Astoria Grande
Astoria Grande, in Istanbul (March 2024) | |
| History | |
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| Builder | Kvaerner Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard (Finland) |
| Cost | DM 300 million |
| Yard number | 1337 |
| Laid down | 11 September 1995 |
| Launched | 16 February 1996 |
| Completed | 4 June 1996 |
| Maiden voyage | 1996 |
| In service | 1996–present |
| Refit | 2005 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 38,557 GT |
| Length | 193.30 m (634.2 ft) |
| Beam | 27.58 m (90.5 ft) |
| Draft | 6.19 m (20.3 ft) |
| Decks | 11 total, 9 passenger |
| Installed power | 2 diesel-electric motors (21,720 kW) |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Capacity | 1,186 passengers |
| Crew | 360 crew |
Astoria Grande is a cruise ship which entered service as Aida in 1996 in the fleet of German cruise company, AIDA Cruises. She was their first cruise ship and in 2001 became AIDAcara. In 2021 the ship was sold to a Russian company and renamed Astoria Grande.