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New AIDA Ships
One thing is certain; these new ships will have a rather unique bow shape!
that 's quiet interesting indeed
i also find her sizes remarkable300m long and 37.6 width she is almostdoing like Celebrity Reflectionat 126.000 tons (319m long, 37.4 width)carrying 3250 to 3046 passengers
i never would have thought these 2(Celebrity and AIDA) would come thatclose in figures of space ratio
regardsJoe
[ 03-13-2013: Message edited by: buddhaJoe ]
The outside of the ship seems a bit more standard compared to modern ships like the Solstice, Breakaway, or Disney Dream classes. I always thought the giant glass structure on the last class was really unique and interesting so I'm hoping that black (or green?) we can just barely see spanning all the decks at the aft is something like that.
That bow is interesting though, at first it looks like something off an old ocean liner. Looking at it more though it seems like it could have a slightly inverted angle. It looks almost like an X-Bow combined with the bow from the Grand Princess Class of ships. The only thing I never cared for about Aida is the crazy paint on the bow but this ship seems so big that it's spread out enough to actually look kind of nice for once.
I know I'm dieing to see an American ship again so I'm sure it would have been nice for the Germans to get a German ship since they actually build ships, but this certainly peaked my interest in these new builds! If only I spoke more German, would love to sail any of their new or next ships. Maybe if enough people like them, these will just become the next Carnival or HAL ships.
[ 03-13-2013: Message edited by: DEIx15x8 ]
quote:Originally posted by DEIx15x8:I've always thought of Aida as the black sheep of the Carnival brand. While everyone else seems to be on the same page they always seem different.
Does that make them a "black sheep" or actually a visionary in a world of me too cruise ships? I have consistently admitted that I have been very taken by the uniqueness of the AIDA product and I really applaud them for carving out a unique product and I wish more of the cruise lines would take inspiration from what AIDA did.
The big fear is that Carnival pushes them to get bigger and bigger can they maintain their uniqueness or will they get homogenized into the industry. Especially now that the CEO of AIDA was bumped up in the organization to run Carnival Europe.
Over the past few years AIDA has been the most profitable and at one point the fastest growing segment within all of Carnival. One would only hope that the management can appreciate what they have not figure they can push it to be "even more" if they copy some of the ideas from the other brands.
Further evidence of AIDA's success I think comes in the fact that PartnerShip did all their designs for years while Farcus was the Carnival designer and now Carnival Cruise appears to have retired Farcus in favor of PartnerShip. PSD did the newest Carnival ships interiors and while they are water down designs versus AIDA they represent a whole new direction for Carnival (one which I personally like a lot more than the over the top Farcus designs).
[ 03-13-2013: Message edited by: SSTRAVELER ]
quote:Originally posted by SSTRAVELER:[QB]Does that make them a "black sheep" or actually a visionary in a world of me too cruise ships? I have consistently admitted that I have been very taken by the uniqueness of the AIDA product and I really applaud them for carving out a unique product and I wish more of the cruise lines would take inspiration from what AIDA did.
Yep, that's what i was trying to say. While the rest of Carnival Corp have been slowly evolving and spreading the same select few designs Aida has been acting on it's own to create unique and exciting ships.
I love the bow design--classic yet modern. It reminds me of modern yachts. And it appears the stern may have an unusual design. We'll have to wait and see.
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