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AIDAsol departs from Hamburg for the Canaries

Second season with low-emission power supply fromLNG hybrid barge

Dockingfor the 24th time in Hamburg, AIDAsol ends this year's cruise season in theHanseatic City on October 19, 2016. At 8:00 a.m. the cruise ship will dock forthe last time in 2016 at the HafenCity West cruise terminal.

AIDAsoldocked a total of 16 times at the cruise terminal at Großer Grasbrook. While itwas anchored at HafenCity, AIDAsol was supplied with low-emission power by theinnovative LNG hybrid barge. This year, following AIDAsol's successfulcommissioning on May 30, 2015, Becker Marine Systems' floating liquefied gaspower plant supplied the ship for the first time with environmentally friendlyelectricity throughout an entire season.

"Thesecond year of the LNG hybrid barge's operations was also successful andcomprehensive," says Dirk Lehmann, Managing Director of Becker Marine Systems."With AIDAsol docking a total of 16 times, the barge supplied more than 380 MWof electricity thus making a valuable contribution to improving air quality.Thanks to the good working relationship with the AIDA Cruises team, theenvironmentally friendly LNG hybrid barge has thus established itself as a modernand up-to-the-minute technology in the port of Hamburg.

Theuse of liquefied natural gas for supplying power to ships significantly reducesemissions and particulates. Compared to the use of conventional marinediesel with 0.1 percent sulfur content, no sulfur oxides and no soot particlesare emitted. Nitrogen oxide emissions are reduced by up to 80 percent andcarbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent.

"Webelieve in LNG as being the cleanest fossil fuel. The LNG hybrid barge allowsships fitted with a land power connection to be supplied with electricity fromLNG. We are proud to have successfully concluded this pilot project with BeckerMarine Systems and AIDAsol. This is an important contribution towards reducedemissions at the port," says Dr. Monika Griefahn, Chief Sustainability Officerat AIDA Cruises.

Thecry of "cast off!" will go up at 6:00 p.m. and AIDAsol will take its leave witha final spectacular departure along the Elbe heading for its sunny winterquarters in the Canaries. The transcruise to the islands of eternal spring willtake in Dover, Le Havre, Ferrol, Lisbon, Funchal and Arrecife before arrivingat Las Palmas in Gran Canaria.

Fromthere AIDAsol will be going on 7-day cruises every Sunday starting from October30, 2016, visiting the highlights of the Canary Islands. Apart from the "islandof flowers" Madeira, the "volcano islands" of Lanzarote, La Palma and Tenerifeare also on the itinerary. There, apart from the Teide, Spain's highestmountain, guests can look forward to many other attractions such as beautifulblack and white beaches or fun for all the family with the animals at LoroParque.

OnApril 21, 2017, AIDAsol will return to Hamburg. During the 2017 summer seasonit will be a guest of the Hanseatic City a total of 16 times. Until May 15,2017 Hamburg will firstly be the departure port for short 4-day cruises toAmsterdam (IJmuiden) and London (Dover). Afterwards and until the end of theseason on August 20, 2017, 10-day cruises to the Norwegian fjords are on theitinerary.

All AIDA vacation world offers can be booked directly attravel agencies, on www.aida.de or at the AIDA Customer Center at +49 (0) 381 /20 27 07 07.

Rostock, October 19, 2016

Sample price Canaries & Madeira 1 with AIDAsol (travel fromNovember 2016 to April 2017)

e.g. on January 8, 2017

7 days from/to Gran Canaria

from € 549* p.p. in an ocean view stateroom

from € 699 €* p.p. in a balcony stateroom

Arrival/departure package from € 460** p.p.

* AIDA VARIO price for stateroom with double occupancy, limitedavailability

** Limited availability

Information about AIDACruises:

AIDA Cruises is one of the fastest growing and most financiallysuccessful tourism businesses in Germany. The company employs about 8,000people from 40 different countries at their corporate offices and on board AIDAships. AIDA Cruises operates and markets one of the world's moststate-of-the-art fleets, currently comprising 11 cruise ships. The ships areoperated in compliance with the highest international quality, environmentaland safety standards. Three additional ships will be commissioned in the comingyears. With its "green cruising" concept, AIDA will be the first cruise line inthe world to operate ships entirely with LNG (liquefied natural gas) startingwith the new ship generation 2019/2020.

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