{{Short description|Cruise ship built in 2009}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox ship |display_title=ital |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image= AIDAluna Feb 26 2024.jpg |image_caption = ''AIDAluna'' at Tortola, February 2024 }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header= |name=''AIDAluna'' |country=Italy |flag={{shipboxflag|Italy|civil}} |owner=AIDA Cruises<ref name="shipparade">{{cite web |url= http://www.shipparade.com/az/AIDAluna/AIDAluna.htm |title= AIDAluna |accessdate=15 June 2009 |work=ShipParade}}</ref> |operator=AIDA Cruises |registry=Genoa, Italy<ref name="vesseltracker">{{cite web |url= https://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Aidaluna-9334868.html |title= AIDAluna (IMO: 9334868) |accessdate=15 June 2009 |work=vesseltracker.com}}</ref> |ordered= |builder=Meyer Werft<ref name="meyerwerft"/> |original_cost={{ShipCost|DEU|315|m}} |yard_number= |way_number= |laid_down= |launched=13 February 2009 |completed= |christened=4 April 2009 <small> by Franziska Knuppe</small> |acquired= |maiden_voyage=22 March 2009<ref name="meyerwerft"/><ref name="Meyer Werft14">{{cite web |url=http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1630 |title=AIDAluna leaves for Hamburg |date=23 February 2009 |access-date=6 March 2010 |publisher=Meyer Werft |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719062829/http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1630 |archive-date=19 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |in_service=2009–present |out_of_service= |identification=*{{IMO Number|9334868}} *Callsign: ICLP *{{MMSI Number|247255400}}<ref name="marinetraffic">{{cite web|url=http://www.marinetraffic.com/AIS/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=247255400 |title=Vessel details & current position |access-date=15 June 2009 |work=marinetraffic.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627200541/http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=247255400 |archive-date=27 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |fate= |status=In service |notes= }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |class=Sphinx-class cruise ship |tonnage=*{{GT|69203}}<ref name="GL">{{DNV|name=AIDAluna|accessdate=19 December 2017|id=G111722}}</ref> *{{DWT|8654}} |length={{convert|251.89|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name="GL"/> |beam={{convert|32.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |height= {{cvt|61|m|ftin}} |draught={{convert|7.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name="meyerwerft">{{cite web |url= http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=8&did=1635 |title= Third Club ship for AIDA Cruises|accessdate=31 July 2009|publisher=Meyer Werft |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719062423/http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=8&did=1635|archive-date=19 July 2011}}</ref> |draft= |depth= |decks=13 decks<ref name="meyerwerft"/> |deck_clearance= |ramps= |ice_class= |sail_plan= |power=4 × Caterpillar MaK 9M43C at {{cvt|36000|kW}}<ref name="meyerwerft"/> |propulsion=diesel-electric producing {{cvt|25000|kW}}<ref name="ship-technology">{{cite web |url=http://www.ship-technology.com/contractors/propulsion/caterpillar/press7.html |title=Smooth Operator: MaK DICARE Safeguards AIDAluna Engines|date=21 May 2009|accessdate=15 June 2009|work=ship-technology.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616200548/http://www.ship-technology.com/contractors/propulsion/caterpillar-power2/press7.html|archivedate=16 June 2011}}</ref> |speed={{convert|22|kn|lk=in}}<ref name="meyerwerft"/> |capacity=2,100 passengers |crew=607 |notes= }} }}

'''''AIDAluna''''' is a Sphinx-class cruise ship, owned by the United States-based Carnival Corp and operated by AIDA Cruises.<ref name="AIDA Cruises">{{cite web|url=http://www.aida.de/kreuzfahrt.reisen_mit_aida.schiffe.aidaluna.18759.0.html |title=AIDAluna - ein himmlisches Schiff |language=German |access-date=15 June 2009 |work=AIDA Cruises |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090714111529/http://www.aida.de/kreuzfahrt.reisen_mit_aida.schiffe.aidaluna.18759.0.html |archivedate=14 July 2009 }}</ref> Built by Meyer Werft shipyards at Papenburg, Germany, she is the third ship of the class, preceded by {{ship||AIDAdiva}} and {{ship||AIDAbella}}, and is followed by {{ship||AIDAblu}}, {{ship||AIDAsol}}, and {{ship||AIDAmar}}. The ship has a capacity of 2,100 passengers and is assessed at {{GT|69203|disp=long}}. ''AIDAluna'' initially deployed in the Baltic Sea for the 2009 Summer season. In Winter 2009, she redeployed to the Canary Islands.<ref name="AIDA Cruises"/> ''AIDAluna'' has an {{convert|8|×|4.5|m|adj=on}} poolside theater, which is a first for AIDA Cruises.<ref name="AIDA">[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.aida.de/&ei=E5P3S5CiM5PDrAfEn8nmCg&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Daida.de%26hl%3Den Countdown to AIDAluna: still 12 weeks to the maiden voyage]. Press Release. ''AIDA Cruises''. 29 December 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2010</ref>

