AIDA Cruises, the German unit of Carnival Corp & plc, has decided to name first of the 125,000 gross ton newbuildings on order at Mitsubishi at Nagasaki AIDAprima.
The ship will be delivered in 2015, with a sister due in the following year.
The ship will feature:
-AIDA Beach Club under sliding roof;
-Veranda cabins on Lanai deck with pools;
-Patio deck with panorama cabins;
-Panorama lifts;
-Skywalk
The ship will operate seven night cruises to European metropoles, with the first cruise due to depart from Hamburg on 20 June. Ports of call will be London/Southhampton, Paris/Le Havre, Brüssel/Zeebrügge and Rotterdam.
It will become the first ship to operate from German ports, year-round.
Prior to this, the ship will make a delivery voyage from Japan via the Far East and the Mediterranean will depart Yokohama on 22 March and take 86 nights.
