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AIDAPRIMA - IMO 9636955

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Photographer:

lappino [ View profile ]

Captured:

Apr 23, 2014

Title:

Aidaprima

Location:

Nagasaki, Japan

Photo Category:

Ships Under Construction

Added:

May 15, 2014

Views:

8,646

Image Resolution:

3,510 x 2,148

Description:

There are already some far better pictures of this vessel available on the web...so this is my modest contribution.
Outfitting at MHI shipyard in Nagasaki, some 10 days before floating-out.

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Builder:

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Nagasaki, Japan

Manager:

Aida Cruises - Rostock, Germany

Owner:

Costa Crociere Spa - Genova, Italy

Class society:

Dnv, Registro Italiano Navale

Vessel Type:

Passengers Ship

Gross tonnage:

125,572 tons

Summer DWT:

9,200 tons

Length:

299.95 m

Beam:

37.65 m

Draught:

8.25 m

Photos:

315 photos by 113 photographers

Last known position:

22°45’41.05” S, 14°25’49.19” E

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Speed, course (heading):

18.5kts, 316.5° (315°)

Destination:

- Location:

Walvis Bay

- Arrival:

20th Apr 2024 / 05:00:51 UTC

Last update:

6 days ago

Source:

AIS (ShipXplorer)

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Sulzer,, I agree,, looks great, the bow that is !!!

@Jadran
Yes,,I would say "colossal idiotic" !!!
I hope it will never happen,,but one thing is for sure, those vast ammounts of passengers can not be rescued into life boats/rafts in short time. Just imagine the Coasta Concordia if she would not have laid on a rock !!!
We would not have 30 something dead ? but 2-3000 something !!! But nobody wants to see reality anymore. And one thing the "modern" world can forget very quick ,,the crews are not better here than what happened in Korea now, it,s all that way,,As long nothing goes wrong ALL IS FINE !!!

I've to say that this innovative "oldtimer bow" built on a new cruise ship is VERY ORIGINAL and I likte it very very much, THUMB UP !!! :-) :-)

@ Captain Ted
And what do you say about this Captain Ted ....... (a comment this morning by Rick Patalavaca under photo of MSC Preziosa):
MSC have just ordered 4 more with ever larger passenger capacity.
"They will have 2,250 cabins for guests and nearly 820 crew cabins, accommodating a staggering 5,700 passengers and 1,536 crew members."
'Staggering' is the right word!

I was astonished,, and could only say ... by making this comparison:
7,200+ people ..... that's a floating *Arena* (stadium) ......................

Designers of new cruise ships CAN look to maximize everything, but they MUST take care of safety issues first. And this is no "optional" thing, and is assured (in case of the vessel pictured here) by TWO classification societies, Italian flag and American Coast Guard representatives, as well as experienced owner who will push the builder to obtain the best possible quality for his money - and the total cost of the series can run in billions of dollars.

Anyway, not to think that the ships are getting bigger, and nobody takes care of anything else...here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_Return_to_Port_requirement

Rgds

Vlad

This seems to be a catch back of old times for modern cruises,, the bow a kind of 1920-30,s liners,,the rest todays design for maximum occupancy. One thing I really dread looking fwd to when one day a big one like that goes down and a few 1000 dead. Will see if then the capt/crew gets jailed or the designers which only looked at maximise everything beside the question of how to get 5000 passengers into life boats in 10 min. People will say,,OH that one can not sink in 10 min,, I would say broadsided by a big vessel, she rolls on her side and she does not have to sink in 10 min to have 1000,s of casualties.

@Brett: Thanks!
@Sulzer_54 & Jadran: There will be no surprises, as far as AIDA is concerned, I 'm afraid... :)

Rgds

Vlad

Haha Sulzer_54 ..... NO CHANCE !!! lol

Your proposal is actually an utterly good one ..... but the AIDA people would "go crazy" to read it !
Well,, the Boss always has the last word ....... let's just wait and see. :-)

I imagine her much better in black/white livery, black the hull, that could be very CHIC!!!!

This is really a big surprise, for the first time a "revolution" in shipbuilding with a bow as an "old liner". The next one could be the Titanic II ? ;-)

Yes, agree with Patalavaca, don't be so modest. Your photo's of this ship are excellent. thank you !

Thanks for your comments. As for the negative slope of the bow, I guess it's just a photo that makes it appear so...but it's straight.

Rgds

Vlad

Is it just my clumsy eyes, or is her bow sloping in a negative direction?

Thanks for confirmation, Gianpaolo, I've had the feeling all along that I had seen such before...

Always most used this type of Bow as the beginning of 1900.
GP

Prima Foto (in German) / Topnotch or super photo (in English) :-)

Delightfully different from what we usually see.

Hi Vlad, another nice shot of the birth of this interesting new ship. I think the bow is kind of an alternative to a bulbous bow being fitted.

Thanks, Rick!

Maybe the bow shape is designed to slice through the competition on the cruising market... ;) Anyway, to me it looks like a welcome change from the "normal" design.

Rgds

Vlad

Holy Moly, that's an awesome shot of an impressive ship.
Thanks goodness there is some new design direction in bow shape if not in balconies.
& don't be so modest.....!
Regards, Rick

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