AIDAaura
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AIDAaura in Valletta, Malta, 2007 · Photo: Tomsen II, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
AIDAaura no longer sails for AIDA Cruises: she left AIDA Cruises' fleet in September 2023. AIDA Cruises' fleet today · Retired and departing ships
About AIDAaura
AIDAaura is a former AIDA Cruises cruise ship, which sailed 2003 to 2023. She measured 42,289 gross tons and carried 1,266 guests with a crew of 389. She sailed Norwegian Fjords, World cruises itineraries.
AIDAaura was a 42,289-ton ship built by Aker MTW in Wismar and christened by Heidi Klum in Warnemünde in April 2003, a twin of AIDAvita. With 633 cabins for about 1,266 guests, it was the last of AIDA's smaller ships and sailed the line's longer, more unusual Selection voyages, including a 117-day world cruise from Hamburg in 2018-19 and winter cruises to northern Norway. Its final AIDA voyage ended in Bremerhaven on 21 September 2023. Celestyal Cruises bought the ship that November and has sailed it as Celestyal Discovery since March 2024.
Ship facts
- Gross tons
- 42,289
- Guests
- 1,266
- Crew 389 · 1:3.3
- Space ratio
- 33.4
- Comfortable
- Sailed
- 2003–2023
- Left the fleet September 2023
- Length
- 203 m
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AIDAaura in Valletta, Malta, 2007Photo: Tomsen II, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Where she sailed
Quick answers
Which cruise line operates AIDAaura?
AIDAaura sailed for AIDA Cruises.
Is AIDAaura still sailing for AIDA Cruises?
AIDAaura no longer sails for AIDA Cruises: she left AIDA Cruises' fleet in September 2023.
How big is AIDAaura?
AIDAaura measures 42,289 gross tons and 203 metres in length.
How crowded does AIDAaura feel?
AIDAaura has a passenger space ratio of 33.4: 42,289 gross tons for 1,266 guests. Ratios over 50 feel spacious and under 30 busy, so AIDAaura feels comfortable for her size.
How many passengers does AIDAaura carry?
AIDAaura carried 1,266 guests at double occupancy, with a crew of 389 (about 3.3 guests per crew member).
When did AIDAaura enter service?
AIDAaura entered service in 2003.
Where does AIDAaura sail?
AIDAaura sailed Norwegian Fjords and World cruises itineraries.
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