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Aida Cruises


This page is devoted to postcards of the AIDA Cruises which became a P&O Princess subsidiary and later owned by Carnival. An alphabetical list of ships shown on this page is shown below. The Table beneath gives links to complete postcard history pages on selected individual ships. Below the table are official postcards of the fleet in chronological order.
 
The first ship in the fleet, Aida was built by Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Turku, Finland for Deutsche Seetouristik/Arkona Reisen in 1996. She is 38531grt in size, has dimensions 170.0 x 27.5 x 6.0 m, and she has 1186 lower berths. Engines consist of 4 x MAN 6L48/60 diesels, 21720kW, giving a service speed of 21 knots. Aida was designed for the German market, and specifically for younger generation members of this market. Club travel is very popular in Germany (and other European markets) and Aida has been designed as Das Clubschiff. The concept was partially inspired by Sally Albatross (later Leeward) which Deutsche Seetouristik considered buying, before deciding that a new build was necessary to allow their ideas full resolution. She is therefore a very different ship to HAPAG's Europa or Deilmann's Deutschland, built for the more traditional sectors of the German cruise market. Aida proved to be extremely successful during her first few seasons, and in 1999, a 51% interest in Arkona Reisen was acquired by P&O, who indicated that they would build two sisterships. The first of these, AIDAvita, entered service in 2002. She is larger than Aida, which has been renamed AIDAcara. AIDAvita is larger than AIDAcara, at 203.2m in length, and 42200grt, with 1573 lower berths. The third ship, AIDAaura, is due to be delivered in May 2003. A fourth ship, AIDAblu was transferred from AROSA Cruises in 2003, but then passed on to Ocean Village as Ocean Village Two in 2007. She was replaced by the first of three large ships (69200 grt) to be delivered annually by Meyer Werft from 2007, AIDAdiva (2007), AIDAbella (2008) and AIDAluna (2009). Two slightly larger 71000 grt ships are expected in 2011 and 2012, also from Meyer Werft.


Sections on This Page:-
AIDA Kreuzfahrten Fleet List
AIDA Kreuzfahrten Fleet Postcards
 
Ships on This Page:-
Aida (AIDA: 1996-2000) - later AIDAcara
AIDAaura (AIDA: 2003- )
AIDAbella (AIDA: 2008)
AIDAblu (AIDA: 2003-2007) - ex-Crown Princess, Arosa Blu - now Ocean Village Two
AIDAcara (AIDA: 2000- ) - ex-Aida
AIDAdiva (AIDA: 2007- )
AIDAluna (AIDA: 2009- )
AIDAvita (AIDA: 2002- )
AIDAsol (AIDA: 2011- )
AIDA-6 (AIDA: 2012- ) - on order
 
AIDA Deck Plan Downloads:-
AIDAaura Deck Plan - Adobe PDF File - 251 KB
AIDAbella Deck Plan - Adobe PDF File - 2 MB
AIDAcara Deck Plan - Adobe PDF File - 188 KB
AIDAdiva Deck Plan - Adobe PDF File - 2 MB
AIDAluna Deck Plan - Adobe PDF File - 2 MB
AIDAvita Deck Plan - Adobe PDF File - 251 KB
 
Associated Pages:-
Arosa Cruises
Carnival Cruise Line
P&O Header Page
P&O - Princess Cruises
P&O Australia
Sitmar Cruises
Cruise Ship Postcards
Ocean Liner Postcards
Simplon Postcards Home Page
Simplon Facebook Page - Simplon Postcards facebook page

References:-
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Table of Ship Histories
Name
Other names
 Built
 AIDAaura  
 2003
 AIDAblu  Crown Princess, Arosa Blu, Ocean Village Two
 1990
 AIDAcara  Aida
 1996







Aida Fleet List


Aida - AIDAcara
(Built: 1996)
 
