AIDAbella

AIDA Cruises · Sphinx class · 2008

AIDAbella measures 69,203 gross tons, with room for 2,050 guests. AIDAbella sails 14-night cruises from Kiel and moves to Bridgetown in Nov 2026.

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AIDAbella alongside at Liverpool in front of the Liver Building, broadside of her white hull with the red lips-and-eyes bow art and her name
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BuiltYear built
2008
TonnageGross tonnage
69,203
Decks
13
Cabins
1,039
Guests
2,050
2,500 at full occupancy
Crew
587

AIDAbella cruise schedule

46 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 46 cruises

Where AIDAbella sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda, with more in the Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia. AIDAbella sails from Kiel (Oct 2026 – Sep 2027), Bridgetown (Nov 2026 – Feb 2027) and La Romana (Nov 2026 – Apr 2027).

KielBridgetownLa RomanaMontego BayLisbonNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports AIDAbella visits

70 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How AIDAbella sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

46sailings

  • Up to 5 nights1328%
  • 7 nights24%
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights24%
  • 10–14 nights2657%
  • 15+ nights37%

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
10 h
median · 4 – 43 h
Port days
71%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
11
staying past midnight
Late departures
39
after 20:00 · latest 23:30

Cruise patterns

  • 9 ports · 4 sea days14 nights5 cruises
  • 2 ports · 0 sea days3 nights5 cruises
  • 2 ports · 1 sea day4 nights5 cruises
  • 9 ports · 4 sea days14 nights4 cruises
  • 10 ports · 3 sea days14 nights2 cruises

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

AIDAbella specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
AIDA Cruises
Class
Sphinx class
Year built
2008
Status
In service
IMO
9362542
MMSI
247229700

Size

Gross tonnage
69,203 GT
Length
251.9 m
Beam
32.2 m
Decks
13
Cruising speed
22 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
2,050
Guests, full occupancy
2,500
Cabins
1,039
Crew
587
Guests per crew member
3.5
Space per guest
33.8 GT

How it compares

215th largest of 350 ships in service, shared with AIDAdiva and AIDAluna

Gross tonnage

  • AIDAbella69,203
  • AIDA Cruises average101,055
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • AIDAbella2,050
  • AIDA Cruises average2,905
  • All ships in service2,189

Sphinx class sister ships

Same design and size as AIDAbella

See the AIDA Cruises fleet

AIDAdiva

2007 · 69,203 GT · 2,050 guests

AIDAluna

2009 · 69,203 GT · 2,050 guests

AIDAblu

2010 · 71,304 GT · 2,194 guests

AIDAsol

2011 · 71,304 GT · 2,194 guests

AIDAmar

2012 · 71,304 GT · 2,194 guests

Also from AIDA Cruises: AIDAnova, AIDAcosma, AIDAperla, AIDAprima

About AIDAbella

AIDAbella is a 69,203 GT Sphinx-class ship built by Meyer Werft in Papenburg and delivered in 2008. She carries 2,050 guests at double occupancy, and model Eva Padberg is her godmother. A seven-week Evolution refit in Marseille in early 2026 added the French Kiss and Lanai Bar venues and new suites.