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AIDAstella

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AIDAstella in port of Hamburg on 5 May 2013
History
Name: AIDAstella
Owner: Costa Crociere S.p.A.
Operator: AIDA Cruises
Port of registry: Genoa,  Italy
Builder: Meyer Werft
Yard number: 695
Laid down: 17 December 2008
Launched: 25 January 2013
Christened: 16 March 2013 in Warnemünde by 10 ladies
Completed: 11 March 2013
Maiden voyage: 17 March 2013
In service: 17 March 2013
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Sphinx-class cruise ship (modified)
Tonnage:
Length: 253.26 m (830.91 ft)
Beam: 32.2 m (105.64 ft)
Draught: 7.3 m (23.95 ft)
Decks: 14
Installed power: 36,000 kW (combined)
Propulsion: Diesel-electric; two shafts (2 × 12,500 kW)
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity: 2,700
Crew: 620

AIDAstella is a Sphinx-class cruise ship, built at Meyer Werft for AIDA Cruises. She is the seventh Sphinx series ship, preceded by sisters AIDAdiva, AIDAbella, AIDAluna, AIDAblu, AIDAsol and AIDAmar. AIDAstella was delivered to the shipping company by Meyer Werft on 11 March 2013.

AIDAstella is of the same size as her sister ships (71,300 Gross Tons). Two five bladed propellers drive her through the water at 23 knots. She also features a pair of bow thrusters, a pair of stern thrusters, a pair of stabilisers and twin rudders.



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