maandag 25 maart 2013

AIDAstella in Zeebrugge!

Today, AIDA Cruises' newest ships, AIDAstella has visited the port of Zeebrugge. The ship was docked alongside the 'Zweedse Kaai' from 08:00 to 18:00, giving the passengers the chanse to visit Bruges, Ghent, Brussels, Ypres, or just the coast. The weather wasn't good, the AIDAstella arrived and left in grey weather. The ship came from Le Havre in France, and her next destination was Amsterdam in The Netherlands.

 AIDA Cruises biggest visitor

AIDA Cruises is the biggest visitor in Zeebrugge this year. They'll have lot of calls in 2013. The ships are AIDAluna and AIDAstella, and at the end of the year AIDAsol. In 2012 we had 2 AIDA's in Zeebrugge:
  • AIDAblu: because of the bad weather in Antwerp.
  • AIDAmar: Maiden Call in Zeebrugge, and first official call for Zeebrugge. Followed by a few other calls of this ship.

About the AIDAstella

The AIDAstella is the last ship of her class. Here is some technical information:

Owner / Operator: AIDA Cruises
Year built: 2013
Rebuilt: -
Builder: Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany
Former names: -
Gross Tonnage 71,304
Length: 251.9 m (826.2 ft)
Beam: 32.2 m (105.6 ft)
Passengers (normal): 2,194
Passengers (maximum): 2,500
Crew: 634
Service speed: 19.5 knots
Sister Ships: AIDAdiva, AIDAbella, AIDAluna, AIDAblu, AIDAsol, AIDAmar

 Pictures: AIDA-Fantreff!

AIDAstella entering Zeebrugge with the help of a tug - ©AIDA-Fantreff

 

Busses are ready to transport passengers to different locations - ©AIDA-Fantreff

It's also possible to make a bike-ride with AIDA-bikes - ©AIDA-Fantreff