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Welcome to Shanghai – First Call of AIDAbella in China’s megacity

Early on the morning of April 2, 2017, AIDAbella was thefirst ship of the AIDA fleet to sail past Shanghai's famous skyline, before theship docked at the International Cruise Terminal at around 6.30 a.m.

AIDAbella will remain from April 2 to 4, 2017, in thisimposing metropolis in which AIDA is performing its turn-around operations forthe first time. Around 4,000 guests will thus be able to experience Shanghai onexciting excursions, shopping, or while undertaking a vast array of leisureactivities.

Having come from Thailand, on April 4 at 8:00 p.m. AIDAbellawill set her course for Japan and Taiwan, continuing on to Hong Kong andVietnam, and will then sail for Singapore.

The cruise industry has grownrapidly in China with outbound passenger numbers hitting a record high in 2016.Meanwhile, the number of overseas cruise tourists visiting Chinese ports hasalso increased by 8 percent to 277,430 in 2016. According to the China Cruise& Yacht Industry Association (CCYIA) report, Chinese ports served 83visiting cruises in 2016, with Shanghai topping the list with a total of 28stop-offs.

After her season in Asia, AIDAbella will spend the summer inthe Nordic region, offering cruises from Kiel to the land of the trolls andfjords, or to the treasures of the Baltic.

More information and reservations at travel agencies, withthe AIDA Customer Center at +49 (0) 381 / 20 27 07 07, or online atwww.aida.de.

Rostock, April 3, 2017

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