AIDA Cruises Officially Reopening October 17

Last Updated 6 months ago

Important Update: November 2nd, 2020.

AIDA cruise line has delayed its reopening after a surge of COVID-19 in Germany. A new date has not yet been set.

The Germany-based cruise line said it has introduced a variety of Covid-19 preventive measures to complement existing health and hygiene standards, as it restarts operations.

Some of the new enhanced measures include:

Digital health questionnaire
Temperature screenings
Social distancing guidelines
Capacity limitations
Daily crew temperature checks

The onboard medical team is trained in for Covid-19 test procedures and treatments if needed. Medical staff will implement extensive processes to execute a high level of medical care and a safe return home for patients diagnosed with the viral infection.

The first voyages will take place with an adjusted passenger capacity and without stopping at any ports, but passengers can look forward to a “versatile vacation program on board with the usual five-star service.”

AIDA has originally suspended operations back in March due to the coronavirus outbreak that forced several countries to mandate lockdowns and travel restrictions.

The rest of AIDA’s cruise operations will be suspended until the end of September with the exceptions of a few sailings the cruise line announced.

“As current developments show, the conditions for safe travel are not yet in place in all travel destinations in Europe. Therefore, due to the current situation, we unfortunately have to extend the interruption of the cruise season until 09/30/2020. Exceptions to this are the above-mentioned departures from Kiel with AIDAblu and Hamburg with AIDAperla. It is important to us to provide all guests with this information for their vacation. We very much regret that the other trips cannot take place as planned.”

AIDA had suspended their operations since March as the rapid spread of the coronavirus outbreak forced several countries to mandate lockdowns and travel restrictions.

Earlier this week, rivals Royal Caribbean Group and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd had announced a joint task force to help develop safety standards for restarting their businesses during the pandemic.