AIDAmira

AIDAmira

AIDAmira in Palma de Mallorca , December 1, 2019

Ship data flag  Italy other ship names Costa neoRiviera Grand Mistral mistral Ship type Cruise ship Callsign IBDU home port Genoa Owner Costa Crociere Shipping company AIDA Cruises Shipyard Chantiers de l'Atlantique , Saint-Nazaire Build number J31 Keel laying January 28, 1997 Commissioning June 1999

Ship dimensions and crew length 216.0 m ( Lüa ) 187.0 m ( Lpp ) width 28.8 m Side height 16.5 m Draft Max. 6.9 m measurement 48,123 GT / 25,196 NRZ   crew 500

Machine system machine Diesel-electric drive 2 × electric motors Machine performance 18,000 kW (24,473 hp) Service speed 19.5 kn (36 km / h) Top speed 21.5 kn (40 km / h) Generator power 31,680 kW (43,073 hp) propeller 2 × fixed propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 4,225 dw Permitted number of passengers 1,727 Pax cabins 624

From 2019 Permitted number of passengers 1904 Pax cabins 714

Others Classifications Registro Italiano Navale Registration numbers IMO 9172777

The AIDAmira is a cruise ship owned by the British - American Carnival Corporation & plc . After being taken over by its current owner, the ship was initially used for Ibero Cruceros and Costa Crociere as Costa neoriviera. With a new name, it was relocated within the Group to the fleet of the AIDA Cruises brand, which is geared towards the German market .

history

As Mistral for Festival Cruises in Kiel, May 2003

The ship was ordered in 1996 by the Greek Festival Cruises as their first newbuilding from the French shipyard Chantiers de l'Atlantique . The keel of the ship, built under construction number J31, was laid on January 28, 1997. It was delivered on June 23, 1999. It was initially launched as a Mistral .

However, the cruise line ran into financial difficulties. The ship was arrested in Marseille in January 2004 because of unpaid bills. On September 1, 2004, it was first sold to Auro Shipping and on May 31, 2005 to Mistral Shipping in Majuro on the Marshall Islands , renovated and renamed Grand Mistral . In September 2007, Societa Di Crociere Jupiter in Italy became the new owner. It was rebuilt and equipped with additional cabins and suites.

Immediately afterwards, the ship for Ibero Cruceros started sailing. After Carnival Corporation had fully taken over this business, which it initially operated as a joint venture with the Orizonia Corporation, which had emerged from the Iberostar Group, it transferred responsibility to its southern European subsidiary Costa Crociere SpA in Genoa. Under the Portuguese flag, Grand Mistral remained in the fleet aimed at the Spanish market until October 2013. After the corporate decision to discontinue the Spanish brand, Costa Crociere transferred the ship to the fleet operated under its own name at the end of November 2013 and used it as Costa neoRiviera .

As Costa neoRiviera in front of Capri, June 2014

At the end of 2019, the ship switched to the German brand AIDA Cruises and was converted in October and November 2019 in the San Giorgio del Porto shipyard in Genoa . The cost of the renovation was around EUR 55 million. At the end of November the ship was renamed AIDAmira . The ship was christened on November 30, 2019 in Palma de Mallorca by Franziska Knuppe . A subsequently planned short trip through the western Mediterranean was canceled at short notice because not all renovation work on board could be completed on time.

The first voyage of the AIDAmira from Palma de Mallorca to Cape Town, from where the ship was to set sail for a two-week trip around South Africa and Namibia, was also canceled shortly before its scheduled departure on December 4, 2019. The trip to South Africa took place without passengers; the arrival in Cape Town took place on December 19, 2019. On December 23, 2019, the ship set sail for the first cruise from Cape Town after the conversion to the AIDAmira .

Technical data and equipment

Rear view as Mistral (2003)

The ship is powered by diesel-electric technology . The electricity for the drive machinery, and the work on board is via four twelve-cylinder - diesel engines of the manufacturer Wärtsilä . The motors each have an output of 7,920  kW , so a total of 31,680 kW are available. Two electric motors, each with an output of 9000 kW, are installed for propulsion. The electric motors act on two fixed propellers. The ship can reach a maximum speed of 21.5  knots .

The ship is equipped with stabilizers from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries .

The ship has a total of 13 decks , eight of which are accessible to passengers. As a Mistral , it offered 1,196 passengers in 598 twin or double cabins, including 80 suites with their own balcony. The manning was given as 473 people. The ship was marketed by Ibero Cruceros as a Grand Mistral with 516 cabins, of which 229 inside and 287 outside cabins as well as 102 suites, the latter with their own balcony. Costa Crociere offered the ship with 530 cabins and 94 suites with private balconies. The passenger capacity was specified with a maximum of 1,727 people. During the conversion to the AIDAmira , additional beds and cabins were installed, including 19 single cabins. A total of 624 cabins are available for passengers.

See also

• List of cruise lines

Web links

Commons : IMO 9172777  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Mistral , description by Arturo Paniagua Mazorra from December 1999 in cybercruises.com, accessed December 30, 2013 (English)
• Ship information , AIDA Cruises

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mistral , Ship Technology. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
2. ↑ New ship for the Costa fleet - The Costa neoRiviera is going on a “slow cruise” to Arabia from November 2013 , news aktuell, press portal, September 30, 2013. Accessed October 1, 2013.
3. ^ Costa neoRiviera ( Memento of October 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) , Costa Cruises. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
4. ↑ AIDAmira. AIDA Cruises, accessed on January 15, 2020 . 
5. ^ M / S Mistral , Facta om Fartyg. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
6. ^ Grand Mistral , Ibero Cruceros. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
7. ↑ AIDA Cruises fleet growth: AIDAmira will strengthen its selection program from 2019. May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018 . 
8. ↑ AIDAmira goes to the shipyard in Genoa (Costa neoRiviera) for conversion. September 26, 2019, accessed November 4, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Franziska Knuppe baptizes AIDAmira / Christening concert with Johannes Oerding & Charity Event in favor of AIDA Cruise & Help. December 1, 2019, accessed December 1, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Nathalie Thanh Thuy Schwertner: Canceled! The maiden voyage of the “Aida Mira” has been canceled. Reisereporter, December 1, 2019, accessed December 1, 2019 . 
11. ↑ Tobias Bruns: AIDAmira: maiden voyage canceled, modifications not completed. Schiffsjournal, December 1, 2019, accessed on December 1, 2019 . 
12. ↑ Breakdown during renovation: Aida cancels “Aida mira” trip until December 23rd. In: spiegel.de. December 3, 2019, accessed December 4, 2019.
13. ↑ AIDAmira has moored in Cape Town. In: Ships and Cruises. December 19, 2019, accessed January 14, 2020 . 
14. ↑ AIDAmira is setting out on its first South Africa cruise today. In: Ships and Cruises. December 23, 2019, accessed January 14, 2020 .