AIDAprima

Key Particulars

Gross Tonnage: 125572

Net Tonnage: 105110

Displacement: -

Deadweight: 9200

Designer: Elomatic (overall)

Classification: DNV-GL + 100 A5 BWM (D2) ERS IW + MC AUT EP-D RP3-50%

Length: 299.95m / 984.09ft oa; 294.00m / 964.57ft pp; 290.90m / 954.40ft load

Breadth: 37.65m / 123.52ft ext; 37.60m / 123.36ft mld

Draught: 8.25m / 27.07ft load; 8.00m / 26.25ft design

Air draught: 54.00m / 177.17ft design

Depth: 11.40m / 37.40ft mld

Decks: 18 (15 passenger)

Complement: 4238 (3286 pax dbl occ, 952 crew); 5362 (4350 pax max occ, 1012 crew)

Cabins: 1643 (312 inboard, 1331 outboard); 607 crew

Yard Data

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 2300

Timeline

2 November 2011

Contract signed between Mitsubishi and AIDA Cruises for two new ships, roughly twice as large as the previous classes.  Each was slated to be worth €455,000,000 upon completion, which for the first ship was expected to be in summer 2015.  Although Fincantieri had presented an innovative design to AIDA executives, the Japanese presented a more compelling solution.  Fincantieri's Project Mille would later materialize as MSC Seaside and a number of other popular modern ships.  Mitsubishi's proposal had a vertical bow and slender hull, developed jointly with the Hamburg Shipbuilding Research Institute (HSVA).

14 December 2012

The first block was laid for Mitsubishi yard number 2300.

3 May 2014

Newbuilding 2300 was floated out of the drydock in which she had been built.

summer 2015

Initial contract delivery date, which was missed due to difficulties the yard faced building such an innovative ship with their extremely limited cruise ship experience.  These delays forced the cancellation of the summer 2015 22-country European grand tour, and instead the ship would go directly into regular passenger service.

December 2015

Second contract delivery date, also missed due to technological challenges faced by the yard.

14 March 2016

Newbuilding 2300 completed by Mitsubishi and delivered to AIDA at a total cost of US $1,235,000,000, but only $650,000,000 was covered by the contract.  The remaining $585,000,000 was absorbed by the shipyard - a massive loss for them.  She features the revolutionary Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS), which pumps out millions of tiny air bubbles under the ship.  However, Quantum of the Seas had been the first cruise ship to be fitted with an air lubrication system.  This reduces the drag of the water on the ships hull, reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by about 7%.  Her state-of-the-art advanced exhaust gas treatment system reduces SOx, NOx, and soot particles by up to 99%.  The engines feature computer-controlled fuel injection, which is proven to improve fuel economy of the ship.  She can use LNG fuel in port, when pipes are run to trucks parked alongside to pump the fuel directly into the engines.  On the passenger side, she boasts the longest indoor waterslides on any cruise ship, a lazy river, and outdoor ice rinks which are open from November until March.

25 April 2016

Departure on her maiden voyage.

7 May 2016

Christening in Hamburg, Germany, by German child actress Emma Schweiger.  This coincidentally took place during the 827th anniversary celebrations for the city of Hamburg.