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Everyday heroines in the spotlight: Presentation of the GOLDEN BILD DER FRAU Awards aboard AIDAprima

AIDA Cruises supports the awardedprojects with 10,000 each / Star guest Anastacia delivers moving performance

The big day arrived yesterday, October 21, 2017: The "GOLDENBILD DER FRAU" awards were presented for the 11th time yesterday evening inHamburg, aboard AIDAprima.

For the first time, AIDA Cruises hosted this awards ceremonywhich is staged by Europe's biggest women's magazine (Bild der Frau) at whichsix women are honored for their civil courage and charitable efforts.

The focus of the evening was on this year's award winners –Anja Gehlken, Ninon Demuth, Bettina Landgrafe, Barbara Stäcker, Julia Cissewskiand Sylke Hoß.

"It is a great pleasure and honor for us to host the GOLDENEBILD DER FRAU gala this year. The dedication of all award winners deserves ourgreatest respect because these everyday heroines have shown that an incredibleamount can be achieved with courage, warm-heartedness and creativity. We aredelighted to support the projects awarded today with 10,000 euro each," saidFelix Eichhorn, President of AIDA Cruises, who as well spontaneously invited theaward winners to a cruise aboard AIDAprima.

To start off the event, TV star and host Kai Pflaumewelcomed 550 guests from the worlds of politics, business and showbiz atAIDAprima's Theatrium. Among them Katarina Barley, Federal Minister for FamilyAffairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Thomas Heinze, Herbert Knaup,Mareile Höppner, Sophie Wepper, Elisabeth Lanz, Tim Mälzer, Tim Mälzer, JorgeGonzáles and soccer player Hans Sarpei. World star Anastacia created agoosebump atmosphere with her surprise appearance and a very emotionallaudation for one of the award winners.

After the solemn awards ceremony, the after-show party inthe Beach Club was celebrated until midnight. Numerous AIDAprima guests alsofollowed the GOLDEN BILD DER FRAU awards ceremony live on board or on largescreens at the terminal party in the Cruise Center Steinwerder.

Rostock,October 22, 2017

About AIDA Cruises:

AIDA Cruisesis one of the fastest growing and most successful tourism businesses inGermany. The company employs about 9,000 people from 40 countries on shore andon board AIDA ships. AIDA Cruises operates one of the world's moststate-of-the-art fleets, currently comprised of 12 cruise ships. Two new shipsbuilt at the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg (Germany) will join the fleet by 2021.With its "Green Cruising" concept, AIDA Cruises will be the first cruisecompany in the world that can power its new generation of ships entirely withLNG (liquid natural gas) from 2018. More information at www.aida.de.

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