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Lena Gercke christens AIDAperla
Lena Gercke will christen AIDAperla, the twelfthmember of the AIDA fleet, in Palma de Mallorca on June 30, 2017. In Germany thelikable beauty is among the most famous and successful models and presenters. Theskyline of the old city of Palma will form the perfect backdrop when the nightsky above AIDAperla is transformed into a sparkling sea of color during aspectacular music and lighting event.
"With her natural charm and vitality, Lena Gercke isthe ideal godmother of AIDAperla. I'm delighted that she will christen our new vessel.Lena Gercke is the perfect ambassador for the modern and unconventionalattitude to life we stand for with our AIDA brand", said Felix Eichhorn,President of AIDA Cruises.
"I love traveling and I'm on the road a lot –professionally as well as privately. All the more I am looking forward tobecoming the godmother of a beautiful ship such as AIDAperla. I think it'sgreat to discover many countries in a short time and to have a wonderful hotel alwayswith you", commented the future godmother Lena Gercke.
The christening cruise from June 24 to July 1, 2017 willtake guests from Palma de Mallorca to three of the most beautiful cities in theMediterranean: Rome (Civitavecchia), Florence (Livorno) and Barcelona. Thosewho cannot join the celebrations in Palma de Mallorca or on board AIDAperlashould still note the date of June 30, 2017 in their calendar, though, as thechristening will be transmitted live on the internet and various social mediachannels.
Cruise fans will have the opportunity to get to knowthe youngest member of the fleet on several introductory trips even before theofficial start of the christening cruise. From July 1, 2017, the 300 meter longand 37.6 meter wide cruise ship will travel the Western Mediterranean. As ofMarch 2018 AIDAperla will come to Hamburg.
The many highlights on board include the Beach Club undera weatherproof and UV-permeable foil dome and the Four Elements with waterslides and climbing garden. The award-winning Body & Soul Organic Spa delightsguests with its various saunas, multiple indoor and outdoor pools, a tepidariumand a fireplace room for complete relaxation. The Lanai Deck complements thevaried facilities offered with its infinity pools, glass elevators, two skywalks,state-of-the-art LED technology and aerial structures for extraordinaryperformances, as well as an interactive floating globe for the entertainment program.In addition to the Kids and Teens Club, there is also a Mini Club on board tolook after small children from the age of 6 months. Furthermore the food &beverage facilities offered on board leave nothing to be desired: 12restaurants, 3 snack bars and 14 bars invite guests to embark on a culinaryworld tour.
Further information about AIDAperla can be found atwww.aida.de. All offers in the AIDA vacation world program can be booked atwww.aida.de, in the local travel agency or at the AIDA Customer Center bycalling +49 (0) 381 / 20 27 07 07.
Rostock, April11, 2017
About Lena Gercke:
Lena Gercke is one of themost famous and successful models and presenters in Germany. She started hercareer as a model at the age of 15 when she received first bookings for variousfashion shows. In 2006 the then 17-year-old won the show "Germany's NextTopmodel by Heidi Klum". In cities such as Milan, Paris, London and New YorkLena worked with international top photographers and appeared in severaleditorials for well-known magazines like Elle, GQ, InStyle, Glamour andCosmopolitan. In addition Lena was the face of many campaigns by, for example,H&M, Gant, Hugo Boss, Intimissimi, Theorie and Qui Set. Currently Lena isbrand ambassador for Maybelline New York, Montblanc and adidas. At the age of20 Lena took over her first TV show. Since then she has become an integral partof German and Austrian television. In the years 2013 and 2014 Lena was part ofthe jury panel of the successful Saturday evening show "Das Supertalent" onRTL. Since 2015 Lena is exclusively under contract to ProSieben and presentsvarious prime time shows. In October 2015 she joined Thore Schölermann as thehost of the internationally most successful music casting show "The Voice". Shealso received her own show, "Prankenstein", a hidden camera program, which was broadcastfor the first time in September 2015. In 2017 there will also be different TV showswith Lena as well as the 7th season of "The Voice of Germany".
About AIDACruises:
AIDA Cruises is oneof the fastest growing and most economically successful tourism companies inGermany. Around 8,000 personnel from 40 countries work on shore and on boardthe AIDA ships. With eleven cruise vessels, AIDA currently operates one of themost modern fleets in the world. This year, AIDA Cruises will welcome the 12thcruise ship of its fleet with the arrival of AIDAperla, which will offercruises departing from Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona from June 2017.
In addition, twomore new vessels will be completed by 2021 at the Meyer Werft shipyard inPapenburg (Germany). With the "Green Cruising" concept, AIDA Cruises will bethe first cruise company in the world to be able to run its new generation ofships 100% on liquefied natural gas (LNG) from 2018. For further information,please visit www.aida.de
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