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Aida has named their 2015 newbuild: AIDAprima. Set to be the third large passenger ship out of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan, the 125,000grt ship will make her inaugural voyage on March 22, 2015. She will sail from Tokyo to…
Part of what makes fueling a ship with LNG so difficult is the supply of bunkers(fuel). Every port where they need to take on bunkers must have an adequate supply and special equipment for discharging it into the intended vessel.…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced that TGE Marine Gas Engineering will design two LNG fuel systems for the AIDA newbuilds coming out of Japan. When delivered in 2015 and 2016 they will be the world only cruise ships powered by LNG.…
The above photo appears to be a legitimate rendering of what AIDA’s upcoming newbuild will look like. Currently under construction at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the 125,000 grt vessel will debut in 2015. The most striking feature, if accurate, is the…
Cruise Business Online is reporting an interesting tidbit on the two AIDA ships being build in Japan. AIDA is creating a “patio” area for guests booked in a new category called Panorama cabins. Guests will have access to their own…
sistership AIDAsol AIDAstella will be the name of Germany’s AIDA Cruises newest ship when she launches in 2013. I have updated CruiseInd’s Newbuild Database
Carnival Corp. announced 2 newbuild agreements they entered into. The first deal inked with Carnival Favorite Fincanteri, calls for one ship for Italian/European brand Costa Crociere. The unnamed vessel will come in at 132,500grt. making her the largest for Costa…
German club line AIDA has christened their newest ship in Germany. Like any AIDA christening it was quite the spectacle with all the fireworks and laser light show. The Godmother was Bettina Zwickler who was the winner of an online…
…for its German AIDA brand that its. Sorry if I got your hopes up. But in this economy and slump in travel, it shows a sign that progress IS being made. So the new order is for one 71,300grt ship…