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AIDAprima hosts send-off for Olympics contenders

AIDAprima hosts send-off for Olympics contenders
AIDAprima's glass-enclosed Beach Club provided the setting for a send-off party for athletes who will compete in the Olymipc and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Saturday's party in Hamburg, the ship's year-round homeport, was attended by 36 athletes and the city's first mayor, Olaf Scholz, accompanied by other officials and sports representatives.

AIDA Cruises is gold partner of TEAM HAMBURG 2016.

Non-alcoholic beverages were served, and an AIDA show ensemble soloist belted out the Joe Cocker song 'Up Where We Belong.'

'We wish all participants boa sorte and much success in Rio,' said Hansjörg Kunze, vp communication, AIDA Cruises, and a medalist in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.