AIDAsol
Key Particulars
Gross Tonnage: 71304
Net Tonnage: 45123
Displacement: 37375
Deadweight: 7891.80
Designer: -
Classification: GL 100 A5 IW ERS BWM MC AUT RP3-50% EP
Length: 253.33m oa; 226.70m load; 225.00m pp
Breadth: 37.60m ext; 32.20m moulded
Draught: 7.30m actual; 7.20m design
Air draught: -
Depth: 9.60m moulded
Decks: 17 overall, 12 continuous, 12 passenger
Complement: 3190 (2570 pax dbl occ, 620 crew)
Cabins: 1285 (374 inboard, 911 outboard)
Yard Data
Meyer Werft GmbH S.689
Godmother: Bettina Zwickler
Operating Data
Owner: Costa Crociere S.p.A.
Manager: Carnival Maritime GmbH
Registry: Genoa, Italy
IMO: 9490040
MMSI: 247 302 900
Call Sign: ICPE
Timeline
19 December 2007 Contract signed between Meyer Werft and AIDA Cruises for two more ships of
the same size and specifications as S.680 (AIDAblu).
20 October 2008 Keel laid for newbuilding 689.
27 February 2011 S.689 is floated out of the building dock and moved to the outfitting quay.
31 March 2011 Meyer Werft completes newbuilding 689, costing US $420 million.
9 April 2011 Christening of AIDAsol by Bettina Zwickler, a fan of AIDA Cruises who won an
online contest to be the ship's godmother.
June 2013 Announcement by AIDA Cruises that AIDAsol would enter drydock at the end of
the year to be fitted with a new propulsion system.
December 2013 First refit, during which she was fitted with the new Rolls-Royce Promas Lite
propulsion system, intended to increase both efficiency and
maneuverability by integrating the propellers and rudders into a single
management system. This system was designed specifically to be added
to existing ships to achieve the same results as additional hull fairing on
newbuilds.
Engineering Notes
Machinery:
4 Caterpillar MaK 9M43C
Propulsion devices:
2 Siemens 1DM5650-8DS06-Z
2 five-bladed MMG fixed-pitch brass propellers (5200mm dia. / 1200kg ea. / 130 rpm)
Speed (service/max): 19.50 / 21.80
Bow thrusters:
2 Brunvoll (2300kW ea.)
Stern thrusters:
2 Brunvoll (1500kW ea.)
Main-engine driven alternators:
2 VEM (12500kW ea.)
Boilers:
2 TPK Nova d.o oil/exhaust gas (10bar/107m2, 190m2 ea.)
Bunkers: HFO
Drive shafts:
2 35m
Rudders: 2
Roll stabilization equipment: 1 pair of fin stabilizers
Bridge control system: SAM Electronics NACOS Platinum (capable of one-man operations)
Integrated bridge system: SAM Electronics NACOS Platinum
Safety Notes
Lifesaving equipment:
10 lifeboats
6 tenders
2 rescue boats
2 Viking MES vertical escape chutes (1820 ea. / 3640 total)
Watertight bulkheads: 17