The conventional fortunate coin was put under the very first of entirely 90 blocks by 2 students Kenny Schaft (Neptun Werft) and also Charleen Hoffmann (AIDA Cruises)
The very first building-block for AIDA Cruises’ 2nd LNG-fueled cruise liner was implemented in an event held October 15 at the Neptun Werft shipyard in Rostock, Germany.
Two students, Charleen Hoffmann (AIDA Cruises) and also Kenny Schaft (Meyer Werft) put the conventional fortunate coin below the very first of an overall of 90 blocks.
Carnival’s German market brand name additionally made use of the keel laying as the celebration to reveal that the brand-new ship will certainly be called AIDAcosma which it will certainly be travelling from Kiel to the Norwegian arms and also the Baltic Sea from summer season 2021.
“With AIDAcosma we are consistently continuing our sustainable growth,” stated AIDAPresident Felix Eichhorn “The keel-laying of our second LNG-powered cruise ship here in Rostock is also an expression of our company’s economic and innovative power in Rostock and throughout northern Germany.”
“The keel laying of AIDAcosma again is a proof for the quality of our shipbuilders and our importance within the Meyer Group,” stated Manfred Ossevorth, Managing Director of Neptun Werft, which constructs the floating engine area components for cruise liner constructed at Meyer Werft and also Meyer Turku.
The engine area system for AIDAcosma will certainly be furnished with the ship’s LNG gas containers and also Caterpillar primary engines prior to it is hauled to Meyer Werft.
With a gross tonnage of 183,900 and also a size of 337 meters, AIDAcosma will certainly have 20 decks, and also area for 2,600 staterooms. A brand-new function on this ship is the Fun Park at the demanding of the ship with a youngsters’s swimming pool, a twin water chute and also the water slide. For the very first time, the exterior Sport Deck will certainly have a rock climbing up wall surface. The swimming pool deck in the demanding expands throughout the whole size of the ship.
