Celestyal Discovery
History | |
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Owner |
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Operator |
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Port of registry | |
Builder | Aker MTW (Germany) |
Cost | $350 million |
Yard number | 004 |
Laid down | 11 January 2002 |
Launched | 7 September 2002 |
Christened | 12 April 2003 |
Completed | 3 April 2003 |
Maiden voyage | April 2003 |
In service | 2003–present |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cruise ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | |
Beam | 28.1 m (92 ft 2 in) |
Draft | 8.75 m (28 ft 8 in) |
Installed power | 27,150 kW (36,410 hp) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) |
Capacity | 1,266 passengers |
Crew | 389 |
Celestyal Discovery is a cruise ship, built in 2003 by the
Description
Celestyal Discovery is considered a mid-sized
The cruise ship has capacity for 1,266 passengers. Celestyal Discovery has 633 cabins, ranging from 13.5–32.0 square meters (145–344 sq ft) in size of which 60 are equipped with a balcony. The vessel is equipped with several amenities for the passengers including bars, lounges, a library and a two-storey theater. Celestyal Discovery has a crew of 389. The vessel has a swept-back funnel and a wedge-shaped stern.[1]
Construction and career
The cruise ship was
On 8 October 2018, AIDAaura departed from Hamburg on a 117-day round-the-world cruise. The ship visited 41 ports in 20 countries on four continents.[7] AIDAaura, with about 1,200 people on board, was held on 3 March 2020 in the harbor of Haugesund, Norway, while two asymptomatic German passengers were tested who had been in contact with a person who subsequently developed COVID-19; their test results were negative.[8][9]
In January 2023 AIDA Cruises said that the ship would be decommissioned in autumn 2023.[10] Istanbul-based Miray Cruises announced in June that they had acquired a ship, for delivery in September, reported to be AIDAaura, for their Life at Sea Cruises intended 3-year world voyage, beginning in November 2023. Replacing the intended Gemini, the ship would be renamed Lara and undergo renovations in Istanbul.[11][12] The last voyage of the AIDAaura ended in Bremerhaven, Germany on 21 September 2023.[13] In November it was reported that Miray were no longer the buyer, with speculation that it would now be Celestyal Cruises.[13]
On 16 November 2023, Celestyal Cruises confirmed their purchase of AIDAaura and that she will enter service in March 2024 as Celestyal Discovery after a winter refit, replacing Celestyal Olympia.[14][15] The ship entered service on 22 March 2024.[16][17]
Citations
- ^ a b c d Ward 2019, p. 309.
- ^ a b DNV GL.
- ^ a b c d Miramar Ship Index.
- ^ Ward 2005.
- ^ "History". AIDA Cruises. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ a b Equasis.
- ^ "AIDAaura Set for 2018 World Cruise". cruiseindustrynews.com. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Außenministerium warnt Deutsche vor Kreuzfahrten" [Coronavirus: crisis team advises against cruises]. Berliner Morgenpost (in German). 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: German cruise ship held in Norwegian harbour as passengers tested". The Local De. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "AIDA Cruises eröffnet am 9. Januar 2023 die Farewell-Saison von AIDAaura" (in German). 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Miray Upgrades Ship for Three Year World Cruise". Cruise Industry News. New York. 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Kalosh, Anne (29 June 2023). "Miray Cruises is the reported buyer of AIDAaura". Seatrade Cruise News. Colchester. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ a b Eckardt, Christian (10 November 2023). "Verkauf der „AIDAaura" in Sichtweite - und das soll der neue Käufer sein ("Sale of the "AIDAaura" in sight - and it is supposed to be a new buyer")". Nordsee Zeitung (in German). Bremerhaven. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Celestyal Acquires AIDAaura; To Sail as Celestyal Discovery". Cruise Industry News. New York. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ Zelinski, Andrea (16 November 2023). "Celestyal acquires Aida ship and will rename it Discovery". Travel Weekly. Rutherford, NJ. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/03/celestyal-discovery-sets-sail-on-maiden-cruise/
- ^ https://www.celestyalcruises.de/flotte/celestyal-discovery/
Sources
- "Aidaaura (G94691)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "AIDAaura (9221566)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- "Aidaaura (9221566)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships 2006 (21st ed.). Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 978-9812-4673-9-3.
- Ward, Douglas (2019). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships 2020 (28th ed.). Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 978-1-78573-250-8.
External links
- "Celestyal Discovery (official site)". Celestyal Cruises. Archived from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- "AIDAaura (official site)" (in German). AIDA Cruises. Archived from the original on 14 November 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- "AIDAaura". ShipParade. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2009.