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Costa Group Orders A Third New Generation Ship For Aida Cruises, Increasing Investment To Expand Its Fleet
The ship will be built by Meyer Werftin Papenburg for AIDA Cruises, with scheduled delivery in 2023. The new orderwas signed in Genoa by Michael Thamm under the board mandate.
Genoa, February 27, 2018 – CostaGroup today announced a new order for the German brand AIDA Cruises. Theboard of directors of Costa, held at the company headquarters in Genoa, gaveMichael Thamm, CEO of Costa Group and Carnival Asia, the mandate to finalize thecontract.
The newLNG-powered ship will be built by Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, withscheduled delivery in 2023. The ship will belong to the same class of two AIDAships already ordered, with a gross tonnage of more than 180,000 and anestimated 2,700cabins. AIDAnova, the firstnewbuilding of this ship class, will join AIDA Cruises' fleet this autumn.
Withtoday's announcement, Costa Group has a total of seven new ships on order by2023: three ships for AIDA Cruises, fourfor Costa Cruises, to be built by Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, and Meyer Werft'sshipyard in Turku, Finland.
Overthe course of the coming years, Costa Group – a part of Carnival Corporation& plc, the world's largest cruise company with nine industry-leading brands- will be investing more than sixbillion euro into the expansion of its fleet.
"This new order confirms that Costa Group isboth a leader and a pioneer in the European market," - said Michael Thamm,CEO of Costa Group and Carnival Asia. "Inresponse to rising demand for cruise vacations, especially in Germany, which isthe largest and fastest-growing market in Europe, we will significantly expandour passenger capacity. The interest in AIDAnova, the first ship of our newgeneration ships, is enormous. We are opening up completely new possibilitiesfor attracting new target groups across generations for this unique holidayexperience".
Starting with AIDAnova, the nextgeneration ship class will combine onboard innovations with evolutions ofsuccessful product features already offered on the existing fleet to furtherenhance the guest experience. More than 40 restaurants and bars on boardprovide guests with an opportunity to enjoy a new level of world-class diningexperiences and culinary trends. Versatile entertainment offerings include anenhanced theatrium, an onboard TV studio and new event restaurants. Guests alsohave the choice of more than 20 different cabin types – from the penthousesuite to generously sized family staterooms or single staterooms with abalcony.
AIDAnova will be followed byCosta Smeralda, the new flagship of Costa Cruises, to be delivered in October2019.
Costa Group is the leading cruisecompany in Europe and Asia, headquartered in Genoa, (Italy). The 27 ships ofthe brands Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises and Costa Asia together have a totalcapacity of 76,000 beds. The fleet will be further strengthened by seven newvessels by 2023. The company has a global workforce of 27,000 employees workingonboard and in its 20 offices in 14 countries.
Forfurther information:
Costa Crociere S.p.A.
Hansjoerg Kunze – Vice President Communication& Sustainability - Tel.: +49 (0) 381 / 444-80 20 - presse@aida.de
Gabriele Baroni – Communication Director –cell. +39 349 7668013 – baroni@costa.it
Costa Press Office - costapressoffice@costa.it
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