AIDAbella
Cruise ship
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AIDAbella is a cruise ship operated by AIDA Cruises. Built at Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, she is a sister ship to AIDAdiva and AIDAluna. The ship has a passenger capacity of over 2,050.[12] The name AIDAbella was chosen after a competition to name the new ship. The name was meant to signify how beautiful the ship is.[13]
AIDAbella in Kiel, 2022 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | AIDAbella |
| Operator | AIDA Cruises |
| Port of registry | Genoa, Italy[1] |
| Ordered | 1 August 2005[2] |
| Builder | Meyer Werft (Papenburg)[1][3] |
| Cost | $390 million[1] |
| Yard number | S.666[2] |
| Laid down | March 10, 2007[4] |
| Launched | October 19, 2007[2] |
| Christened | April 23, 2008 in Warnemünde by Eva Padberg[5] |
| In service | 2008–present[1] |
| Identification | |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sphinx-class[8] cruise ship |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 69,203 GT[9] |
| Length | 251.89 m (826.41 ft)[9] |
| Beam |
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| Height | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Draught | 7.3 m (23.95 ft)[9] |
| Depth | 9.6 m (31.50 ft)[9] |
| Decks | 14 |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | diesel-electric; two shafts |
| Speed | |
| Capacity | 2,500 passengers[1] |
| Crew | 646[1] |
Facilities
The ship has 1,025 passenger cabins. There is a nude sunbathing area towards the rear of the ship. Amidships is a circular, glass-walled, and roofed Theatrium in the center of the ship.[12]