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New Hamburg cruises for AIDAnova in varied winter 2023/24 program

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From Hamburg, AIDAnova will alternate cruises to major European cities and to Norway/Denmark from November 2023 until May 2024
AIDA Cruises' winter 2023/24 program includes new AIDAnova sailings from Hamburg plus voyages to the Canary Islands, Caribbean, Arabian Gulf, Seychelles and Asia.

AIDAnova is to depart from Kiel for Norway and Denmark from Oct. 21 to Nov. 4, 2023. Starting Nov. 11, AIDAnova will alternate cruises to major European cities and to Norway/Denmark until May 2024. These offer Christmas shopping in London, Paris and Amsterdam or a visit to the Advent markets of Copenhagen and Oslo. The ship will spend New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in Copenhagen.

World cruise then far north

AIDAsol will set off on its 117-day world cruise in October 2023. Afterward, from February 2024 the ship will offer three 'winter in the far north' voyages from Hamburg to the land of the aurora borealis.

Canary Islands

After summer in the Mediterranean, AIDAcosma will offer voyages around the Canaries and to Madeira for the first time from November 2023 to April 2024. The seven-day cruises will depart either from Gran Canaria or Tenerife. Travelers can see Madeira's famous New Year's fireworks at Funchal.

AIDAstella will sail from Palma de Mallorca to the Canary Islands or to Civitavecchia (Rome) or Barcelona in the Mediterranean.

Arabian Gulf

AIDAprima will sail from Dubai or Abu Dhabi to Muscat (Oman) and Doha (Qatar) or to the Bahrain and the beach destination of Sir Bani Yas. These weeklong cruises can be combined.

Indian Ocean and Asia

AIDAblu will cruise in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius, Seychelles, La Reunión and Madagascar.

AIDAbella sets course for destinations in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore. In addition, three new 21-day 'Selection' cruises from Laem Chabang (Bangkok) are in the program: the Christmas/New Year's features ports in Vietnam and New Year's in Hong Kong.

In January 2024, AIDAbella will call at Indonesia's Surabaya, Lombok, Bali and Java, as well as Vietnam and Cambodia. In March 2024, the ship's 21-day cruise, over Easter, visits Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore, with five stops in Japan including maiden calls at Tokyo, Nagasaki and Kochi.

Three Caribbean ships

In the Caribbean, AIDAdiva, AIDAluna and AIDAperla will offer itineraries that include the ABC islands, Costa Rica, Panama and Mexico. AIDAdiva will alternate cruises to Mexico and Belize with the Lesser Antilles. Passengers can embark in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Martinique or Barbados.

AIDAmar's 43-day Caribbean cruise round-trip Hamburg cuts out the flights and spends New Year's Eve at Bermuda.

Early booking savings

Passengers who choose the 'AIDA Premium' rate get savings on the 2023/24 winter cruises when booking by April 30, 2023 or June 30, 2023, depending on the trip.