After a seven-week stay at the Chantier Naval de Marseille in France from February 3 to March 21, 2025, AIDA Cruise's AIDAdiva has been extensively refitted, with six of her sisters to follow suit.
"As part of our AIDA Evolution initiative for the future, we have launched the largest fleet modernization program in our company's history," said Felix Eichhorn, President of AIDA Cruises.
"For the first three shipyard periods alone, we are investing a three-digit million sum to make our ships fit for the future – both in terms of the travel experience and in technical terms."
In the course of the modernisation, around 300 primary projects and numerous other individual measures were planned, coordinated and implemented.
Several thousand shipyard workers and specialists, including over 170 different fit-out companies, as well as the crew of AIDAdiva, worked on the project.
All the guest cabins have been renovated, with some cabins being expanded from a three-person to a four-person occupancy to create further options for families.
Public areas and restaurants, spa areas and entertainment areas have all undergone significant redesigns.
A new reverse osmosis system optimises the in-house production of fresh water from seawater. A solid waste processor shreds waste and reduces its volume by up to 95 percent.
Below the waterline, almost 9,000 square metres of the ship's hull were covered with around 17,500 litres of a completely new biocide-free paint, t also reduce frictional resistance.