38557 GT - 193.3 m long - 21 knots - 1180 pass (1250 max)
 
Aida was built by Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Turku, Finland. She was completed for Deutsche Seetouristik/Arkona Reisen in 1996, is 38531 grt in size, has dimensions 170.0 x 27.5 x 6.0 m, and she has 1186 berths. Engines consist of 4 x MAN 6L48/60 diesels, 21720kW, giving a service speed of 21 knots. Aida was designed for the German market, and specifically for younger generation members of this market. Aida has proved to be extremely successful during her first few seasons, and in 1999, a 51% interest in Arkona Reisen was acquired by P&O, who indicated that they would build two sisterships. P&O later passed to carnival, who transferred AIDA Kreuzfahrten management to Costa Crociere. The ships were re-registered in Genoa under the Italian flag. Images under Seetouristik ownership are shown on the AIDA webpage.
 
Complete history of AIDA & AIDAcara



Official postcard of AIDAcara, with the new logo following P&O ownership.



Official postcard of AIDAcara



Official postcard of AIDAcara
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AIDAcara (front) and AIDAvita (back).



Although the AIDA fleet then consisted of three ships, all three images on the card below show the AIDAcara.



AIDA Kreuzfahrten postcard of AIDAcara
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AIDAcara Deck Plan - Download original Adobe PDF File (190 KB)
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Postcard announcing AIDA issued by the town of Emden
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Kunst und Bild (Warnem�nde) postcard of AIDAcara
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AIDAvita
(Built: 2002)

42289 GT - 203 m long - 19.4 knots - 1266 pass (1582 max)


AIDA Kreuzfahrten postcard of AIDAvita
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AIDA Kreuzfahrten postcard of AIDAvita
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AIDA Kreuzfahrten postcard of AIDAvita.




AIDA Kreuzfahrten postcard of AIDAcara (front) and AIDAvita (back).




AIDAvita Deck Plan - Download original Adobe PDF File (250 KB)
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Chantry Classics postcard CC/S297 of AIDAvita.
Photo: © Peter Therkildsen, Copenhagen, 8th May 2002.



Photograph of AIDAvita
Photo: © Peter Therkildsen, Copenhagen, 8th May 2002.



Photograph of AIDAvita
Photo: © Peter Therkildsen, Copenhagen, 8th May 2002.






AIDAaura
(Built: 2003)
 
42289 GT - 203 m long - 19.4 knots - 1266 pass (1582 max)
 
AIDAaura, sister to AIDAvita, was delivered in May 2003.

More images of AIDAaura


AIDA Kreuzfahrten fleet postcard of AIDAaura, AIDAvita and AIDAcara
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AIDA Kreuzfahrten postcard of AIDAaura
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AIDA Kreuzfahrten postcard of AIDAaura




AIDA Kreuzfahrten postcard of AIDAaura
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AIDA Kreuzfahrten postcard of AIDAaura
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anSICHTEN Verlag postcard of AIDAaura at Hamburg (issued 2004)
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anSICHTEN Verlag postcard of AIDAaura at Hamburg (issued 2004)
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AIDAaura at Dublin
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 25th August 2008
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AIDAaura at Dublin
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 25th August 2008
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AIDAaura Deck Plan - Download original Adobe PDF File (250 KB)
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AIDAblu
(Built: 1990 - AIDA: 2004-2007)
 
70210 GT - 245 m long - 19.5 knots - 1664 pass (1792 max)
 
Sitmar Cruises had two ships on order from Fincantieri in Italy when the company was taken over by P&O/Princess. These were completed as Crown Princess and Regal Princess but were essentially Sitmar designs. Both ships were due to transfer to a new P&O Cruises company aimed at the German market called A'ROSA. Crown Princess moved in Summer 2002 to be the Arosa Blu. Regal Princess was due to follow in 2004, but low loadings caused this plan to be abandoned, and in September 2003, Carnival announced that Arosa Blu would join the Aida fleet as AIDAblu from 2004. In 2007 she became Ocean Village Two with another P&O/Carnival subsidiary Ocean Village. She moves again to P&O Australia in 2009.
 

