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AIDAperla reaches its home port of Palma de Mallorca
The launch starts thecountdown to its christening ceremony with a glittering guest list on June 30,2017. It will be a family meeting: "The Voice of Germany" stars TaySchmedtmann, Jamie-Lee Kriewitz and Thore Schölermann will accompany the ship'sgodmother, Lena Gercke / live streaming online
In the early hours of June 1,2017, AIDAperla, the twelfth member of the AIDA Cruises fleet, reached its newhome port of Palma de Mallorca for the first time. At approximately 6 am, the300-meter-long ship anchored at Terminal 1. In the mid-morning, representativesof the port and the city of Palma de Mallorca presented Captain Boris Beckerwith the plaque commemorating the launch during a festive ceremony.
With this launch in Palma deMallorca, AIDA Cruises also started the countdown to the christening ceremonyand revealed new details about the program. On June 30, 2017, model and moderatorLena Gercke will christen AIDAperla, the twelfth member of the AIDA fleet, inPalma de Mallorca. Lena Gercke is the perfect ambassador for the modern,unconventional lifestyle embodied by AIDA. The onboard christening ceremonywill be streamed live online on the AIDA social media channels and on board allAIDA ships starting at 9:30 pm.
The christening will be attendedby "The Voice of Germany" family: moderator Lena Gercke will be joined by hercolleague, Thore Schölermann, who moderates "taff" and "The Voice Kids." Theparty will also include Tay Schmedtmann (20), winner of the sixth season, andJamie-Lee Kriewitz (19), who won the fifth season of the show in 2015 andrepresented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm with hersong "Ghost."
Other 2016 finalists of thepopular casting show will delight the guests of AIDAperla's christeningceremony with their musical talent. Singer-songwriter Boris Alexander Stein(29) and the blues rocker Marc Amacher (32) will conjure up a fantasticatmosphere aboard the ship together with Tay and Jamie-Lee.
In the evening, AIDAEntertainment Manager Stephan Hartmann will be meeting Thore Schölermann, the"Voice of Germany" moderator, during the PRIME TIME show.
Finally, the christening will be initiatedwith a musical highlight: the four "The Voice" talents will rock the Theatrium.
At approximately 10:15 pm, theshow will reach a high point, when Lena Gercke and Captain Boris Beckerchristen the twelfth member of the AIDA fleet together. Following the traditionof past AIDA christenings, AIDAperla will be accompanied by her sister ship,AIDAaura. The festive ceremony will take place against the backdrop of aglittering light show and a spectacular fireworks display in the old town ofPalma de Mallorca.
AIDAperla's christening ceremonywill be streamed live online on the AIDA social media channels and on board allAIDA ships starting at 9:30 pm.
The many highlights on boardAIDAperla include a beach club protected by a weather-resistant, UV-permeablefoil dome and the Four Elements with water slides and a ropes course. Guests ofAIDAperla can choose from 14 different stateroom varieties, including thespacious veranda rooms and the panorama staterooms on the exclusive patio deck.
The award-winning Body & SoulOrganic Spa offers various saunas, multiple indoor and outdoor pools, atepidarium and a fireplace room for perfect relaxation. The lanai deck awaitsits guests with infinity pools, glass elevators, two skywalks, state-of-the-artLED technology, airframes for extraordinary performances and an interactive,floating globe for the entertainment program. In addition to the Kids and TeensClub, there is also an onboard Mini Club offering daycare services for childrenaged 6 months and older.
After the welcome cruise,AIDAperla will be traveling the western Mediterranean from June 10, 2017, onseven-day cruises from Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona. Starting in March 2018,the Hanseatic City of Hamburg will be AIDAperla's start and end port forseven-day round trips to the most beautiful metropolises of Western Europe,such as London, Paris, Brussels or Rotterdam.
All cruises on AIDAperla can bebooked as of now at travel agencies, at the AIDA Customer Center at +49(0)381/202 707 07 or at www.aida.de.
Rostock, June 1, 2017
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