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| Ship name = *2002–2023: ''AIDAvita'' |
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*2023–2024: ''Avitak'' |
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*2024 onwards: ''Blue Dream Melody'' |
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| Ship owner = *2002–2022: [[Costa Crociere]] |
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| History | |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Aker MTW, Wismar,  Germany[2] |
| Cost | $350 million[2] |
| Yard number | 3[1] |
| Laid down | 21 November 2000[1] |
| Launched | 15 November 2001[1] |
| Completed | 30 April 2002[1] |
| In service | 2002–2020[2] |
| Out of service | 2020 |
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| Status | Laid up |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 202.85 m (665 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Beam | 35.5 m (116 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Draught | 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Decks | 10[2] |
| Installed power | 18,800 kW (25,200 hp)[1] |
| Propulsion | 2 × diesel-electric motors[2] |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[1] |
| Capacity | 1,266 passengers |
| Crew | 426 |
Blue Dream Melody [3] is a cruise ship, built by Aker MTS at Wismar, Germany in 2002 and was operated by AIDA Cruises until the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022 she was sold to Turkish buyers and renamed Avitak, remaining laid up, and resold in 2024 for operation by Chinese line, Blue Dream International Cruise.
History
Former AIDAvita was the second ship in AIDA Cruises' fleet, and identical to AIDAaura. She was built in 2002 by the German shipyard Aker MTW in Wismar.[1]
Out of service during the COVID-19 pandemic, she was laid up at Tallinn, Estonia in November 2021.[4] In June 2022, AIDA Cruises announced that the ship would not return to service for AIDA Cruises and had been sold to an undisclosed buyer.[5] Later, she was renamed Avitak but remained laid up in Tallinn, Estonia.[4] and listed as owned by Beta Marine Ltd. of Majuro, Marshall Islands, and managed by Istanbul-based Sealife Denizcilik Ltd. Sti.[6]
In January 2024, the ship was sold to China Development Bank, Hong Kong for lease to Chinese operator Blue Dream International Cruise of Shanghai. It was renamed Blue Dream Melody while still at Tallinn and currently is expected to enter service after refurbishment in China.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "AIDAvita (G94690)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 978-9812467393.
- ^ "Blue Dream Cruises Expanding to Two Ships in China". Cruise Industry News. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ a b "One Year Later, Former AIDAvita Remains Docked in Estonia". Cruise Industry News. New York. 15 June 2023. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Another Carnival Corp. Ship Sold; AIDAvita to Leave Fleet". Cruise Industry News. New York. 14 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Avitak". Vessel Register. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Boonzaler, Jonathan (16 January 2024). "CDB Financial Leasing buys former Carnival Corp ship on behalf of Chinese cruise operator". Tradewinds. London. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
External links
Media related to IMO 9221554 at Wikimedia Commons
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