AIDAbella
AIDAbella in port in Denmark
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| Name: | AIDAbella |
| Operator: | AIDA Cruises |
| Port of registry: | Genoa, Italy |
| Ordered: | 1 August 2005 |
| Builder: | Meyer Werft (Papenburg) |
| Cost: | $390 million |
| Yard number: | S.666 |
| Laid down: | March 10, 2007 |
| Launched: | October 19, 2007 |
| Christened: | April 23, 2008 in Warnemünde by Eva Padberg |
| In service: | April 2008 |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Class and type: | Sphinx-classcruise ship |
| Type: | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 69,203 GT |
| Length: | 826.77 ft (252.00 m) |
| Beam: | 105.6 ft (32.19 m) |
| Draft: | 24.6 ft (7.50 m) |
| Decks: | 14 decks |
| Installed power: | 36,000 kW |
| Propulsion: | diesel-electric; two shafts |
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| Capacity: | 2,500 passengers |
| Crew: | 646 |
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. The name AIDAbella was chosen after a competition to name the new ship. The name was meant to signify how beautiful the ship is.
The ship features 1,025 passenger cabins, many with balconies. 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 which can be used as a nightclub.
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