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AIDAAura to be removed from Aida fleet in September

The 'AIDAaura' will be removed from the Aida fleet in September 2023 due to her age and size. The sister ship 'AIDAvita' was removed from the fleet in 2021, never having returned to service after the pause in operations caused by the pandemic. The sister ships along with the 'AIDAcara', which was sold in June 2021, were the original cruise ships built for AIDA before the brand became part of Carnival during the 2003 merger with P&O Cruises. In more recent years, the ships were employed for longer and more distant cruises. The 'AIDAaura' is currently cruising around South Africa, where the farewell season begins immediately on Jan 9 from Cape Town. The ship returns to Northern Europe in the spring for her final season. She will be sailing from Hamburg and Bremerhaven with trips to Scandinavia, Iceland, and Greenland, as well as Northern Europe including the UK and France. The last 'AIDAaura' voyage for AIDA Cruises runs from Sep 9 to 21 from Bremerhaven, to the UK, France, and Belgium. The ship will have completed more than 800 cruises with around one million passengers during her 20-year career. No future plans have been announced for either the 'AIDAaura' or the 'AIDAvita'. It is believed both cruise ships are being offered for sale.  

Cruise ships laid up in Visby

On MAy 3, 2020, the 'Aidacara' docked at Visby's cruise wharf for lay up due to the corona pandemic. Another ship will be coming this week and more may be on the way. After sending out inquiries to a number of Swedish ports, including Gothenburg, Visby was chosen. On May 8, the 'Aidaaura' wull follow. The ships were being manned with a minimum crew of 100 people. None of them will be allowed to go ashore more than move within the port's ISPS area to handle waste management and deliveries. No major crew changes will take place in Visby exceeding some individual cases.

Aidaaura timewise held in Haugesund for corona virus suspicion

The corona virus was suspected on board the 'AIDAaura' which berthed in Haugesund on March 2, 2020. There were about 1,200 passengers on board. The "AIDAaura" started from Hamburg on March 1 on a two-week trip to Norway and arrived in Haugesund in the morning. It remained in port since due to the suspicion that two passengers from Germany could be infected with the corona virus. This was confirmed by a doctor on site. An initial examination of the two had initially shown no evidence of symptoms of the disease. Both had had contact with a third person before departure, with whom the infection has now been confirmed. This person was therefore not on board the ship. The two passengers should not be allowed to leave their cabin until the final test result is availabl in the early afternoon. After test results showed that the passengers were not infected with coronavirus, the ship was released and sailed on March 3 at 4.20 p.m.