AIDA Kreuzfahrten postcard of AIDAblu
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AIDA Kreuzfahrten postcard of AIDAblu
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AIDA Kreuzfahrten postcard of AIDAblu
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AIDA Kreuzfahrten postcard of AIDAblu
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AIDA Kreuzfahrten fleet postcard showing AIDAblu
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AIDA Kreuzfahrten fleet postcard advertising the art auctions on AIDAblu
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Grafipost postcard of AIDAblu at Madeira
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AIDAblu
Photo: © Ingelese Jorgensen.




AIDAblu
Photo: © Ingelese Jorgensen



AIDAblu at Funchal, Madeira
Photo: © Clive Curry, Funchal, April 2005.






AIDAdiva
(AIDA: 2007)
 
69203 GT - 252 m long - 24800 kW - 20 knots - 2050 pass (2500 max)

The first of three large ships (69200 grt) to be delivered annually by Meyer Werft from 2007, AIDAdiva (2007), AIDAbella (2008) and AIDAluna (2009). Two slightly larger 71000 grt ships (a development of the same design and the same length) are expected in 2011 and 2012, also from Meyer Werft.



AIDA Kreuzfahrten postcard of AIDAdiva
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AIDA Kreuzfahrten postcard of AIDAdiva
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AIDA Kreuzfahrten postcard of AIDAdiva advertising a light & fireworks show on Aril 20th 2007
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AIDAdiva Deck Plan - Download original Adobe PDF File (2 MB)
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Schöning postcard of AIDAdiva
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Deutsche Post postcard of AIDAdiva at Hamburg- 18th-22nd April 2007
Note attractive lighthouse stamp
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Deutsche Post postcard of AIDAdiva at Hamburg- 18th-22nd April 2007
Note attractive lighthouse stamp
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AIDAdiva at Lisbon
Photo: © Carlos Monteiro, 2007
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AIDAdiva at Lisbon
Photo: © Carlos Monteiro, 2007
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AIDAdiva at Lisbon
Photo: � Carlos Monteiro, 2007
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AIDAdiva at Rostock
Photo: © Peter Therkildsen, 2007
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AIDAdiva at Rostock
Photo: © Peter Therkildsen, 2007
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AIDAdiva at Rostock
Photo: © Peter Therkildsen, 2007
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AIDAdiva at Rostock
Photo: © Peter Therkildsen, 2007
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AIDAbella
(AIDA: 2008)

69203 GT - 252 m long - 24800 kW - 20 knots - 2050 pass (2500 max)



AIDAbella on one of her first cruises
Photo: © William Mayes, Oslo, 7th May 2008
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AIDAbella Deck Plan - Download original Adobe PDF File (2 MB)
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AIDAbella at Barcelona
Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009
AIDAbella - Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009



AIDAbella at Barcelona, with Ventura and the bow of Queen Victoria
Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009
AIDAbella - Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009



AIDAbella at Barcelona
Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009
AIDAbella - Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009



AIDAbella at Barcelona
Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009
AIDAbella - Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009



AIDAbella at Barcelona
Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009
AIDAbella - Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009



AIDAbella leaving Barcelona
Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009
AIDAbella - Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009



AIDAbella leaving Barcelona
Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009
AIDAbella - Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009



AIDAbella leaving Barcelona
Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009
AIDAbella - Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009



AIDAbella leaving Barcelona
Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009
AIDAbella - Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009



AIDAbella leaving Barcelona
Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009
AIDAbella - Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009



AIDAbella leaving Barcelona
Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009
AIDAbella - Photo: � Ian Boyle, 21st August 2009



AIDAbella  loading German fly passengers at Gran Canaria's new cruise terminal
Photo: � Ian Boyle, 31st March 2011
AIDAbella - Photo: � Ian Boyle, 31st March 2011 - www.simplonpc.co.uk



