AIDAblu
AIDAblu in Corfu | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Italy | |
| Name | AIDAblu |
| Owner | Costa Crociere S.p.A. |
| Operator | AIDA Cruises |
| Port of registry | Genoa, Italy |
| Ordered | July 1, 2006 |
| Builder | Meyer Werft (Germany) |
| Cost | $420 million |
| Yard number | S. 680 |
| Launched | July 11, 2009 |
| Christened | February 9, 2010 |
| Maiden voyage | February 9, 2010 to Palma, Majorca |
| In service | 2010–present |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sphinx-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 71,304 GT |
| Length | 253.33 m (831.14 ft) |
| Beam | 32.2 m (105.64 ft) |
| Draught | 7.3 m (23.95 ft) |
| Decks | 15 decks |
| Installed power | Diesel-electric (about 36,000kW) |
| Propulsion | 4 Caterpillar MaK engines |
| Capacity | 2,192 passengers |
| Crew | 607 crew |
AIDAblu is a Sphinx-class cruise ship, operated by the German cruise line AIDA Cruises. AIDAblu is the seventh ship in the cruise line. The vessel was delivered by Meyer Werft on 4 February 2010. She is a sister ship to AIDAdiva, AIDAbella, AIDAluna with a half deck more, and is followed by similar AIDAsol and AIDAmar. She has a passenger capacity of 2,050.
The name of AIDAblu was used for a former AIDA ship from 2004 to 2007.