Aida Cruises acquires second LNG-powered cruise ship

TIN news: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) announced that delivered AIDAperla, the second of two large cruise ships built for AIDA Cruises, part of Carnival, at MHI’s Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works. AIDAperla is scheduled to set sail for Majorca, Spain, beginning of May, 2017.

According to MHI, the vessel is equipped with MHI’s “Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System” (MALS), a technology that enhances fuel efficiency and comfortable cruise at sea. It also uses a pod propulsion system, and a new air-conditioning system, that saves on energy consumption by using waste heat. Depending on the availability in the destinations, AIDAperla can also be operated with eco friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG), while docked in ports.

AIDAperla has 18 decks, is 300 meters in overall length, has gross tonnage of 125,000 tons, and is equipped with 12 restaurants and 18 bars, including an on-board brewery. The ship has a total of 1,643 staterooms.

On 14 March 2016 , MHI delivered AIDAprima, the sister ship of AIDAperla, marking completion of two cruise ships’ construction ordered by AIDA Cruises.