AIDAsol

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File:Aidasol Trondheim 001.jpg
AIDAsol at anchor in Trondheim.
History
File:Civil Ensign of Italy.svgItaly
NameAIDAsol[1]
Owner
OperatorAIDA Cruises[2]
Port of registryGenoa, File:Civil Ensign of Italy.svg Italy
BuilderMeyer Werft[2]
Launched27 February 2011
CompletedEarly 2011
In service2011–present
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class & typeSphinx series cruise ship
Tonnage71,304 GT[3]
Length253.33 m (831 ft 2 in)[3]
Beam
  • 32.2 m (105 ft 8 in) (waterline)
  • 37.6 m (123 ft 4 in) (max)[3]
Height61 m (200 ft 2 in)
Draught7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)[3]
Depth9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)[3]
Installed power4 × Cat MaK 9M43C[3]
Capacity2,192 passengers

AIDAsol is a Sphinx-class cruise ship, built at Meyer Werft for AIDA Cruises.[2] She is the fifth Sphinx series ship, preceded by sisters AIDAdiva, AIDAbella, AIDAluna, and AIDAblu, and followed by AIDAmar and AIDAstella. AIDAsol was delivered in March 2010.[2][4][5] She was christened on 9 April 2011.[6]

Concept and construction

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AIDAsol was ordered on 13 December 2007, together with her unnamed sister, at Meyer Werft by Carnival Corporation & plc, the parent company of AIDA.[7] It also marked the decision to increase the tonnage and capacity of the then under construction AIDAblu, to 71,000 GT and 2,174 passengers, which makes AIDAsol and AIDAmar her twin sisters in the Sphinx class.[7] The naming ceremony was on 9 April 2011 in Kiel, Germany.[2][8][9]

AIDAsol is similarly designed from her latest predecessor, AIDAblu. Facilities included are an additional deck, an onboard brewery and a 2,300-m2 spa facility. AIDAsol is 252 meters in length and 32 meters wide.[2]

References

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  7. ^ a b CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC ORDERS TWO NEW 71,000-TON CRUISE SHIPS FOR AIDA CRUISES BRAND; INCREASES CAPACITY OF A PREVIOUSLY ORDERED VESSEL[permanent dead link] (PDF). Meyerwerft website. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2010
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