The AIDAvita is on the brink of formally go away the Carnival Corporation fleet, in keeping with media reviews.
Laid-up in Estonia for a number of months, the 2002-built vessel is out of AIDA Cruises’ plans and noticed a change of flag earlier this month.
Previously flying the Italian flag like the remainder of the corporate’s fleet, the AIDAvita is now registered beneath Portugal’s International Shipping Register of Madeira.
The similar flag was utilized by one other Carnival Corporation vessel, the Costa Magica, earlier than it was just lately handed over to new homeowners.
Other preparations for the switch embody the elimination of AIDA Cruises brand from the ship’s funnel and hull, the German reviews stated.
Meanwhile, in Greece, the AIDAvita reportedly confirmed up within the cruise schedule of the Piraeus Port Authority.
Indicating a doable summer season program within the Eastern Mediterranean, the 42,000-ton is listed as a customer to the Greek port each third or fourth day beginning in late June.
One of a number of cruise ships leaving the Carnival Corporation fleet in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the AIDAvita has been out of service since March 2020.
In mid-2022, AIDA Cruises introduced plans to retire the ship – which was one of many oldest of the fleet on the time – however didn’t reveal plans for its future.
Sharing the same design with AIDA’s authentic vessel, the AIDAcara, the 1,270-guest vessel was inbuilt Germany by the Aker MTK shipyard.
Building on the “club-ship” idea, the AIDAvita gives a number of open-seating eating places, largely providing buffet-style service, along with a relaxed and casual ambiance onboard. The vessel additionally options a number of bars and lounges, a library, a two-deck theater and extra.
Before the pandemic, the ship was crusing beneath the AIDA Selection program. According to AIDA, the idea contains distinctive deployments on “more classic vessels” that are perfect for what the corporate describes as a “particularly intense and unique way” of experiencing international locations and its individuals.