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AIDAcara departing from Helsinki.Career Name: AIDAcara Owner: AIDA Cruises Operator: AIDA Cruises Port of registry: 
Italy[1]Builder: Kvaerner Masa-Yards (Finland)[1] Cost: DM 300 million[1] In service: June 1996[1] Refit: 2005 Identification: IMO number: 9112789[2]
Call Sign IBNR[3]
MMSI 247117300[3]Status: In service General characteristics Tonnage: 38,531 gross register tons (GRT) Length: 634.2 ft (193.30 m) Beam: 90.5 ft (27.58 m) Draft: 20.3 ft (6.19 m)[1] Decks: 11 total, 9 passenger Installed power: 2 diesel-electric (21,720kW)[1] Speed: 20-knot (37 km/h; 23 mph) Capacity: 1,186 passengers Crew: 360 crew AIDAcara (formerly Das Clubschiff[4] and Aida[1]) is the first cruise ship in the fleet of German cruise company AIDA Cruises.
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History
AIDAcara was built for Deutsche Seetouristik/Arkona Reisen, and was launched in 1996 under the name Das Clubschiff[4]. When P&O Cruises purchased a controlling stake in Arkona Reisen, they transferred the ship out, operating her under the name Aida.[1] The vessel became part of the new AIDA Cruises fleet, and was named AIDAcara after two of its sister ships entered operation, AIDAvita and AIDAaura.
In 2005, the vessel underwent refits, which increased the number of cabins.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 981-246-510-3.
- ^ United States Coast Guard (USCG). "AIDAcara". Port State Information Exchange. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://psix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXDetails.aspx?VesselID=441211.
- ^ a b "AIDAcara (IMO: 9112789)". vesseltracker.com. http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Aidacara-9112789.html. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ^ a b "AIDAcara". Simplon Postcards. http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/AidaPCs.html. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
External links
- Official AIDAcara website (German)
- Germanischer Lloyd (2010). "MV AIDAcara ". Register Online. Hamburg: Germanischer Lloyd. http://www.gl-group.com/register/index.jsp?STyp=204&RegNo=90705. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- Cruise Critic Review
- Ship Parade Review
- Data from XVAS
- Current Position
- Current Position
- Deck Plans
- Ministry of Transport (2010). "AIDAcara". Equasis. Government of France. http://www.equasis.org/EquasisWeb/restricted/ShipList?fs=ShipSearch&P_PAGE=1&P_IMO=9112789. Retrieved 2010-08-31. (Free registration required.)
Gallery
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AIDAcara at Warnemünde on its way to Hanse Sail in 2005
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AIDAcara in Kiel Canal
AIDA Cruises fleet Current ships 
Future ships AIDAmar (2012) · TBA (2013) · TBA (2015) · TBA (2016)Categories:- Ships built in Finland
- Cruise ships of Germany
- Ships of AIDA Cruises
- Cruise ship stubs
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