New Delhi, June 24, 2021: German cruise company AIDA Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation & plc, has decided to dispose of AIDAcara, the oldest ship in its fleet.
After 25 years of service, the 1996-built unit will be handed over to a new owner in the coming weeks.
The restructuring of the cruise vessel fleet comes as the cruise line strives toward achieving its sustainability goals.
Before the end of this year, AIDA Cruises will continue its sustainable growth path with the commissioning of AIDAcosma, the second cruise ship to be operated with low-emission liquefied natural gas (LNG). This will be another milestone on the way to emission-neutral cruises the company wants to achieve by 2040.
To be commissioned at the end of 2021, AIDAcosma is the second LNG newbuild for AIDA Cruises of a total of nine cruise ships that have been commissioned for various brands of Carnival Corporation & plc at the Meyer Group with the same platform concept and pioneering environmental technology according to the reports published in offshore-energy.biz.