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There’s a Christmas feel aboard the AIDA fleet

The popular Nordmann fir trees have arrived on 12 shipsaround the world

Thelast Christmas trees arrived aboard the 12 AIDA ships in recent days. Today,December 20, 2017, AIDAcara received a delivery of 13 fir trees that will getour world travelers in a festive Christmas mood while they're far from home. Afurther 14 Nordmann fir trees will go aboard AIDAstella in Dubai on December22, 2017, just in time for Christmas.

Allother ships in the AIDA fleet have already been supplied with the popularNordmann fir trees grown in Lower Saxony. The youngest fleet member, AIDAperla,for example, received 36 Christmas trees of varying sizes while in Livorno,Italy. These included two that each measure five meters in height. The treesare now being festively decorated and set up in the Theatrium, the restaurants,the bars and, of course, the Kids Club.

CaptainJens Janauscheck is delighted with AIDAperla's Christmas delivery: "Christmasis very important to a seaman as well. This is a time when we particularlythink about our loved ones at home and, as a crew, we come closer together. Afestively decorated fir tree is simply part of Christmas – not only for ourguests but also for our crew. Together, we want to celebrate a peacefulChristmas on board."

ChristmasEve will be rung in aboard all ships of the AIDA fleet with a Christmas dinner.AIDA's restaurants will be serving every kind of culinary treat from juicyroast goose with red cabbage and dumplings, to traditional carp and a caviarbuffet, to crispy gingerbread houses. After dinner the AIDA Show Ensemble andthe crew will be stepping up the festive mood with the Christmas gala. Andthere will be a real Christmas feel on board during the traditional carol singingwith the guests and a nativity play performed by the children.

TheAIDA Hosts have come up with an exciting program especially for children andteenagers. On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus will come aboard with his sack ofgifts. After that, our younger guests can enjoy a sleepover at the Kids Club.While their parents can enjoy a beautiful evening of light-hearted celebration,the children will get to snuggle up and listen to Christmas stories, and thendrop off to sleep in the best of care.

AllAIDA Christmas Cruises can be booked in travel agencies, at www.aida.de and atthe AIDA Customer Center by calling +49 (0)381/20270707.

Rostock,December 20, 2017

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