AIDAbella

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.^[12] The name AIDAbella was chosen after a competition to name the new ship. The name was meant to signify how beautiful the ship is.^[13]

AIDAbella in Kiel, 2022
History
Italy
Name	AIDAbella
Operator	AIDA Cruises
Port of registry	Genoa, Italy[1]
Ordered	1 August 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	2008–present[1]
Identification	IMO number: 9362542[6] Call Sign ICGS[7] MMSI 247229700[7]
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Sphinx-class[8] cruise ship
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	69,203 GT[9]
Length	826.41 ft (251.89 m)[9]
Beam	105.64 ft (32.2 m) (waterline) 123.36 ft (37.6 m) (max)[9]
Height	61 m (200 ft)
Draught	23.95 ft (7.3 m)[9]
Depth	31.50 ft (9.6 m)[9]
Decks	14
Installed power	4 × Cat MaK 9M43C (total power 36,000 kW (48,000 hp))[10]
Propulsion	diesel-electric; two shafts
Speed	19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) (service)[3] 21.8 knots (40.4 km/h; 25.1 mph) (maximum)[11]
Capacity	2,500 passengers[1]
Crew	646[1]

Facilities

The ship has 1,025 passenger cabins. 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.^[12]

AIDAbella in Las Palmas, Canary Islands