6222 x 3407 px | 52,7 x 28,8 cm | 20,7 x 11,4 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
2007
Lieu:
Hopeman Moray Grampian Region Scotland
Informations supplémentaires:
Aida was built by Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Turku, Finland. She was completed for Deutsche Seetouristik/Arkona Reisen in 1996, is 38531grt in size, has dimensions 170.0 x 27.5 x 6.0 m, and she has 1186 berths. Engines consist of 4 x MAN 6L48/60 diesels, 21720kW, giving a service speed of 21 knots. Aida was designed for the German market, and specifically for younger generation members of this market. Club travel is very popular in Germany (and other European markets) and Aida has been designed as Das Clubschiff. The concept was partially inspired by Sally Albatross (later Leeward) which Deutsche Seetouristik considered buying, before deciding that a new build was necessary to allow their ideas full resolution. She is therefore a very different ship to HAPAG's Europa or Deilmann's Deutschland, built for the more traditional sectors of the German cruise market. Aida has proved to be extremely successful during her first few seasons, and in 1999, a 51% interest in Arkona Reisen was acquired by P&O, who indicated that they would build two sisterships. Cards with the new logo are shown on this link. As with other German cruise ship owners, Arkona Reisen have issued many high quality official cards of Aida. I wish ship owners in other counties would follow suit, and only hope that P&O's dismal productions for Princess Cruises do not become the norm for their new acquisition.
