Cruise news (AIDA Cruises-tagged)

AIDA Cruises cancels all USA and Canada itineraries for the remainder of 2020
The Carnival Corporation-owned (Germany-based) brand AIDA Cruises announced it had cancelled all its Canada and the USA voyages for the remainder of...
June 5, 2020
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AIDA and Costa cruise lines extend shipping suspension through July 31
AIDA Cruises and Costa Cruises both cancelled all of their scheduled itineraries through and including July 31, and plan to resume operations on...
May 28, 2020
Cruise Industry
Galley crew found dead on AIDA Cruises ship AIDAblu
A Filipino male crew has been found dead in his cabin by fellow teammates on AIDAblu early Monday morning, May 18. The cruise ship is currently...
May 19, 2020
Accidents
Coronavirus-free cruise ship AIDAprima leaves Port Rashid (Dubai)
A German cruise ship that was forced to dock in Dubai at the outset of the Coronavirus pandemic thanked the port city as she prepared to set sail for...
April 16, 2020
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Passengers stranded on AIDAmira in South Africa start returning home
1240 German cruisers stranded in Cape Town South Africa after their ship was quarantined for nearly a week due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) scare had...
March 22, 2020
Accidents
Norway Clears AIDA Cruises Passengers After Two Tested Negative for COVID-19
Passengers on an AIDA Cruises liner berthed in southern Norway were cleared out of a 24-hour quarantine after two of them tested negative for...
March 4, 2020
Accidents
AIDA Cruises Opens Bookings for AIDAbella and AIDAvita Spring 2020 Sailings
On Wednesday, February 26, bookings open for AIDAbella and AIDAvita sailings in spring 2020. AIDA Cruises is offering journeys to popular...
February 25, 2020
Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises Ship Refused Entry to Vietnam
Vietnam turned away a German-owned cruise ship with over 1,000 passengers on board over coronavirus fears. The official Vietnam News Agency reported...
February 14, 2020
Accidents
AIDAperla Denied Entry into St Lucia
St Lucia on Saturday, February 1, denied a cruise ship with over 3 000 passengers onboard entry in Castries Harbour after health authorities had...
February 3, 2020
Accidents
VIDEO: AIDAmira Officially Named in Palma de Mallorca
On November 30, AIDA Cruises welcomed the 4th Selection Class ship, AIDAmira, to its fleet. TV host Franziska Knuppe, with Capt. Manuel Pannzek by...
December 1, 2019
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Details Revealed of AIDAmira Naming Ceremony
A wealth of popular stars will be attending the naming ceremony of AIDAmira in Palma de Mallorca on November 30. Model and TV host Franziska Kuppe...
November 18, 2019
Cruise Industry
Passenger Medevaced from AIDAluna
A Maryland State Police helicopter took part in a dramatic rescue Tuesday night (October 29) of a sick passenger from an AIDA ship in the...
October 31, 2019
Accidents
AIDA Cruises Pioneers First-Ever Trial of Fuel Cell Technology
AIDA Cruises partnered with leaders from the engineering and maritime sectors to pilot the first fuel cell system in the world designed to power...
October 18, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Keel Laid for AIDAcosma in Rostock
On Tuesday, October 15, the first building-block for AIDA Cruises’ 2nd LNG-powered ship (Cosma) was put in place at Neptun Werft shipyard in...
October 16, 2019
Cruise Industry
Costa neoRiviera to Be Transformed into AIDAmira
Costa Group announced its decision to bring the neoRiviera ship to Genoa for a major (EUR 50 million) drydock refurbishment project at San Giorgio...
September 26, 2019
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