Hey! After a long time I've completed a new ship of the Sphinx Class. But as you can see, when you compare the old AIDAs with this one, this AIDA is a ship of the modified Sphinx Class, which is called the Ikarus Class. The difference is another Deck on the top of the ship. With this new deck a lot of new cabins and a much bigger Spa-Area were added. Another big difference is the new restaurant concept. So we now have a lot of new restaurants added to the ship like the East Restaurant and the Brauhaus. So have fun while exploring!

Special thanks to CronosDarth for the Renders, to Jannik for the tenders and a lot of cabins and to JoMiner for some floors.

History
Italy
Name:	AIDAblu
Owner:	Costa Crociere S.p.A.[1]
Operator:	AIDA Cruises
Port of registry:	Genoa, Italy[2]
Ordered:	July 1, 2006[2]
Builder:	Meyer Werft (Germany)
Cost:	$420 million
Yard number:	S. 680[2][3]
Christened:	February 9, 2010 in Hamburg by Jette Joop[4]
Maiden voyage:	February 9, 2010 to Palma, Majorca
Identification:	Call sign: IBWX IMO number: 9398888 MMSI number: 247282500
Status:	In service[5]
General characteristics
Class and type:	Sphinx-class[6] cruise ship
Tonnage:	71,304 GT[1]
Length:	253.33 m (831.14 ft)[1]
Beam:	32.2 m (105.64 ft)[1]
Draught:	7.3 m (23.95 ft)[1]
Decks:	15 decks
Installed power:	Diesel-electric (about 36,000kW)[3]
Propulsion:	4 Caterpillar MaK engines[3][6]
Capacity:	2,050 passengers