AIDAaura
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 AIDAaura in Rhodes |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | AIDAaura |
| Operator: | AIDA Cruises |
| Port of registry: |  Italy |
| Builder: | Aker MTW (Germany)[1][2] |
| Cost: | $350 million[1] |
| Christened: | April 12, 2003 in Warnemünde[3] |
| Maiden voyage: | October 27, 2008 to Wilmington [4][5] |
| In service: | April 15, 2003[1][3] |
| Identification: | IMO 9221566[6] Call Sign IBNZ[7] MMSI 247117400[7] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 42,289 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 665.3 feet (202.78 m) |
| Beam: | 92.2 feet (28.10 m) |
| Draft: | 20.3 feet (6.19 m)[1] |
| Decks: | 12 total, 10 passenger[1] |
| Installed power: | Diesel-electric (27,150kW)[1] |
| Speed: | 19.4-knot (36 km/h; 22 mph)[2] |
| Capacity: | 1,300 passengers |
| Crew: | 418 crew |
| Notes: | 6 elevators |
AIDAaura is the third ship operated by the German cruise line AIDA Cruises. AIDAcara was built in 2003 by the German shipyard Aker MTW in Wismar. She is identical to AIDAvita.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 981-246-510-3.
- ^ a b "AIDAaura". ShipParade. http://www.shipparade.com/az/AIDAaura/AIDAaura.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ a b Erik Langeland; Angela Langeland. "AIDAaura (2003)". shaw.ca. http://members.shaw.ca/erik.langeland/Ships/PassengerShips/AIDAaura_2003.html. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ "Cruise ship docks in Wilmington". NCPorts. http://www.ncports.com/news_detail_355.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ "Cruise ship brings 1,400 passengers to Wilmington". Star News. http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081027/ARTICLES/810270287. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ United States Coast Guard (USCG). "AIDAaura". Port State Information Exchange. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://psix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXDetails.aspx?VesselID=632232.
- ^ a b "AIDAaura (IMO: 9221566)". vesseltracker.com. http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Aida-Aura-9221566.html. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: AIDA aura |
- Official AIDAaura website (German)
- Photos from ShipParade
- Two Video Clips of AIDAaura
- Cruise Critic Review
- Data from XVAS
- Current Position
- Current Position
- Deck Plans
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