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Cruises confirm their positive contribution to the European and Italian economy. In particular, the Costa Group, a leader in this sector, both in Europe and China, with 3.2 million guests, generated a total economic impact in 2018 of 12.6 billion euros in Europe, creating over 63,000 full-time equivalent jobs. (more…)
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How can we use innovations to tackle climate change? That was one of the central questions at the UNWTO summit meeting which took place in Saint Petersburg (Russia) from September 10–13, 2019. (more…)
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On November 30, 2019, the AIDA family is receiving a new member: Model and TV host Franziska Knuppe will christen the 14th fleet member with the name AIDAmira in Palma de Mallorca. (more…)
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AIDA Cruises and Corvus Energy sign agreement for further cooperation at the opening of the first production plant of the battery manufacturer in Norway. (more…)
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With the opening of the first AIDA school in the Philippines in the spring of 2019, the initiative “AIDA Cruise & Help” launched its first aid project. Now, AIDA and its partner, the Reiner Meutsch FLY & HELP foundation, have selected the next four projects to be funded with over 230,000 euros. (more…)
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AIDA Cruises, as part of the Costa Group, Europe’s leading cruise company, starts cooperation with the world’s leading marine battery supplier Corvus Energy from Norway. On Tuesday, 20 August 2019, a corresponding agreement was signed. (more…)
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On August 15, 2019, the first steel cut took place at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg for the sister ship of AIDAnova, the world’s first cruise ship that is fully powered with low-emission liquefied natural gas (LNG). (more…)
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Alexander Ewig, an international marketing & digital expert is joining AIDA Cruises’ management team starting on September 1, 2019. In this position, he will be responsible for the entire brand communication, including direct sales and e-commerce. (more…)
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Ten future travel agents will be joining the AIDA Customer Center in August. AIDA Cruises, meanwhile, will gain a media designer, an industrial manager and, for the first time, three e-commerce trainees. (more…)
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The cruise ship AIDAmira will be officially inducted into the AIDA fleet on November 30, 2019. Before the new Selection ship sets out for South Africa, AIDAmira guests can familiarize themselves with the ship on an exclusive 4-day cruise in the Mediterranean. (more…)
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Every two years, the Hamburg Cruise Days attract thousands of cruise fans to the Port of Hamburg. This is already the fourth time that AIDA Cruises has been a premium partner of this maritime event. (more…)
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In celebration of AIDAcara’s maiden call in Bremerhaven, Captain Manuel Pannzek welcomed numerous guests from the city of Bremerhaven, port management and the tourist industry on board for the traditional plaque ceremony on Saturday, July 13, 2019. (more…)
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In the latest edition of “AIDA cares” the company documents further progress on its way to emission-neutral cruising. As early as 2023, 94 percent of all AIDA guests will be sailing on ships that can be fully operated with low-emission liquefied natural gas or, in port, with green shore power. (more…)
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Second round for the format “Shopping Queen” on AIDA: Four candidates are sought to go on a shopping cruise in the sunny south. The shoot will be from September, 21 till September 28, on AIDAnova in the Mediterranean. Application starts now. (more…)
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New ship after new ship, and now a very diversified product pyramid from budget to luxury has seen the German cruise market reach new heights, with AIDA and TUI continuing their aggressive growth outlooks. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Cruise company AIDA Cruises offers the perfect remedy for those yearning for distant lands with its new world cruise routes aboard AIDAaura in winter 2020 / 2021, which can be booked now. (more…)
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On June 6, 2019, AIDA Cruises is launching its new HR campaign. For the first time, the cruise line is presenting life and work on board from the perspective of potential applicants. (more…)
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AIDA Cruises has presented the “Tour Operator Service Award” for the second time. The cruise company asked its guests as part of a large-scale survey which excursions in the 2018/19 winter season had been their favorites. (more…)
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On May 9, 2019, AIDA Cruises celebrated the inauguration of the first school in Cebu, Philippines, built with donations from the AIDA Cruise & Help initiative. (more…)
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Today Portland Port again welcomed one of the AIDA family. On her inaugural visit to the Port we welcomed AIDAura. Launched in 2003 AIDAura is one of the smallest of the AIDA cruise vessels, the 42,289-ton, 1300 -passenger cruise ship AIDAura was the third vessel to join the AIDA fleet. (more…)
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On Thursday, May 9, 2019, Captain Boris Becker welcomed numerous representatives from politics, port-related businesses and tourism aboard AIDAnova in Marseille for the traditional plaque exchange for the world’s first LNG cruise ship at a French port. (more…)
