Per a press release issued on January 23rd, AIDA Cruises announced its routes for the winter of 2023/2024, which includes cruises to the Caribbean, Southeast Asia and the Seychelles, the Orient, the Canary Islands, and cruises in the north. AIDAsol will set off on its 117-day world cruise in October 2023.
AIDAnova‘s winter program is new: The ship will depart from Kiel for Norway and Denmark from October 21 to November 4, 2023. From November 11, 2023, AIDAnova will come to the Elbe: From Hamburg, cruises to the metropolises and to Norway & Denmark are alternately on the program until May 4, 2024. Whether Christmas shopping in London, Paris and Amsterdam or a visit to the Advent markets of Copenhagen or Oslo – a festive mood is provided for on shore leave as well as on board. The festive cruises are a very special highlight: Guests on board AIDAnova experience New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in Copenhagen.
After a summer in the Mediterranean, AIDAcosma will offer voyages around the Canaries and to Madeira for the first time from November 2023 to April 2024. The 7-day cruises will depart either from Gran Canaria or Tenerife. There is a special play of colors in the sky at the turn of the year off Funchal, where guests can experience one of the most spectacular fireworks displays live and from the front row. The fireworks on Madeira are world-famous and even listed in the Guinness Book of Records.
The Orient is toured by AIDAprima. The cruises take the guests from Dubai or Abu Dhabi to Muscat in Oman and to Doha (Qatar) or to the Kingdom of Bahrain and Sir Bani Yas. The 7-day trips can also be booked combined as 14-days.
AIDAbella and AIDAblu are on Asian-exotic routes. AIDAblu offers cruises in the Indian Ocean with stops in Mauritius, Seychelles, La Reunión and Madagascar. AIDAbella sets course for destinations in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore. In addition, three new 21-day Selection cruises from Bangkok/ Laem Chabang are in the program: the Christmas and New Year’s Eve voyage takes guests to the most beautiful places in Vietnam: the imperial city of Hue, the breathtaking Halong Bay or the Mekong Delta can be visited as part of an excursion. In addition to Taiwan and the Philippines, guests will also experience the turn of the year in Hong Kong. In January 2024, AIDAbella will tour Indonesia’s island world with Surabaya, Lombok, Bali and Java, as well as Vietnam and Cambodia. In March 2024, it will go over Easter in 21 days to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore, among other places. On this voyage, five ports in Japan will be visited for the first time, including three new AIDA ports: Tokyo, Nagasaki and Kochi.
In the Caribbean, three AIDA ships – AIDAdiva, AIDAluna and AIDAperla – are on course for the sun. In addition to the A-B-C islands, Costa Rica, Panama and Mexico are some of the highlight destinations. AIDAdiva is alternating on a route to Mexico and Belize as well as the Lesser Antilles. An embarkation is possible in four ports -the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Martinique and Barbados. For those who don’t like long flights, AIDA Cruises offers the large winter route to the Caribbean on AIDAmar. The trip takes 43 days from Hamburg to the Caribbean and back. Guests experience New Year’s Eve in Bermuda.
AIDAsol will start on a world tour in October 2023. Guests can look forward to extraordinary places, unforgettable moments and great emotions. From February 2024, three voyages “Winter in the far north” are on the program. From Hamburg, the trip takes guests to the land of the aurora borealis and a unique winter wonderland.
The winter program is rounded off with AIDAstella‘s voyages to the Canary Islands and to the cultural treasures of Rome or Barcelona in the Mediterranean from Palma.
Clever booking: The advantages for early bookers
When booking at the AIDA PREMIUM rate, up to 900 euros early bird plus discount per person for winter departures 2023/24 beckon when booking by April 30th or June 30, 2023 (depending on the trip). The offer is limited and applies to the 1st and 2nd person in the cabin. Other advantages of the AIDA PREMIUM rate include the choice of the desired cabin, the AIDA Rail&Fly ticket valid throughout Germany, as well as two bottles of mineral water and a 250 MB Internet package on board every day.
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