AIDAblu

AIDAblu is a Sphinx-class cruise ship, operated by the German cruise line, AIDA Cruises. AIDAblu is the seventh ship[5] in the cruise line. The vessel was delivered by Meyer Werft on 4 February 2010.[6] She is a sister ship to AIDAdiva, AIDAbella, AIDAluna[5] with a half deck more, and is followed by similar AIDAsol and AIDAmar. She has a passenger capacity of 2,050.

This article is about the 2010 AIDA Cruises ship. For the former ship of the same name, see Karnika.
AIDAblu in Corfu
History
Italy
NameAIDAblu
OwnerCosta Crociere S.p.A.[1]
OperatorAIDA Cruises
Port of registryGenoa, Italy
OrderedJuly 1, 2006[2]
BuilderMeyer Werft (Germany)
Cost$420 million
Yard numberS. 680[2]
LaunchedJuly 11, 2009
ChristenedFebruary 9, 2010[3]
Maiden voyageFebruary 9, 2010 to Palma, Majorca
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeSphinx-class[4] cruise ship
Tonnage71,304 GT[1]
Length253.33 m (831.14 ft)[1]
Beam32.2 m (105.64 ft)[1]
Draught7.3 m (23.95 ft)[1]
Decks15 decks
Installed powerDiesel-electric (about 36,000kW)[2]
Propulsion4 Caterpillar MaK engines[2][4]
Capacity2,192 passengers
Crew607 crew

The name of AIDAblu was used for a former AIDA ship from 2004 to 2007.

Facilities

AIDAblu has six restaurants, ten bars,[4] 8,120 square metres (87,000 sq ft) of outer deck area and a 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft) theatrium.[4]

It also has the first brewery installed on a cruise ship, where the beers served in the ship are brewed.[6]

AIDAblu has 1096 cabins, 374 are on the inside and 722 on the outside.[6] The callsign is IBWX . IMO 9398888 . MMSI 247282500.

Incidents

In 2010 Francesco Schettino, the captain of the ill-fated Costa Concordia before, was the captain of the Costa Atlantica, also a Carnival Corporation ship as it entered the port of Warnemünde, Germany, at too high a speed, allegedly causing damage to the AIDAblu.[7]

On 18 May 2020, whilst the ship was docked in Hamburg, a male Filipino crew member of AIDAblu who had worked in the galley department was found dead in his cabin. The crew member was not suspected to have died of COVID-19.[8]

References
  1. "AIDAblu (112808)". DNV Vessel Register. Germanischer Lloyd. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  2. "AIDA Cruises orders new cruise ship". Meyer Werft. 6 December 2006. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  3. "AIDAblu Christened Successfully". Cruise Industry News. 2010-02-10. Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  4. "New club ship generation with MaK engines from Caterpillar" (PDF). Caterpillar Marine Power Systems. 2005. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  5. "Delivery of AIDAblu". Meyerwerft website. 4 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  6. "Costa Capt. Crashed Before: Report". The Daily Beast. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  7. "Filipino Crew Member Found Dead in His Cabin on Aida Cruise Ship". 18 May 2020.
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