Ship reference
AIDAprima
Ship specifications and sources.
Quick facts
- Cruise line
- AIDA Cruises
- Class
- Hyperion
- Entered service
- 2016
- Status
- In service
About us AIDAprima
AIDAprima entered service in 2016 as the first of two Hyperion-class ships built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki. The builder's actual handover was on 14 March 2016, after earlier delivery schedules had changed. Its identity is IMO 9636955. Current insurance and technical references record 125572 gross tons, and the original rounded 125000 is kept separate from that figure.
The ship offers a covered Beach Club, Four Elements activities and a central Theatrium. These are different settings for a sea day: pool time, physical activity and performance do not need to compete for the same part of a traveller's day. The Lanai promenade connects outdoor spaces, while restaurants and lounges offer indoor alternatives. Check activity arrangements for the specific voyage rather than assuming that every venue is open without conditions at all times.
The Patio Bar is associated with eligible panorama accommodation and suites on the current individual ship page. Its private-deck setting should be considered as a category benefit, not described as a public entitlement for every cabin. An ordinary veranda room and a suite can share a broad balcony label while differing substantially in access and layout. Use the actual category and room plan when those distinctions matter.
A completed Rotterdam refurbishment in 2026 is confirmed by the parent company's June account. It describes refreshed Theatrium and Beach Club spaces, new carpet, updated cabins and underwater hull-coating work, completed within fourteen days. These are actual improvements. They remain separate from the larger Evolution project announced for spring 2028, with new dining and family areas still future at the review date.
Operator and original builder support 1643 rooms, eighteen total decks and 300 metres overall length. Breadth is 37.6 metres in the individual primary specifications; a technical database's 37.65 is a slightly different published measure. The operator explicitly gives 4333 maximum guests in charter material. Double occupancy remains unfilled where rounded corporate and other inventories do not establish an independently reconciled exact figure. Diesel-electric propulsion is distinguished from the documented ability to use LNG for hotel demand while docked. This is not a claim of LNG-only sailing. Current crew and a verified maximum speed also remain open rather than transferring figures from Perla.
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Year built | 2016 |
| Entered service | 2016 |
| Gross tonnage (GT) | 125,572 |
| Guests at double occupancy | — |
| Maximum guests | 4,333 |
| Crew | — |
| Cabins | 1,643 |
| Decks (total) | 18 |
| Length (m) | 300 |
| Beam (m) | 37.6 |
| Last verified refurbishment year | 2026 |
| Maximum speed (knots) | — |
| IMO | 9636955 |
| Shipyard | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Japan |
| Flag | Italy |
| Propulsion / fuel description | Diesel-electric pod propulsion; LNG-capable hotel operation while docked |
A dash means no independently verified value is available. Guest counts at double occupancy and maximum capacity are different measures. GT measures enclosed volume, not weight.
Highlights
- Theatrium
- Four Elements
- Patio Bar
Other ships in the same recorded class
Shared class does not guarantee identical cabins, venues or deck layouts.
| AIDAperla | Hyperion | 2017 | 125,572 |
|---|
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Sources
- AIDA — current individual shipfacts — Accessed
1643rooms18decks300m21.5generic; futureEvolution2027Perla/2028Prima notcompleted.
- Mitsubishi — individual actualdelivery/specifications — Accessed
Actual14Mar2016delivery,300m37.6m18decks1643rooms. LNGhotelwhileport notHeliosfullvoyagearrangement.
- AIDA — actual currentcharterinventory — Accessed
Explicit4333max notlower,1643rooms/300/37.6.
- Steamship Mutual — current2026-27cover — Accessed
125572GTGenoa2026-27, not125000rounded.
- VesselFinder — individual currentparticulars — Accessed
299.95/37.65differenttechnicalnumbers vsoperatorbuilder300/37.6; AIS48widthnotmoulded.
- AIDA — actual namedHyperionEvolutionpair — Accessed
OperatorHyperionpage explicitly mapsPerlaPrima.2027/2028newvenues/rooms futureat27Oct2026.
- Carnival — August2026financialfleet — Accessed
3290roundedlower notexact3286normalcapacityderivedroomdoubling.
- Carnival — actualcompleted2026Prima refurbishment — Accessed
23June2026actualcompleted14dayRotterdamwork,TheatriumBeachClubcarpetscabinsunderwatercoating; no2028futureworkascompleted.
- Hamburg authority — individual portLNGpermission — Accessed
Primaryauthority6May2016permitsLNGbunkeringforporthoteloperation, notallvoyageLNG.