AIDAstella is a Sphinx-class cruise ship, built at Meyer Werft for AIDA Cruises. She is the seventh Sphinx series ship, preceded by sisters AIDAdiva, AIDAbella, AIDAluna, AIDAblu, AIDAsol and AIDAmar. AIDAstella was delivered to the shipping company by Meyer Werft on 11 March 2013.[4]
 AIDAstella in port of Hamburg on 5 May 2013
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| History | |
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| Name | AIDAstella |
| Owner | Costa Crociere S.p.A.[1] |
| Operator | AIDA Cruises |
| Port of registry | Genoa,  Italy |
| Builder | Meyer Werft |
| Yard number | 695[1] |
| Laid down | 17 December 2008[1] |
| Launched | 25 January 2013[1] |
| Christened | 16 March 2013 in Warnemünde by 10 ladies[2] |
| Completed | 11 March 2013[1] |
| Maiden voyage | 17 March 2013 |
| In service | 17 March 2013 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sphinx-class cruise ship (modified) |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 253.26 m (830.91 ft) |
| Beam | 32.2 m (105.64 ft) |
| Draught | 7.3 m (23.95 ft) |
| Decks | 14 |
| Installed power | 36,000 kW (combined)[3] |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric; two shafts (2 × 12,500 kW)
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| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Capacity | 2,700 |
| Crew | 620 |
AIDAstella is of the same size as her sister ships (71,300 Gross Tons).[5] Two five bladed propellers drive her through the water at 23 knots. She also features a pair of bow thrusters, a pair of stern thrusters, a pair of stabilisers and twin rudders.[5]
From 3 to 8 March 2018, AIDAstella underwent a dry dock in Dubai during which various public venues were refurbished.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Aidastella (115489)". Vessel Register for DNV. Germanischer Lloyd. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ Zehn heiße Patinnen für das neue Traumschiff(in German)
- ^ AIDAstella. Meyer Werft. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ M/S AIDAstella, Fakta om fartyg (in Swedish)
- ^ a b GmbH, MEYER WERFT. "AIDAstella". www.meyerwerft.de. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ Staff, CIN (14 March 2018). "AIDAstella Gets Ice Cream Bar and More in Drydock". Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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