==Concept and construction== [[File:AIDAluna 4.jpg|thumb|left|''AIDAluna'' during construction at the Meyer Werft shipyards at Papenburg]] ''AIDAluna'' is the third ship, out of a series of six Sphinx-class ships, ordered by AIDA Cruises from 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.<ref name="Meyer">{{cite web |url=http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=947 |title=AIDA Cruises orders two new club ships |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728113439/http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=947 |archive-date=28 July 2011 |publisher=Meyer Werft |date=19 October 2004 |access-date=8 May 2010}}</ref><ref name="meyer2">{{cite web |url=http://www.meyerwerft.com/page.asp?lang=e&main=1&subs=0&did=1623 |title=AIDAluna |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719113330/http://www.meyerwerft.com/page.asp?lang=e&main=1&subs=0&did=1623 |archive-date=19 July 2011 |publisher=Meyer Werft |access-date=8 May 2010}}</ref> She floated out of drydock on 10 February 2009.<ref name="meyer4">{{cite web |url=http://www.meyerwerft.com/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1627 |title=Undocking of third AIDA club ship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927155144/http://www.meyerwerft.com/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1627 |archive-date=27 September 2011 |publisher=Meyer Werft |date=10 February 2009 |access-date=8 May 2010}}</ref> ''AIDAluna'' started her sea trials with her passage on the River Ems on 21 February 2009, departing Papenburg. The voyage culminated at Emden the next day. On 23 February, departing Emden to continue sea trials, she ventured to the 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.<ref name="meyer9">{{cite web |url=http://www.meyerwerft.com/page.asp?lanWg=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1630 |title=AIDAluna leaves for Hamburg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807115049/http://www.meyerwerft.com/page.asp?lanWg=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1630 |archive-date=7 August 2011 |publisher=Meyer Werft |date=23 February 2009 |access-date=8 May 2010}}</ref> ''AIDAluna'' was delivered to her owners on 16 March 2009.<ref name="meyerwerft"/> She was christened on 4 April 2009, at Palma de Mallorca by the German supermodel, Franziska Knuppe.

==Description== thumb|left|''AIDAluna'' Theatrium ''AIDAluna'' measures {{convert|251.89|m|ftin}} long overall and {{cvt|225.55|m|ftin}} between perpendiculars with a beam of {{cvt|32.2|m|ftin}} and a draught of {{cvt|7.3|m|ftin}}. The ship is assessed at {{GT|69,203|disp=long}}, {{NetT|42705|disp=long}} and {{DWT|8654|disp=long}}.<ref name="GL"/> The ship is powered by a diesel-electric system consisting of Caterpillar MaK 9M43C diesel engines capable of producing {{cvt|36000|kW}} of power turning two propellers, creating {{convert|25000|kW}} and giving the ship a maximum speed of {{convert|22|kn|lk=in}}.<ref name="meyerwerft"/> The vessel has a crew of 607.<ref name="AIDA Cruises"/>

The cruise ship has 13 decks and 1,025 passenger cabins, with 666 facing the exterior and 359 interior-facing. ''AIDAluna'' is capable of hosting 2,050 passengers.<ref name="meyerwerft"/><ref name="AIDA Cruises"/> ''AIDAluna'' has a {{convert|2300|m2|adj=on}} spa facility and {{cvt|6400|m2}} sun deck. The ship has seven restaurants and 11 bars.<ref name="AIDA Cruises"/> The focal point in the ship is the Theatrium, a three-level<ref name="meyerwerft"/> complex, which could be transformed into a theatre.<ref name="meyerwerft"/> An onboard 4-D cinema<ref name="meyerwerft"/> is fitted with moving chairs.<ref name="meyerwerft"/>