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Cruise ship AIDAluna has successfully ended her stay at the Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg from April 3–16, 2019. The ship now features many visible refurbishments and diverse technical updates. (more…)
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Following the huge success of past world cruises, AIDA is now launching its fourth world cruise. The highlights on this 117-day XXL adventure are wonderful, distant destinations such as Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn, Sydney and the Australian island of Tasmania, Mauritius and Cape Town. Bookings open on Thursday, March 21, 2019. (more…)
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Following her planned sojourn at the Navantia Shiprepairs in Cadiz from February 5–23, 2019, AIDAcara returned to Germany with some new onboard features. (more…)
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The Rostock cruise company AIDA Cruises has extended its partnership with the classical music festival Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (festspiele-mv.de) for another period of three years. (more…)
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On February 22, 2019, bookings open for AIDA cruises in summer 2020 and winter 2020/2021. The new AIDA catalog “My hotel shows me the world” gives an overview of the diverse routes the 14 AIDA ships are traveling from March 2020 to April 2021. (more…)
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With a new reality docu-series to go live on Instagram and YouTube in the summer of 2019, AIDA Cruises wants to give those interested in starting a new career with Germany’s leading cruise line an authentic look at life and work on board a cruise ship and to present diverse career opportunities. (more…)
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On the occasion of the launch of the premiere season of the world’s first LNG cruise ship AIDAnova, the two sister ships were sent off last (19 Dec.) night from Santa Cruz de Tenerife with a festive fireworks display. (more…)
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Triple premiere in Santa Cruz de Tenerife: AIDA Cruises welcomes the first Christmas cruise guests on board. With the maiden call of the world’s first LNG cruise ship, the Carnival group takes over operations of the new cruise terminal in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. (more…)
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Today, December 12, 2018, in Bremerhaven, MEYER WERFT from Papenburg handed over the world’s first LNG (liquid natural gas) cruise ship to AIDA Cruises (Rostock). The largest cruise ship ever built in Germany will be setting new standards in terms of environmental compatibility with its innovative LNG technology. (more…)
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Last-minute cancellations of booked cruises for December on AIDAnova, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) operated cruise ship in the world until December 19, left thousands of passengers frustrated and angry. (eturbonews.com)
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For the first time, the cruise line AIDA Cruises has presented the “Tour Operator Service Award”. As part of a large-scale survey, AIDA Cruises asked its guests what their favorite shore excursions had been in the 2018 summer season. (more…)
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The new AIDAnova will now start cruising with paying guests on December 19, as the LNG-powered ship’s delivery has again been pushed back. “The new cruise ship AIDAnova is a particularly complex and innovative prototype. The completion of the ship has been further delayed,” said shipbuilder Meyer Werft, in a statement. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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CRUISEHOST Solutions, operator of the booking systems CRUISEA and CRUISEC for cruises, has agreed a cooperation with the cruise company AIDA Cruises. Accordingly, CRUISEHOST may connect its systems with the booking system of AIDA Cruises via the cruise line’s XML interface. (more…)
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AIDA Cruises has announced the AIDAnova will not be delivered as scheduled, following a notification from Meyer Werft. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Arson may be involved in a fire on cruise ship AidaNova in Groningen’s Eemshaven on Wednesday morning. The police started an investigation into the cause of the fire, at the request of the captain, RTV Noord reports. (nltimes.nl)
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The second edition of the AIDA catalog “My hotel shows me the world” for the 2019/2020 season was published on October 11, 2018. In the latest edition, AIDA provides an overview of the third AIDA world cruise with AIDAaura, and introduces the new route with AIDAmira. (more…)
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AIDAnova | new record at conveyance giant cruise ship across very small river (Courtesy: Unimedien)
Awesome new record during the amazing spectacular conveyance of AIDAnova by AIDA Cruises from shipyard MEYER WERFT in Papenburg (Germany) to the North Sea on 09.10.2018 across the river Ems. (more…)
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On Monday, October 8th 2018, at 08:00 pm we said “Cast off and have a good trip!” to AIDAaura. After the grand send-off with fireworks, the ship sallied forth to its first world cruise. 20 countries and 41 ports are awaiting a visit from the globetrotter. (more…)
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Some 300 people aboard the AIDA Cruises vessel fell ill from the virus leaving the ship’s two doctors completely overwhelmed, Madrid-based newspaper El Mundo reports. (express.co.uk)
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