AIDA Ship to Enter Drydock with Passengers
AIDA Cruises’ AIDAmar will undertake a ten-night Northern Europe cruise in October 2026 that includes sailing into a Dutch shipyard drydock with guests onboard for several days. Marketed as a “shipyard experience,” the itinerary combines standard ports with an in-drydock stay where only hotel and entertainment services are offered while technical work is carried out. The cruise departs Warnemünde and features stops in Norway and Denmark before and after the yard call, highlighting a novel way to monetize maintenance periods.
Sources & references
- https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2026/06/aida-ship-to-enter-drydock-with-passengers/
- https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=%2FArchives%2Fedgar%2Fdata%2F0000884887%2F000088488721000006%2Frcl-20201231.htm
- https://cruiseindustrynews.com
- https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000088488722000008/rcl-20211231.htm
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