AIDA Cancels Most Cruises Through August; Could Still See Gradual Summer Start

Posted on 3 July, 2020 by Spacejunkie2

AIDA Cruises announced that it is cancelled cruises through August 31, but added believes it will resume its cruise operation later this summer.

The news does not apply to individual departures from AIDAprima, AIDAperla and AIDAdiva.

“AIDA Cruises is in close and constant contact with all of the relevant authorities discussing the brand’s interest in restarting cruise vacations, when the time is right, under adapted conditions and in full compliance with all sanitization and hygiene standards and protocols for physical distancing,” the company said.

AIDAluna Premiers New Show ‘Augenblick’

Posted on 7 October, 2018 by Spacejunkie2

AIDA Cruises has announced the premiere of a new production show called Augenblick, or Moment in English, aboard the AIDAluna.

The show, which is a musical, has performers interacting with LED screens, resulting in special light and shadow effects, according to AIDA.

Describing Augenblick as a futuristic show, AIDA also pointed out other aspects such as artists performing on bungee ropes and in hanging cubes at “dizzying heights.”

The new show is part of a program AIDA calls Stars Shine Brighter at Sea, where currently seven ships are being equipped with a new show.

Arson Might Be The Cause Of The Fire On AIDA’s Newest Cruise Ship In the Shipyard

Posted on 1 February, 2016 by Spacejunkie2

Arson is being investigated as the cause of a cruise ship fire at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.’s shipyard in Nagasaki early Sunday, the third such incident to strike in January.

According to local police and firefighters, a worker at the Koyagi plant of MHI’s Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, found cardboard and insulation material ablaze aboard the 124,500-ton AIDA Prima, which is one of two ships it is building German cruise line AIDA Cruises.

Firefighters said workers quickly put out the fire and no injuries were reported.

Sunday’s incident follows an electrical wiring fire near a theater space on Jan. 11, and a cabin fire involving a piece of cloth on Jan. 13.

The fires came after delivery of the ship, originally planned for March 2015, was repeatedly delayed amid design changes. The current delivery deadline is this April.