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AIDA Takes Delivery of AIDAperla

Carnival’s German brand, AIDA, have officially taken delivery of their newest vessel AIDAperla. She is the sistership to the AIDAprima...

AIDAprima Delivered from Mitsubishi – Finally

Carinval Corp

AIDA Cruises have confirmed that they have finally taken delivery of the AIDAprima. And get this, she’s scheduled to arrive...

Fire on AIDAprima

Carinval Corp

Various media outlets in Japan and Germany have reported that yesterday, while finally being outfitted at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries yard in Nagasaki, Japan, there was a fire in an electrical compartment onboard. The fire was quickly extinguished due to...

Latest on AIDAprima

Carinval Corp

Here’s the latest on the oft delayed AIDAprima: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) told Tradewinds that it is “optimistic” that the...

AIDAprima Delayed Yet Again

Carinval Corp

The debut of one of the most eagerly anticipated ships to come out in quite awhile is being delayed, yet...

AIDAprima Gets Her Lips

Carinval Corp

Normally that headline would raise some eyebrows. However it’s entirely true. At the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Nagasaki Japan, workers have painted on the trademark lips that adorn the bow of all AIDA ships. A total of 342 liters...

AIDAPrima Floated Out

Carinval Corp

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

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...

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 out of Japan. When delivered in 2015 and 2016 they will be the world only cruise ships powered by LNG....