AIDAsol deck plans

MS AIDAsol (2011-built, last refurbished in October 2023) is the fifth of seven Sphinx-class AIDA cruise ships. Her sisterships include AIDAblu, AIDAmar, and AIDAstella, as well as the slightly smaller, 1-deck-lower vessels AIDAbella, AIDAdiva, and AIDAluna. The shipowner is Costa Cruises (a Carnival Corporation brand), and the operator is the German company AIDA Cruises.

The AIDAsol cruise ship deck plan includes a total of 1,097 cabins for 2,194 passengers (maximum occupancy 2,686), served by 610 crew members. The vessel has 14 decks (12 accessible to passengers, 7 with cabins), 6 restaurants, 10 bars and lounges, 2 swimming pools, 4 outdoor Jacuzzis (whirlpool hot tubs), and 10 elevators.

Main deck areas include:

• Dining facilities (43,000 ft² / 3,988 m²)
• Wellness area (21,000 ft² / 1,956 m²) – one of the largest at sea
• Outdoor deck space (87,000 ft² / 8,120 m²)
• Theatrium/Theater (32,000 ft² / 3,000 m²)

Complimentary dining venues (included in AIDAsol’s cruise fare) are Markt Restaurant, California Grill, East Restaurant, and Bella Donna. Specialty restaurants available at an additional charge include Rossini, Buffalo Steakhouse, Sushi Bar, and Brauhaus. In the ship’s three buffet-style restaurants (Markt, East, Bella Donna), soft drinks, beer, and house wines are complimentary during lunch and dinner hours.

In addition to the crew, AIDA cruise guests are also assisted by Pepper robots—a cyborg technology implemented fleetwide in 2016. These humanoid robots greet and guide passengers during embarkation and assist throughout the voyage by offering information and tips on dining, entertainment, enrichment programs (workshops and scheduled events), casino and shopping deals, and shore excursions. Pepper robots are mobile and fluent in English, German, and Italian. They can also recognize human emotions by analyzing voice tone and facial expressions.