 AIDAluna at Tortola, February 2024
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| History | |
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| Name | AIDAluna |
| Owner | AIDA Cruises[1] |
| Operator | AIDA Cruises |
| Port of registry | Genoa, Italy[2] |
| Builder | Meyer Werft[3] |
| Cost | €315 million |
| Launched | 13 February 2009 |
| Christened | 4 April 2009 by Franziska Knuppe |
| Maiden voyage | 22 March 2009[3][4] |
| In service | 2009–present |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sphinx class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 252 m (826.77 ft)[3] |
| Beam | 32.2 m (105.64 ft) |
| Height | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Draught | 7.3 m (23.95 ft)[3] |
| Decks | 13 decks[3] |
| Installed power | 4 × Caterpillar MaK 9M43C at 36,000 kW(48,960 hp)[3] |
| Propulsion | diesel-electric producing 25,000 kW(36,000 hp)[7] |
| Speed | 22-knot (41 km/h)[3] |
| Capacity | 2,100 passengers |
| Crew | 607 crew |
AIDAluna is a Sphinx-class cruise ship, owned by US based Carnival Corp and operated by AIDA Cruises.[8] Built by Meyer Werft shipyards in Papenburg, Germany, she is the third ship of the class, preceded by AIDAdiva and AIDAbella, and is followed by AIDAblu, AIDAsol, and AIDAmar. The ship has a capacity of 2,100 passengers and has a gross tonnage of 69,203. AIDAluna was initially deployed in the Baltic Sea for the 2009 Summer season. In Winter 2009, she was redeployed in Canary Islands.[8] AIDAluna has an 8 × 4.5-m poolside theater, which is a first for AIDA Cruises.[9]
- ^ "AIDAluna". ShipParade. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "AIDAluna (IMO: 9334868)". vesseltracker.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Third Club ship for AIDA Cruises". Meyerwerft website. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
- ^ "AIDAluna leaves for Hamburg". Meyerwerft website. 23 February 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Vessel details & current position". marinetraffic.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "AIDAluna (G111722)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Smooth Operator: MaK DICARE Safeguards AIDAluna Engines". ship-technology.com. 21 May 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ a b "AIDAluna - ein himmlisches Schiff". AIDA Cruises (in German). Archived from the original on 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ Countdown to AIDAluna: still 12 weeks to the maiden voyage. Press Release. AIDA Cruises. 29 December 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2010