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AIDA Cruises supports Hanse-Tour-Sonnenschein e.V. to benefit children with cancer or other chronic illnesses

AIDA Cruises has supportedthe Hanse-Tour-Sonnenschein charity bike ride 2015 as a long-standing partner.From August 6-9th, 275 cyclists took to the road to raise money for children'scancer research on the 650-kilometer stretch from Havelberg to Rostock. Thedonations are to go toward developing new treatment concepts and improving thenursing and psychosocial care of children with cancer. Participants in theHanse-Tour-Sonnenschein 2015 raised EUR 130,000. This year's funds will bedonated to the «Mike Möwenherz» palliative team and the Björn-Schulz Foundationin Berlin.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

AIDA Cruises provideda one-week AIDA cruise to the Canary Islands including flight and a bicycle andother prizes for the drawing that was held as part of the charity bike ride.

"Supporting thisvolunteer-run project is near and dear to us here at AIDA. It is our hope thatby participating we will raise awareness for this project and thereby helpcontinue to support the research so that the lives of seriously ill childrenand their parents can be made a little bit easier," Dr. Monika Griefahn,Chief Sustainability Officer at AIDA Cruises.

Supporting charitableprojects is an important part of the corporate culture at AIDA Cruises. Thecompany has been a long-time supporter of numerous social or culturalinstitutions and organizations. AIDA Cruises has been making annual donationsto SOS Kinderdorf e.V. for 10 years, has taken over sports sponsorships, andsince 2002, has been one of the main sponsors of the "FestspieleMecklenburg-Vorpommern," one of the largest classical music festivals inGermany.

All information aboutthe environmental and social engagement of AIDA Cruises is available in theAIDA cares annual sustainability report at www.aida.de/aidacares.

Rostock, August 10, 2015

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