AIDAprima

	AIDAprima in Rotterdam
History
Italy
Name	AIDAprima
Owner	AIDA Cruises
Operator	AIDA Cruises
Port of registry	Genoa, Italy
Route	North Europe
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Yard number	2300
Laid down	14 December 2012
Launched	3 May 2014
Completed	14 March 2016
Acquired	14 March 2016
Maiden voyage	7 May 2016
In service	since 14 March 2016
Identification	Call sign: IBGU; IMO number: 9636955; MMSI number: 247353800;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Hyperion-class Cruise ship
Tonnage	125,572 GT; 9,700 DWT;
Length	299.95 m (984.1 ft)
Beam	37.65 m (123.5 ft) (max); 37.60 m (123.4 ft) (waterline);
Height	67 m (221 feet)
Draught	8.25 m (27.1 ft)
Decks	18
Installed power	3 × Cat 12VM43C (3 × 9,450 kW); dual-fuel Cat 12VM46DF (5,400–8,685 kW); Cat 3516B (2,250 kW);
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; 2 × ABB Azipod X thrusters; 3 × Brunvoll FU-115-LTC-3000 maneuvering thrusters;
Speed	22.0 knots (41 km/h) (cruising)
Capacity	3,250 passengers
Crew	900

AIDAprima is the flagship of AIDA Cruises, built by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding at their shipyard in Nagasaki, Japan. The cruise ship entered service on April 25, 2016, after suffering several construction delays. She is the first AIDA vessel not to be built in Meyer Werft since the completion of AIDAaura in 2003. She is also the first Carnival Corporation & plc vessel to be built in Mitsubishi since the completion of the Sapphire Princess in 2004.