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Groundbreaking partnership for environmentally friendly cruise tourism in Mecklenburg- Western Pomerania

On September 11, 2018, around 280 executives of AIDA Cruises welcomedthe prime minister of Mecklenburg- Western Pomerania, Manuela Schwesig at theAIDA Management Days in Rostock. The occasion was marked by the signing of a Declarationof Intend between AIDA Cruises, the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, theHanseatic and University City of Rostock and ROSTOCK PORT to jointly promoteenvironmentally friendly and sustainable cruise shipping in Rostock,.

"Cruise tourismis of particular significance to Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. We are proudthat so many ships arrive here and that, today, Warnemünde is the mostimportant arrival port for cruise ships in Germany. And we are also verypleased that with AIDA Cruises, one of the industry's most important companiesis based here in Rostock and is securing jobs. We are signing a jointdeclaration so that in future cruise ships can be supplied with shoreside powerat the Port of Rostock. I am convinced that this is a good step and it is animportant contribution towards making cruise tourism more sustainable."

AIDA PresidentFelix Eichhorn underlined: "With our Green Cruising strategy, we are investingbillions of euros in a future-proof cruise market – both in the area ofsustainable propulsion technologies like the use of LNG or shoreside power, aswell as in environmental management on board. The partnership that we havesealed today is an important milestone for the further development ofsustainable cruise tourism in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and it is animportant step for AIDA in achieving emission-free cruising. Together we willcontinue to expand our long-standing and successful collaboration with thefederal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the City of Rostock, andwill be sending out an important signal – not only in Germany but acrossEurope."

The aim of theagreement is, analogous to Hamburg and Kiel, to build a shore power plant forcruise ships in the port of Rostock. Already in 2020, the first ships of AIDACruises should be supplied with shore power while docking in Rostock-Warnemünde.Therefore AIDA Cruises will fully equip its ships that regularly callRostock-Warnemünde with a shore power connection.

Furthermore,AIDA Cruises will support Rostock Port and the Hanseatic and University City ofRostock in important projects and events through sponsorship activities. FromSeptember 14 to 16, 2018, the first Rostock Cruise Festival will be celebratingits premiere with AIDA as premium partner.

Rostock, September 12, 2018

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