Center. (more…)
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