==Operational history== [[File:At Tenerife 2021 0328.jpg|thumb|right|At Tenerife in May 2021]] ''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, Cádiz, Tangier, Valencia, and Barcelona.<ref name="meyerwerft"/> In Summer 2009, she was deployed in Baltic Sea and in Winter, she was redeployed in Canary Islands.<ref name="AIDA Cruises"/> ''AIDAluna'' made her first call in Kiel on 22 April and in Rostock-Warnemünde on 8 May, departing from Palma de Mallorca. She made ten roundtrip cruises in the Baltic during the 2009 Summer season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2561-4609-aidaluna-christening.html |title=AIDAluna Christening |work=Cruise Industry News |date=6 April 2009 |access-date=27 May 2009}}</ref> 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 United States East Coast, calling at New York City.<ref name="CIN6">{{cite web |url=http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/3712-22410-aidas-eight-ships-calling-at-160-ports-in-20112012.html |title=AIDA's eight ships calling at 160 ports in 2011/2012 |archive-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 |archive-date=5 March 2010 |work=Cruise Industry News |date=24 February 2010 |access-date=8 May 2010}}</ref> ''AIDAluna'' made the first visit to Bermuda by an AIDA Cruises' ship in September 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bernews.com/2011/10/aidaluna-inaugural-cruise-to-bermuda/ |title=Aidaluna Inaugural Cruise To Bermuda |work=Bernews |date=7 October 2011 |access-date=10 November 2025}}</ref> In April 2014, the ship had a scrubber system installed to reduce its emissions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.marinelink.com/news/scrubber-aidaluna-system368586 |title=First Pieces of Scrubber System Fitted on AIDAluna |work=Marine Link |last=Haun |first=Eric |date=7 May 2014 |access-date=10 November 2025}}</ref>

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,<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abendblatt.de/vermischtes/article215286155/Bericht-Daniel-Kueblboeck-wird-auf-Kreuzfahrtschiff-vermisst.html |title=AIDAluna: Daniel Küblböck wird auf Kreuzfahrtschiff vermisst |work=abendblatt.de |language=de |date=9 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.aida.de/aida-cruises/presse/pressearchiv/newsdetails.24494/article/pressestatement.html |title=Pressestatement |publisher=AIDA Cruises |date=9 September 2018|access-date=8 February 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208200132/https://www.aida.de/aida-cruises/presse/pressearchiv/newsdetails/pressestatement.24494.html|archive-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> assisted by ''AIDAluna'' and the Holland America cruise ship {{MS|Zuiderdam||2}}.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/kuestenwache-stellt-suche-nach-daniel-kueblboeck-ein-15780710.html |title=Küstenwache stellt Suche nach Küblböck ein |language=de |work=faz.net |date=10 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=News – Daniel bleibt vermisst...|periodical=Daniel-kueblboeck.de|url=http://www.daniel-kueblboeck.de/|access-date=12 September 2018|language=de}}</ref> and Küblböck was later officially declared dead.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

During the COVID-19 pandemic, AIDA Cruises suspended all cruises in March 2020, only resuming operations after clearance from local governments.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/07/09/aida-cruises-return-sea-august-without-port-calls/5404227002/ |title=AIDA Cruises to resume operations in August, with new health protocols – but no port calls |last=Hines |first=Morgan |work=USA Today |date=9 July 2020 |access-date=10 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/08/03/aida-cruises-not-restart-planned-aug-5-italy-ok-delayed/5570055002/ |title=AIDA Cruises cancels 2 of 3 August sailings after anticipated restart amid COVID-19 pandemic |work=USA Today |last=Hines |first=Morgan |date=3 August 2020 |access-date=10 November 2025}}</ref> The ship was the seventh and last of the AIDA cruises fleet to resume operations, sailing in September 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2021/09/aida-denies-plans-to-use-aidabella-as-quarantine-ship-for-crew/ |title=AIDA Denies Plans to Use AIDAbella as Quarantine Ship for Crew |work=Cruise Industry News |date=14 September 2021 |access-date=10 November 2025}}</ref> During the Winter season of 2024–2025, ''AIDAluna'' serviced the Caribbean, departing from Martinique and visiting the Caribbean islands, Mexico, Central America and a single stop in Colombia at Santa Marta.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2023/04/aida-announces-2024-25-deployment/ |title=AIDA Announces 2024-25 Deployment |work=Cruise Industry News |date=20 April 2023 |access-date=10 November 2025}}</ref> In October 2025, the ship entered dry dock to undergo the "Evolution" refit, in which the ship will get new features and an interior overhaul. The vessel returned to service in December 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-11 |title=AIDA Cruises: AIDAluna returns to the sea |url=https://www.cruisingjournal.com/en/cruise-industry/interiors-and-design/aida-cruises-aidaluna-returns-to-the-sea |access-date=2026-05-20 |website=Cruising Journal |language=en}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * [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 Jann-Berghaus-Brücke on the river Ems] * [https://mapio.net/pic/p-19535044/ Picture] * {{cite ship register|register=E|id=9334868|shipname=AIDAluna|accessdate=31 August 2010}}

{{AIDA ships}} {{Ships built at Meyer Werft}}

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