Astoria Grande
 Astoria Grande as AIDAcara departing from Helsinki.
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner | AIDA Cruises |
| Operator | AIDA Cruises |
| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Kvaerner Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard (Finland)[1] |
| Cost | DM 300 million[1] |
| Yard number | 1337 |
| Laid down | 11 September 1995 |
| Launched | 16 February 1996 |
| Completed | 4 June 1996 |
| In service | June 1996[1] |
| Refit | 2005 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Laid Up in Tallinn |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 38,557 GT |
| Length | 634.2 ft (193.30 m) |
| Beam | 90.5 ft (27.58 m) |
| Draft | 20.3 ft (6.19 m)[1] |
| Decks | 11 total, 9 passenger |
| Installed power | 2 diesel-electric motors (21,720 kW)[1] |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Capacity | 1,186 passengers |
| Crew | 360 crew |
Astoria Grande (formerly AIDA AIDAcara[1]) is a cruise ship formerly built to the fleet of German cruise company, AIDA Cruises. She was the first cruise ship in the fleet of AIDA Cruises. In 2021, she was sold to an undisclosed buyer[2] and renamed Astoria Grande.
History
AIDAcara was built for Deutsche Seetouristik/Arkona Reisen as a Clubschiff (Club Ship),[3] and was launched in 1996 under the name AIDA. When P&O Cruises purchased a controlling stake in Arkona Reisen in 1999, they transferred the ship, and it became part of the new AIDA Cruises fleet, and was named AIDAcara, after two of its sister ships entered operation, AIDAvita and AIDAaura.[1]
In 2005, the vessel underwent a refit, which increased the number of cabins.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 978-9812467393.
- ^ "AIDAcara Has Been Sold". 23 June 2021.
- ^ "AIDAcara". Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
External links
- Official AIDAcara website (in German)
- "AIDAcara (90705)". Vessel Register for DNV. Germanischer Lloyd. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- Deck Plans
- "AIDAcara (9112789)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
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