AIDAsol

AIDAsol is a Sphinx-class cruise ship, built at Meyer Werft for AIDA Cruises.^[2] She is the fifth Sphinx series ship, preceded by sisters AIDAdiva, AIDAbella, AIDAluna, and AIDAblu, and followed by AIDAmar and AIDAstella. AIDAsol was delivered in March 2010.^[2][4][5] She was christened on 9 April 2011.^[6]

AIDAsol at anchor in Trondheim.
History
Italy
Name	AIDAsol[1]
Owner	2011-2023: Costa Crociere 2023–present Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator	AIDA Cruises[2]
Port of registry	Genoa, Italy
Builder	Meyer Werft[2]
Launched	27 February 2011
Completed	Early 2011
In service	2011–present
Identification	Call sign: ICPE IMO number: 9490040 MMSI number: 247302900
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class & type	Sphinx series cruise ship
Tonnage	71,304 GT[3]
Length	253.33 m (831 ft 2 in)[3]
Beam	32.2 m (105 ft 8 in) (waterline) 37.6 m (123 ft 4 in) (max)[3]
Height	61 m (200 ft 2 in)
Draught	7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)[3]
Depth	9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)[3]
Installed power	4 × Cat MaK 9M43C[3]
Capacity	2,192 passengers

Concept and construction

AIDAsol was ordered on 13 December 2007, together with her unnamed sister, at Meyer Werft by Carnival Corporation & plc, the parent company of AIDA.^[7] It also marked the decision to increase the tonnage and capacity of the then under construction AIDAblu, to 71,000 GT and 2,174 passengers, which makes AIDAsol and AIDAmar her twin sisters in the Sphinx class.^[7] The naming ceremony was on 9 April 2011 in Kiel, Germany.^[2][8][9]

AIDAsol is similarly designed from her latest predecessor, AIDAblu. Facilities included are an additional deck, an onboard brewery and a 2,300-m² spa facility. AIDAsol is 252 meters in length and 32 meters wide.^[2]