AIDAperla

AIDAperla

Ship data flag  Italy Ship type Cruise ship class Hyperion class Callsign IBRL home port Genoa Owner Costa Crociere Shipping company AIDA Cruises Shipyard Mitsubishi Heavy Industries , Nagasaki Build number 2301 building-costs $ 645 million Order August 2, 2011 Keel laying December 14, 2012 baptism June 30, 2017 Launch March 20, 2016 takeover April 27, 2017 Commissioning May 28, 2017

Ship dimensions and crew length 299.95 m ( Lüa ) 294.00 m ( Lpp ) width 37.60 m Side height 14.13 m Draft Max. 8.25 m measurement 125,572 GT 105,110 NRZ

Machine system machine diesel-electric Energy supply 4 × diesel generator propeller 2 × propeller pods

Transport capacities Load capacity 9,200 dw Permitted number of passengers 4,350 Pax cabins 1,643

Others Classifications DNV GL Registration numbers IMO 9636967

The AIDAperla is a cruise ship owned by the British-American Carnival Corporation & plc that entered service in May 2017. The ship of the Hyperion class was developed by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries- shipyard in Japan Nagasaki built. The AIDAperla is in use for the shipping company AIDA Cruises, which is specially geared towards the German market .

Like all AIDA Cruises ships, the AIDAperla sails under the Italian flag . Carnival Maritime GmbH in Hamburg is responsible for cruise operations .

history

Procurement and construction

On August 3, 2011 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced the agreement with Carnival Corporation & plc to build two cruise ships at MHI Nagasaki Shipyard & Engine Works , these ships form the Hyperion class . The AIDAperla , the second ship in the Hyperion class, was due to be delivered in March 2016. The total price was given as 140,000 euros per lower bed; this corresponds to a real price of around 455 million euros per ship.

AIDAperla at Terminal Steinwerder in Hamburg

The keel of the ship with hull number 2301 was laid on December 14, 2012 at the Tategami shipyard in Nagasaki.

In October 2014 it became known that the AIDAperla could not be delivered on time. A delivery in March 2017 at the earliest was aimed for.

The name was announced in March 2016.

Handover and baptism

On April 27, 2017, the AIDAperla was handed over to AIDA Cruises at the shipyard in Nagasaki . On April 28, 2017, the ship's data (position, temperatures, course and speed) went online.

The AIDAperla left the shipyard on May 3, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. On May 28, 2017, the ship was put into service in Naples and initially called at the ports of Genoa and Palma de Mallorca .

The christening took place on June 30, 2017 in Palma de Mallorca . Godmother was Lena Gercke .

technology

→ Main article : “Ship technology” in the Hyperion class article

Web links

Commons : AIDAperla  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• AIDAperla - official website at aida.de
• Ship position / bow camera

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} DNV GL: AIDAperla. Retrieved May 14, 2017 . 
2. ^ Cruise Ship Orderbook. Retrieved June 6, 2017 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} AIDA Cruises has two new cruise ships built in Japan. AIDA Cruises, accessed on May 14, 2017 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b c d} https://www.aida.de/aida-cruises/presse/pressearchiv/newsdetails.24494/article/aida-cruises-uebernehmen-juengstes-flottenhaben-aidaperla.html
5. ↑ ^{a b} Entry in Fart om fartyg
6. ↑ DNV Vessel Register
7. ↑ In the industry, “under-beds” are usually used to describe two standard beds per cubicle, not the additional beds that are often available
8. ↑ Mitsubishi ne pas le livrera second paquebot d'AIDA Cruises en 2016. Retrieved on January 7, 2015 . 
9. ↑ AIDA releases catalog “Holiday a new way”. Retrieved May 14, 2017 . 
10. ↑ AIDAperla arrives in Limassol. May 26, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017 . 
11. ^ AIDAperla: First call in Naples. May 28, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017 .