AIDAaura
AIDAaura on the Elbe
|
||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
The AIDAaura is a cruise ship from Carnival Corporation & plc . It is used for trips under the AIDA Cruises group brand , which is specially geared towards the German market . It is operated under the Italian flag by Costa Crociere in Genoa .
She is the third "club ship" of the AIDA fleet and was built as a sister ship to the AIDAvita under construction number 004 at the German Aker MTW Werft GmbH . The order was placed on September 29, 1999. The transfer to the British P&O Princess Cruises, to which the AIDA brand belonged, took place on April 4, 2003. The christening took place on April 12, 2003. The ship's godmother was the model Heidi Klum .
Technical data and equipment
The ship is powered by diesel-electric technology . The four main engines from Wärtsilä have different outputs . Two motors (type: 12V38B) have an output of 8,700 kW each, two further motors (type: 8L38B or 6L38B) have an output of 5,800 kW and 4,350 kW.
The drive motors are two electric motors from the manufacturer ABB Oy Motors and Generators (type: AMZ 1600 YX 14) with an output of 9,400 kW each. The drive motors act on two fixed propellers.
The ship has 12 decks. The side height to the main deck is 17.1 meters, the height above the waterline 45.2 meters.
The ship has several KaMeWa transverse thruster systems , two with an output of 1,200 kW each in the bow and two with an output of 700 kW each in the stern.
There are 633 passenger cabins on board, 62 of which have a balcony. For the passengers are u. a. three restaurants and five bars available. The wellness and spa facilities have a total area of 1,100 m², the sun decks over 3,450 m².
In April 2013 the ship was slightly modernized in a shipyard in Trieste . Floors were replaced, sports equipment renewed and a lounge area for teenagers was set up on deck 10 and a small art gallery on deck 8.
Decks
- Deck 3
The tender gate is on deck 3 (exit to the pier or entry into the tender boats). As on the sister ships, there is also the hospital as well as the warehouse for bicycle and diving equipment. There are also six passenger cabins and areas for the crews on deck 3. - Deck 4
On deck 4 there are inside and outside cabins. The mooring station is located in the aft area (stern) of this deck and is only accessible to the staff. - Deck 5
On deck 5 there are further inside and outside cabins. In the aft you will find the disco for crew members, which is not accessible to passengers. - Deck 6
On deck 6 there are further cabins of different categories. There are no balcony cabins on this deck because of an outside area with a railing. The tender and lifeboats are located above this. The reception with travel service and the Internet corner are located in the middle of the ship on deck 6 . At the aft is the Kids Club with its own children's pool. - Deck 7
On deck 7 there are balcony cabins as outside cabins, there are also cabins with a sea view, from which the view through the lifeboats is partially obscured. In the bow area there are two suites with balconies. In the stern area of the ship is the Ocean Bar . - Deck 8
From deck 8 there are no more cabins. The theater is located in the bow area . At the theater entrance is the photo shop, a seminar room and the TV studio, in which the on-board transmitter is produced. In the middle of the ship is the star-shaped AIDA bar , the full service restaurant and the AIDA shop. A buffet restaurant is located in the rear area. - Deck 9
On deck 9 is the second floor of the theater in the bow. In the middle part of the deck, guests will find fitness facilities, the beauty salon and the golf simulator . In the rear area is the second buffet restaurant and the Nightfly Bar . - Deck 10
The outside area of the AIDAaura begins on deck 10 . There is a volleyball court and a basketball hoop as well as the pool area with two whirlpools and a stage. The Hemingway Lounge is located on the aft ship and next to it is the Anytime Bar disco . You can also play shuffleboard on deck . In the bow of deck 10 is the navigation bridge , which is not accessible to passengers. - Deck 11
Deck 11 borders the pool area and offers additional berths for guests. The wellness area is located in the front area . In the rear area, the jogging course is attached around the chimney of the AIDAaura . - Deck 12
Deck 12 offers the best view of the port entrances and exits. During the day there is the nudist area.
Routes
In the summer of 2016, the AIDAaura will be making tours in northern Europe from Kiel due to the short-term rerouting of the AIDAstella from the eastern to the western Mediterranean , including a 21-day trip to Greenland for the first time . In winter 2016/2017, as in the previous year, the 14-day route Orient - India will be used from Dubai ; in summer 2017, as in 2016, a rerouting will be made, this time from the eastern Mediterranean from Antalya to the western Mediterranean from Palma .
Failures
In December 2007, after a two-week stay in the shipyard, drive problems arose during the transfer from the shipyard in Genoa to Palma . From there, the AIDAaura was to embark on a transatlantic voyage to the Caribbean. AIDA Cruises did not provide any information about the exact type of damage, presumably a drive shaft damage. The trip had to be canceled and the ship had to return to the shipyard in Genoa to repair the damage.
literature
- Club ship “AIDAaura” in motion . In: HANSA – International Maritime Journal . May 2003, ISSN 0017-7504 , p. 30-43 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ history. Retrieved December 25, 2015 .
- ↑ AIDAaura: Waikiki Lounge for teens and new fitness offers. Press release. April 29, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013 .
- ↑ AIDA corrects technical defect in shipyard in Genoa ( Memento from February 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), press release, AIDA Cruises, December 21, 2007.