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Aida suspends operations in Middle East
AIDA Cruises has announced that it will suspend operations in the Middle East for the 2026/27 winter season. The brand had previously planned to deploy the 'Aiadprima' in the region during that period. As part of the decision, repositioning voyages for the ship, that were planned to sail around Africa en route to the Gulf have also been cancelled. Passengers booked on those sailings will be contacted directly by the cruise line and travel agency partners were also to be informed of the itinerary changes. Guests affected by the cancellations will be able to rebook an alternative AIDA cruise by May 10, 2026, with an onboard credit of €200 per cabin for double occupancy or €100 for single occupancy. The revised winter deployment for the 'AIDAprima' was to be announced soon, with bookings expected to open from mid-April. Despite the cancellation of the 2026/27 season, AIDA Cruises indicated that it intended to return to the Middle East in the following winter, with the 'AIDAperla' scheduled to operate itineraries in the region during the 2027/28 season.
Cruise ship left Hamburg one day delayed due to storm
Stormy weather conditions have forcied the "Aida Prima" to spend unplanned days in port in Hamburg. The first port of call on the Norway cruise has already been canceled. The ship had arrived in the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Port on Sep 14 at 10 p.m. UTC. The Elbe River was closed to ships the size of the "Aida Prima" due to the weather conditions in Hamburg, so that the cruise ship was unable to leave the port of Hamburg for the time being. It has already been confirmed that Eidfjord, the first port of call on the planned route, will be canceled. Once the "Aida Prima" departed on Sep 16 at 5.30 p.m., it headed directly to Bergen, thus shortening the original schedule. The originally planned route was Hamburg – day at sea – Eidfjord – Bergen – Flam – Alesund – Geiranger – Nordfjordeid – Stavanger – day at sea – Hamburg. Due to the stormy weather in Northern Europe, further changes to the itinerary may be necessary.
Call in Geirangerfjord skipped due to technical challenges
The scheduled call of the 'AIDAprima' in Geirangerfjord on May 15, 2025, had to be cancelled. Geirangerfjord has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since July 14, 2005, and even stricter regulations have been in place since 2025. In order to comply with these regulations, the 'AIDAprima' was recently retrofitted with systems that will continue to allow entry into the fjord. Due to technical challenges, this retrofitted system could not be put into operation on May 15, 2025. As a result, the Norwegian authorities have not granted the 'AIDAprima' permission to enter the World Heritage Fjord. The ship turned around and left the fjord again with a 180-degree turn. AIDA canceled the excursions for the Geirangerfjord and credited the onboard accounts. Captain Miklitza reported that the ship would call in Alesund as an alternative. Alesund was already set as a destination for the current voyage, so ideally they would simply change the rotation and call at Geiranger later in the voyage. The ship berthed in Alesund at 8:15 a.m. Almost all excursions that were planned for a later call in Alesund have been rebooked. The 'AIDAprima' will stay in Alesund until 7 p.m. It is still unclear whether Geiranger will be called later in the voyage.
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