AIDAluna
AIDAluna at Tortola, February 2024 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Italy | |
| Name | AIDAluna |
| Owner | AIDA Cruises |
| Operator | AIDA Cruises |
| Port of registry | Genoa, Italy |
| Builder | Meyer Werft |
| Cost | €315 million |
| Launched | 13 February 2009 |
| Christened | 4 April 2009 by Franziska Knuppe |
| Maiden voyage | 22 March 2009 |
| In service | 2009–present |
| Identification |
|
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sphinx class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 252 m (826.77 ft) |
| Beam | 32.2 m (105.64 ft) |
| Height | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Draught | 7.3 m (23.95 ft) |
| Decks | 13 decks |
| Installed power | 4 × Caterpillar MaK 9M43C at 36,000 kW(48,960 hp) |
| Propulsion | diesel-electric producing 25,000 kW(36,000 hp) |
| Speed | 22-knot (41 km/h) |
| Capacity | 2,100 passengers |
| Crew | 607 crew |
AIDAluna is a Sphinx-class cruise ship, owned by US based Carnival Corp and operated by AIDA Cruises. Built by Meyer Werft shipyards in Papenburg, Germany, she is the third ship of the class, preceded by AIDAdiva and AIDAbella, and is followed by AIDAblu, AIDAsol, and AIDAmar. The ship has a capacity of 2,100 passengers and has a gross tonnage of 69,203. AIDAluna was initially deployed in the Baltic Sea for the 2009 Summer season. In Winter 2009, she was redeployed in Canary Islands. AIDAluna has an 8 × 4.5-m poolside theater, which is a first for AIDA Cruises.