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AIDAnova shows her smile

The fleet's new ship gets her smiling lips

Theyoungest member of the AIDA fleet will start sailing the seven seas fromDecember 2018. AIDAnova is now being given her smile at the Meyer shipyard inPapenburg. The exterior painting of smiling lips, eye, eyelid and a wave isapplied to all AIDA ships based on an idea from the Rostock artist, FeliksBüttner. The smiling lips are the first element, and already adorn 250 m² ofthe ship's prow. It took 50 liters of black, orange, and red paint to paint thebrand symbol.

AIDAnova will be christened outside the covereddockyard in Papenburg on August 31, 2018, during the AIDA Open Air. The formalchristening ceremony will be accompanied by a dazzling presentation and afireworks display. From December 2018, AIDAnova will begin her maiden seasonwith cruises around the Canary Islands. Before those cruises get underway, thenew ship will come to Hamburg. On December 2, 2018, AIDAnova will visit theHanseatic City on the Elbe, after which she will head for Gran Canaria.

AIDAnovais the world's first cruise ship that can be entirely powered withenvironmentally-friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG). The new generation ofships combines innovative design with state-of-the-art technology ensuring evengreater onboard comfort. Features of the existing fleet that have already beenintroduced successfully have been developed further. Fantastic adventure worldssuch as the Theatrium, Brauhaus (Brewhouse), the Beach Club, or the FourElements, as well as entirely new amenities, offer limitless variety for ourguests' ocean vacations.

More information at www.aida.de/aidanova. AIDAnova cruises can be booked attravel agencies, at the AIDA Customer Center by calling +49 (0)381/202 707 07 orat www.aida.de.

Rostock, June 7, 2018

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