AIDAbella in the Baltic Sea |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | AIDAbella |
| Operator: | AIDA Cruises |
| Port of registry: | Genoa, Italy[1] |
| Ordered: | August 1, 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: | April 2008[1] |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9362542[6] Call Sign ICGS[7] MMSI 247229700[7] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 68,500 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 826.77 ft (252.00 m)[1] |
| Beam: | 105.6 ft (32.19 m)[1] |
| Draft: | 24.6 ft (7.50 m)[1] |
| Decks: | 14 decks |
| Installed power: | diesel-electric (36,000 kW)[1] |
| Propulsion: | 2 pods |
| Speed: | 19.5-knot (36 km/h; 22 mph) service speed[3] 21.8-knot (40 km/h; 25 mph) fastest speed[8] |
| Capacity: | 2,500 passengers[1] |
| Crew: | 646 crew[1] |
| Notes: | 10 elevators[1] |
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.[9] The name AIDAbella was chosen after a competition to name the new ship. The name was meant to signify how beautiful the ship is.[10]
The ship features 1,025 passenger cabins, many with balconies. 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 which can be used as a nightclub.[9]
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