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AIDAvita leaving Argostoli, Kefalonia on April 20th 2019
History
Name
  • 2002–2023: AIDAvita
  • 2023–2024: Avitak
  • 2024 onwards: Blue Dream Melody
Owner2002–2022: Costa Crociere
Operator2002–2022: AIDA Cruises
Port of registry
BuilderAker MTW, Wismar,  Germany[2]
Cost$350 million[2]
Yard number003[3]
Laid down21 November 2000[3]
Launched15 November 2001[3]
Completed30 April 2002[3]
In service2002–2020[2]
Out of service2020
Identification
StatusLaid up
General characteristics
TypeCruise ship
Tonnage
Length202.85 m (665 ft 6 in)[4]
Beam35.5 m (116 ft 6 in)[4]
Draught6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)[4]
Decks10[2]
Installed power18,800 kW (25,200 hp)[3]
Propulsion2 × diesel-electric motors[2]
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[3]
Capacity1,266 passengers
Crew426

Avitak,[5] formerly AIDAvita, is a cruise ship. She was the second ship in AIDA Cruises' fleet. Avitak was built in 2002 by the German shipyard Aker MTW in Wismar. She is identical to AIDAaura.

Out of service during the COVID-19 pandemic, she was laid up at Tallinn, Estonia in November 2021.[6] 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.[7] Later, she was renamed Avitak but remained laid up in Tallinn, Estonia.[6] and listed as owned by Beta Marine Ltd. of Majuro, Marshall Islands, and managed by Istanbul-based Sealife Denizcilik Ltd. Sti.[8]

In January 2024, the ship was sold to China Development Bank, Hong Kong for lease to Chinese operator Blue Dream International Cruise of Shanghai. Reported renamed Blue Dream Melody while still at Tallinn, is expected to enter service after refurbishment in China.[9]

References

  1. ^ Avitak
  2. ^ a b c d e Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 978-9812467393.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Aidavita (94690)". Vessel Register for DNV. Germanischer Lloyd. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e "AIDAvita (G94690)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. ^ Avitak
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Avitak". Vessel Register. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  9. ^ 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.

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