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AIDA students venture out to sea with the sail training ship “Großherzogin Elisabeth”
On August 16, 2015,twenty-four AIDA Cruises students set sail for the first time from Bremerhavenwith the sail training ship “Großherzogin Elisabeth.” The training trip for the24 students of nautical science, ship operation engineering and electricalengineering for ships ends on September 4, 2015, in Rostock. Over some 21 days,the future mariners will complete their basic nautical training on the Northand Baltic Sea before their first assignment onboard the AIDA fleet. Inaddition to the AIDA Cruises students, 18 cadets from Carnival UK areparticipating in this training trip once again. <?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>
Lasting several weeks,the practical course aboard “Lissi” is part of AIDA Cruises’ comprehensivetraining program and excellently prepares the students for their maritimestudies and their first onboard assignment with AIDA.
“On board the sailtraining ship, our students learn how a ship behaves in wind and weather. Theyalso become familiar with how to set the sails as well as gaining basicnautical and technical knowledge. Team spirit and dedication are also a must.These are the ideal prerequisites for working on board the AIDA fleet,” says DanielSchimmelpfennig, who directs the training program at AIDA Cruises. AIDA Cruiseshas been working in partnership with the training ship association “GroßherzoginElisabeth” e.V. for many years.
On September 2 and 3,the cadets and 50 AIDA colleagues from Rostock took an evening cruise on theBaltic Sea. The five-hour trip provided an opportunity to get to know eachother in a relaxed atmosphere.
Since September 1,2015, a total of 120 young people have been in training or completing studiesin nautical technical subjects with AIDA Cruises. The German market leader forcruises offers attractive professional challenges to technical specialists andmanagement personnel both on board its ships and on land. AIDA Cruises currently employs around 7,000 people from 40 countries, 6,000 on board and 1,000 at theheadquarters in Rostock and Hamburg. By 2020, the AIDA fleet will expand to 14ships.
For the year 2016, AIDA Cruises will once again beoffering bachelor’s degree study programs for the areas of ship operationengineering, nautical science, and electrical engineering for ships. For moreinformation about studying and training with AIDA, please visit www.aida-jobs.de. Applicationsfor the upcoming academic year are now being accepted.
Rostock,September 3, 2015
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