AIDAsol

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]

AIDAsol at anchor in Trondheim.
History
Italy
Name	AIDAsol[1]
Owner	2011-2023: Costa Crociere 2023–present Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator	AIDA Cruises[2]
Port of registry	Genoa,  Italy
Builder	Meyer Werft[2]
Launched	27 February 2011
Completed	Early 2011
In service	2011–present
Identification	Call sign: ICPE IMO number: 9490040 MMSI number: 247302900
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Sphinx series cruise ship
Tonnage	71,304 GT[3]
Length	831 ft 2 in (253.33 m)[3]
Beam	105 ft 8 in (32.2 m) (waterline) 123 ft 4 in (37.6 m) (max)[3]
Draught	23 ft 11 in (7.3 m)[3]
Depth	30 ft 6 in (9.3 m)[3]
Installed power	4 × Cat MaK 9M43C[3]
Capacity	2,174 passengers

Concept and construction

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

1. "AIDA Cruises names newbuilding eight AIDAsol". Cruise Business Review. Cruise Media Oy Ltd. 9 November 2009. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
2. "AIDAsol". Meyerwerft website. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
3. "AIDAsol (G114575)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
4. "AIDAsol | Cruise Ship | Built by MEYER WERFT with shore power connection".
5. "M/S AIDAsol". SeaScanner. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
6. "AIDAsol now in the hands of AIDA Cruises". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
7. 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
8. "AIDA's eight ships calling at 160 ports in 2011/2012". Cruise Industry News. 24 February 2010. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
9. "Sonnige Aussichten – AIDAsol ist jüngster Flottenzuwachs". AIDA Cruises (in German). Retrieved 31 March 2010.

External links

• Shipyard webcam
• "Aidasol undergoes its baptism in Kiel" – Reise News
• "In-vehicle Breweries" – THB
• "A Pout is baptized in Kiel" – SHZ
• "Aida Crusaders set sail for the Black and the Red Sea" – Hamburger Abendblatt