AIDA Cruises
Cruise line · ships, cruises and homeports
AIDA Cruises sails 11 ships from 22 homeports to 231 ports. Most cruises are 14+ nights, mostly in the Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia.
- ShipsShips in service
- 11
- CruisesCruises · 12 mo
- 495
- Homeports
- 22
- PortsPorts visited
- 231
- next 12 months
- Avg ship ageAverage ship age
- 13 yrs
The AIDA Cruises fleet
11 ships in service
| Photo | Ship | Built | Gross tonnage | Decks | Cabins | Guests | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIDAnova Helios class · 2018 · 183,858 GT | 2018 | 183,858 | 20 | 2,626 | 5,228 | 1,545 | |
| AIDAcosma Helios class · 2021 · 183,774 GT | 2021 | 183,774 | 20 | 2,732 | 5,228 | 1,551 | |
| AIDAperla Hyperion-Class · 2017 · 125,572 GT | 2017 | 125,572 | 18 | 1,643 | 3,286 | 900 | |
| AIDAprima Hyperion-Class · 2016 · 125,572 GT | 2016 | 125,572 | 18 | 1,643 | 3,286 | 900 | |
| AIDAblu Sphinx class · 2010 · 71,304 GT | 2010 | 71,304 | 14 | 1,100 | 2,194 | 607 |
Where AIDA Cruises sails
Ships starting a cruise in each region, by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
Most of the fleet sails in the Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia: 7 ships at its busiest in May and 2 in Nov. AIDA Cruises also sails in Mediterranean, Black Sea, Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands and Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda, and 5 more regions.
| Region | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Mediterranean, Black Sea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Ireland, UK, British Isles | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Africa, Indian Ocean Islands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Asia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| East Coast USA and Canada New England | 1 |
Ships in region:1–23–56–1516+
A ship counts in a region when a cruise starting that month has most of its port calls there.
How long AIDA Cruises cruises are
Share of sailings by length, against other cruise lines in the same region and month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
Across all regions, 36% of AIDA Cruises sailings are 14+ nights, against 12% for other cruise lines.
AIDA Cruises
495 sailings
Other cruise lines
15,509 sailings
Up to 5 nights6–8 nights9–13 nights14+ nights
| Length | AIDA Cruises | Other lines | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 5 nights | 8% · 41 | 23% · 3,504 | −14 pts |
| 6–8 nights | 33% · 161 | 50% · 7,715 | −17 pts |
| 9–13 nights | 23% · 116 | 15% · 2,403 | +8 pts |
| 14+ nights | 36% · 177 | 12% · 1,887 | +24 pts |
Sailings starting in the period. A voyage sold from several embarkation ports is counted once. Region = where most of the sailing’s port calls are. Difference in percentage points.
AIDA Cruises capacity
Available passenger cruise days (APCD): lower berths × nights · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
- APCD · 12 months
- 16.7M
- Share of all capacity
- 5.1%
- of 326.9M APCD on 45 lines
- Rank by capacity
- 7th
- ahead of Celebrity Cruises 12.5M, TUI Cruises 11.6M
- Berths at sea per day
- 48,677
- average
By month
APCD per month · share of all cruise capacity that month below · Oct counts from 23 Oct
Busiest monthOther months
By region
AIDA Cruises APCD and its share of all cruise capacity in each region · top 8 regions
| Region | By month | APCD | Share of region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia 23.1% of the region | 5.85M | 23.1% | |
| Mediterranean, Black Sea 3.8% of the region | 3.74M | 3.8% | |
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands 19.9% of the region | 3.53M | 19.9% | |
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda 2.1% of the region | 2.34M | 2.1% | |
| Africa, Indian Ocean Islands 25.0% of the region | 0.43M | 25.0% | |
| Ireland, UK, British Isles 7.9% of the region | 0.35M | 7.9% | |
| Asia 1.6% of the region | 0.24M | 1.6% | |
| Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands 8.3% of the region | 0.17M | 8.3% |
Berths = guests at double occupancy. Each ship-night is counted once, even when the voyage is sold from several ports, in the month it falls in. A sailing’s nights count in the region where most of its port calls are. All capacity = the cruise lines CruiseDig tracks, not the whole industry.
Where AIDA Cruises cruises start
Top 10 of 22 homeports by departures in the next 12 months
| Homeport | Departures | Ships | Plan your departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg Germany · 5 ships | 102 | 5 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Kiel Germany · 3 ships | 64 | 3 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Warnemünde Germany · 3 ships | 57 | 3 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain · 6 ships | 54 | 6 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Palma de Mallorca Spain · 4 ships | 46 | 4 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| La Romana Dominican Republic · 3 ships | 29 | 3 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Barcelona Spain · 2 ships | 25 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Corfu Town Greece · 1 ship | 23 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Puerto del Rosario Spain · 2 ships | 23 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spain · 3 ships | 22 | 3 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
Top ports of call
Calls in the next 12 months · 225 ports
- 1Santa Cruz de TenerifeSpain118
- 2Puerto del RosarioSpain112
- 3ArrecifeSpain100
- 4FunchalPortugal95
- 5BergenNorway91
- 6Las Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain82
- 7KristiansandNorway67
- 8StavangerNorway66
- 9BarcelonaSpain65
- 10CopenhagenDenmark63
- 11CivitavecchiaItaly62
- 12St John'sAntigua and Barbuda58