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Premiere: AIDAbella docks for the first time at new Hamburg Cruise Terminal

Thecrew and guests aboard the AIDAbella enjoyed a premiere of a very special kindon Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Hamburg. At around 7:00 a.m. AIDAbella was thefirst cruise ship to dock at the newly built Cruise Center Steinwerder. This state-of-the-artcomplex at Kronprinzkai (Crown Prince Quay) in the heart of the port of Hamburgwill be officially inaugurated on June 9, 2015, as the Hanseatic City’s thirdcruise terminal.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

DuringAIDAbella’s first docking the new Cruise Center was successfully subjected to afirst, complex practical text with a guest changeover during which around 4,800guests left or boarded the ship.

AIDAbellahad docked at Kronprinzkai in Hamburg port after a 7-day Western Europe cruise.The cruise ship left the Cruise Center Steinwerder again at around 6:00 p.m. andresumed its Western Europe round trip. The itinerary takes in a number of stopsincluding the ports of Le Havre (France), Southampton (UK), Zeebrügge (Belgium)and Amsterdam (Netherlands). In total AIDAbella will dock at the new CruiseCenter Steinwerder in Hamburg another 21 times during this year’s cruiseseason.

Thenew cruise terminal with a total area of 9,000 square meters comprises twodifferent buildings where arriving and departing guests are handled separately.

TheKronprinzkai in Steinwerder is designed for modern cruise ships with a draft ofup to 13 m.

Thenew AIDA parking service is a convenient and cost effective alternative toparking in the grounds of the new cruise terminal. Guests drive to the carhandover point close to the Cruise Center where AIDA staff are on hand toreceive the vehicle and baggage. The car is brought to a nearby supervisedparking lot, while guests are transferred to the AIDA ship by shuttle. On theirreturn from the cruise, their car is ready and waiting for them at the handoverpoint. The new AIDA parking service can be booked on www.MyAIDA.de.

In2016 the cruise company will open a new chapter in the cruise industry: AIDACruises will be the first cruise operator to offer cruises from Hamburg allyear round with its new flagship, AIDAprima. At the end of April 2016 theCruise Center Steinwerder will be the start and end port for AIDAprima’sseven-day round trips to the metropolises of Western Europe.

Furtherinformation and bookings at travel agencies, online at www.aida.de or the AIDACustomer Center at +49 (0) 381 / 20 27 07 07.

Rostock, May 23, 2015

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