AIDAbella  at Gran Canaria's new cruise terminal
Photo: � Ian Boyle, 31st March 2011
AIDAbella - Photo: � Ian Boyle, 31st March 2011 - www.simplonpc.co.uk



AIDAbella  at Gran Canaria's new cruise terminal
Photo: � Ian Boyle, 31st March 2011
AIDAbella - Photo: � Ian Boyle, 31st March 2011 - www.simplonpc.co.uk



AIDAbella  at Gran Canaria's new cruise terminal
Photo: � Ian Boyle, 31st March 2011
AIDAbella - Photo: � Ian Boyle, 31st March 2011 - www.simplonpc.co.uk






AIDAluna
(AIDA: 2009)

69203 GT - 252 m long - 24800 kW - 20 knots - 2050 pass (2500 max)



AIDAluna Deck Plan - Download original Adobe PDF File (2 MB)
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AIDAsol
(AIDA: 2011)
 
71000 GT - 252 m long - 24800 kW - 20 knots - 2174 pass (2500 max)



AIDAsol arriving at Dover on 21st April 2011
Photo: �2011 Ian Boyle
AIDAsol at Dover - www.simplonpc.co.uk - Photo: �2011 Ian Boyle



AIDAsol arriving at Dover on 21st April 2011
Photo: �2011 Ian Boyle
AIDAsol at Dover - www.simplonpc.co.uk - Photo: �2011 Ian Boyle



AIDAsol arriving at Dover on 21st April 2011
Photo: �2011 Ian Boyle
AIDAsol at Dover - www.simplonpc.co.uk - Photo: �2011 Ian Boyle



AIDAsol arriving at Dover on 21st April 2011
Photo: �2011 Ian Boyle
AIDAsol at Dover - www.simplonpc.co.uk - Photo: �2011 Ian Boyle



AIDAsol arriving at Dover on 21st April 2011
Photo: �2011 Ian Boyle
AIDAsol at Dover - www.simplonpc.co.uk - Photo: �2011 Ian Boyle



AIDAsol arriving at Dover on 21st April 2011
Photo: �2011 Ian Boyle
AIDAsol at Dover - www.simplonpc.co.uk - Photo: �2011 Ian Boyle



AIDAsol arriving at Dover on 21st April 2011
Photo: �2011 Ian Boyle
AIDAsol at Dover - www.simplonpc.co.uk - Photo: �2011 Ian Boyle



AIDAsol arriving at Dover on 21st April 2011
Photo: �2011 Ian Boyle
AIDAsol at Dover - www.simplonpc.co.uk - Photo: �2011 Ian Boyle



AIDAsol arriving at Dover on 21st April 2011
Photo: �2011 Ian Boyle
AIDAsol at Dover - www.simplonpc.co.uk - Photo: �2011 Ian Boyle



AIDAsol arriving at Dover on 21st April 2011
Photo: �2011 Ian Boyle
AIDAsol at Dover - www.simplonpc.co.uk - Photo: �2011 Ian Boyle






AIDA-6
(AIDA: 2012)
 
71000 GT - 252 m long - 24800 kW - 20 knots - 2174 pass (2500 max)






AIDA Fleet Postcards
 
Fleet: 1996-2002
 
The AIDA Kreuzfahrten fleet consisted of one ship, the AIDA (later AIDAcara) from 1996-2002






Fleet: 2002-2003
 
AIDA Kreuzfahrten 2002-2003 fleet of AIDAcara (front) and AIDAvita (back).






Fleet: 2003-2004
 
The AIDA Kreuzfahrten 2003-2004 fleet of AIDAaura, AIDAvita and AIDAcara
Note: all three images on the card below show the AIDAcara.






Fleet: 2003-2004
 
The AIDA Kreuzfahrten 2003-2004 fleet of AIDAaura, AIDAvita and AIDAcara
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Fleet: 2004-2007
 
AIDA Kreuzfahrten 2004-2007 postcard showing AIDAblu, AIDAaura, AIDAvita and AIDAcara
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