AIDAluna

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AIDAluna is the third ship, out of a series of six ships, ordered by AIDA Cruises at Meyer Werft, with expected delivery of one ship each year from 2007 to 2012. She is a sister ship of AIDAdiva, AIDAbella, AIDAblu, AIDAsol, and AIDAmar. The first order was only for two ships, but the option extended to six ships.[http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=947 AIDA Cruises orders two new club ships] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728113439/http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=947 |date=2011-07-28 }} Meyerwerft website. 19 October 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2010[http://www.meyerwerft.com/page.asp?lang=e&main=1&subs=0&did=1623 AIDAluna] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719113330/http://www.meyerwerft.com/page.asp?lang=e&main=1&subs=0&did=1623 |date=2011-07-19 }} Meyerwerft website. Retrieved 8 May 2010 She floated out of drydock on 10 February 2009.[http://www.meyerwerft.com/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1627 Undocking of third AIDA club ship] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927155144/http://www.meyerwerft.com/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1627 |date=2011-09-27 }} Meyerwerft website. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2010 AIDAluna started her sea trials with her passage on the River Ems on 21 February 2009, departing Papenburg. The voyage culminated in Emdem the next day. On 23 February, departing Emden to continue sea trials, she ventured to Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg for final inspection at dock Elbe 17. During the inspection, an object was seen, being tangled on AIDAluna{{'}}s propellers, which was supposedly caused by the ship's short trip. After a few days, AIDAluna was cleared and continued her sea trials in the North Sea.[http://www.meyerwerft.com/page.asp?lanWg=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1630 AIDAluna leaves for Hamburg] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807115049/http://www.meyerwerft.com/page.asp?lanWg=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1630 |date=August 7, 2011 }} Meyerwerft website. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2010 AIDAluna'' was delivered to its owners on 16 March 2009. She was christened on April 4, 2009, at Palma de Mallorca by the German supermodel, Franziska Knuppe.

The ship has 1,025 passenger cabins. AIDAluna has a 2,300-m² (25,000-ft²) spa facility. The ship has 7 restaurants and 11 bars.

The focal point in the ship is the Theatrium, a three-level complex, which could be transformed into a Theater. An onboard 4-D Cinema is fitted with moving chairs.

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File:AIDAluna HamburgKreuzfahrtterminal20090813 Seitenansicht.jpg Cruise Center HafenCity]]

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AIDAluna started her maiden voyage on 22 March 2009, departing Hamburg. This 14-day voyage culminated in Palma de Mallorca, with stops at Le Havre, Santander, A Coruña, Lisbon, Cadiz, Tangier, Valencia, and Barcelona. In Summer 2009, she was deployed in Baltic Sea and in Winter, she was redeployed in Canary Islands. AIDAluna made her first call in Kiel on 22 April and in Rostock-Warnemünde on 8 May, departing from Palma de Mallorca. She made 10 roundtrip cruises in the Baltic during the 2009 Summer season.[http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2561-4609-aidaluna-christening.html Cruise Industry News accessed 27 May 2009] In 2011, AIDAluna was redeployed in the Caribbean and offered 14-day cruises, with additional 6 to 8-day sailings. On her way to the Caribbean, AIDAluna sailed the East Coast, calling in New York City.[http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/3712-22410-aidas-eight-ships-calling-at-160-ports-in-20112012.html AIDA's eight ships calling at 160 ports in 2011/2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305055140/http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/3712-22410-aidas-eight-ships-calling-at-160-ports-in-20112012.html |date=2010-03-05 }} Cruise Industry News. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010

At around 5 a.m. on 9 September 2018, the German pop singer Daniel Küblböck jumped overboard when the vessel was in open waters about {{cvt|185|km}} north of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in the Labrador Sea. The Canadian Coast Guard launched a search operation,{{cite web|title=Daniel Küblböck auf Kreuzfahrtschiff vermisst|periodical=Spiegel.de|url=http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/daniel-kueblboeck-auf-kreuzfahrtschiff-vermisst-a-1227242.html|access-date=9 September 2018|date=9 September 2018 |language=de}}[https://www.abendblatt.de/vermischtes/article215286155/Bericht-Daniel-Kueblboeck-wird-auf-Kreuzfahrtschiff-vermisst.html AIDAluna: Daniel Küblböck wird auf Kreuzfahrtschiff vermisst.] In: abendblatt.de, 9 September 2018.[https://www.aida.de/aida-cruises/presse/pressearchiv/newsdetails.24494/article/pressestatement.html Pressestatement.] AIDA Cruises Press Release, 9 September 2018 assisted by AIDAluna and the Holland America cruise ship Zuiderdam.{{cite web|title=Daniel Küblböck bei Kreuzfahrt vermisst: Sprung über Bord?|periodical=Augsburger-allgemeine.de|url=https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/panorama/Daniel-Kueblboeck-bei-Kreuzfahrt-vermisst-Sprung-ueber-Bord-id52127261.html|access-date=9 September 2018|date=9 September 2018 |language=de}} The search was abandoned the following day, as the water temperature was {{convert|10|°C}} and the maximum survival time in cold water had been exceeded,[https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/kuestenwache-stellt-suche-nach-daniel-kueblboeck-ein-15780710.html Küstenwache stellt Suche nach Küblböck ein.] In: faz.net, 10 September 2018.{{cite web|title=News – Daniel bleibt vermisst...|periodical=Daniel-kueblboeck.de|url=http://www.daniel-kueblboeck.de/|access-date=12 September 2018|language=de}} and Küblböck was later officially declared dead.{{cite news|url=https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/gericht-erklaert-daniel-kueblboeck-fuer-tot-a-588c2bda-873a-4fa1-91f0-17b7f2533bf8 |title=Gericht erklärt Daniel Küblböck für tot |newspaper=Der Spiegel |date=24 March 2021 |access-date= 24 March 2021 |language=de}}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090714111529/http://www.aida.de/kreuzfahrt.reisen_mit_aida.schiffe.aidaluna.18759.0.html Official website of AIDAluna] {{in lang|de}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090326091027/http://www.shareordie.in/new-cruise-ship-aida-luna-see-queen/ Photos]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXO_G-vtImA YouTube video clip during the launch of AIDAluna]
• [https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Conveyance-of-AIDAluna-in-Februar-2009-Passage-of-the-Jann-Berghaus-Bridge-near-Leer_fig1_268329032] passing the on the river ems convenyance]
• [https://mapio.net/pic/p-19535044/ Picture]
• {{cite ship register|register=GL|id=111722|shipname=AIDAluna|accessdate=2010-03-24}}
• {{cite ship register|register=E|id=9334868|shipname=AIDAluna|accessdate=2010-08-31}}

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