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AIDAprima New Venues Announced

Rather quietly AIDA is building one impressive vessel. Make sure to click on the picture above to get a zoomed...

AIDAPrima Floated Out

On Saturday, the AIDAprima was floated out from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard. The shipyard in Japan is currently constructing the...

Mitsubishi Delays AIDA Newbuild by Six Months

Carinval Corp

I mentioned a few weeks ago that there were some issues with the finances on Mitsubishi Heavy Industries[MHI] part: MHI booked a ¥60bn loss on the two AIDA ships. Design and procurement costs due to changes made by AIDA said...

UPDATE: AIDA to Base Two Ships In Tampa…not so fast

Carinval Corp

UPDATE: Looks like there was a bit of a ‘misunderstanding’: via Cruise Currents: The original press release made by the Port...

Aida Names their Newbuild

Carinval Corp

Aida has named their 2015 newbuild: AIDAprima. Set to be the third large passenger ship out of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries...

AIDA Constructing Special LNG Barge for Newbuilds

Carinval Corp

Part of what makes fueling a ship with LNG so difficult is the supply of bunkers(fuel). Every port where they need to take on bunkers must have an adequate supply and special equipment for discharging it into the intended vessel....

AIDA Newbuilds to be Dual-Fueled with LNG

Carinval Corp

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced that TGE Marine Gas Engineering will design two LNG fuel systems for the AIDA newbuilds coming...

Aida Newbuild Photo Leaks

All Cruise Lines

The above photo appears to be a legitimate rendering of what AIDA’s upcoming newbuild will look like. Currently under construction...

AIDA Newbuilds Update

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Cruise Business Online is reporting an interesting tidbit on the two AIDA ships being build in Japan. AIDA is creating a “patio” area for guests booked in a new category called Panorama cabins. Guests will have access to their own...