Steel-cutting ceremony for first LNG-powered cruise vessel
Illustration of the new generation of AIDA cruise vessels (Source: AIDA cruises)
Main engines of the type 16 M 46 DF will be delivered by Caterpillar Marine.
The 183,000gt vessel will be 337m long and 42m wide. It will have 2,500 cabins and will feature highest ecological standards, representatives from Meyer Werft and AIDA said. Upon its delivery at the end of 2018, the 13th vessel in AIDA's fleet will be travelling around the Canary Islands and Madeira on seven-day journeys.
The contract for a total of four LNG-powered cruise vessels for mother company Carnival Corp was announced in the summer of 2015.
AIDAPerla, the sister vessel of the AIDAprima and the second ship that was built in Japan by Mitsubishi, will be christened in June in Palma de Mallorca.
