AIDAluna may be on the crest of a new wave in cruising. It takes the concept of unstructured cruising far beyond what any other line is doing. For example, not only are there no assigned dinner times and no assigned tables, there is no formal dining room. Instead, there are three buffet restaurants where passengers come when they want, serve themselves and sit where they like. AIDA has similarly dispensed with the traditional rules with regard to entertainment.
The ship’s physical layout reflects AIDA’s approach to cruising. The décor is very contemporary and colorful. In addition, the use of very large spaces re-enforces the atmosphere of freedom.
I began cruising with Cunard, which is one of the more structured and traditional cruise lines and I still greatly enjoy that experience. However, as Club manager (i.e. Harald Bernberger told me AIDA is no seeking to do away with the traditional cruise experience but rather to offer a different alternative that lends variety to cruising. As he noted, sometimes you want to go out for pizza and sometimes you want to do fine dining. To just do one all the time would be boring.
The AIDA ships are targeted to the German-speaking market. However, there is nothing about them that really requires speaking German. It is an international lifestyle, one that would appeal to people from any country who are seeking a casual, unstructured vacation experience.
Beyondships’ profile of AIDAluna is at http://www.beyondships.com/AIDAluna-Profile.html and the multi-page photo tour begins at http://www.beyondships.com/AIDAluna-Tour-1.html
Mr. Bernberger talks about AIDAluna at http://www.beyondships.com/AIDAluna-art-HD.html
.While we are on the topic of German ships, I have posted a photo essay on TUI’s Mein Schiff, the former Celebrity Galaxy at http://www.beyondships.com/Celebrity-Galaxy-Mein-Schiff.html
The ship’s physical layout reflects AIDA’s approach to cruising. The décor is very contemporary and colorful. In addition, the use of very large spaces re-enforces the atmosphere of freedom.
I began cruising with Cunard, which is one of the more structured and traditional cruise lines and I still greatly enjoy that experience. However, as Club manager (i.e. Harald Bernberger told me AIDA is no seeking to do away with the traditional cruise experience but rather to offer a different alternative that lends variety to cruising. As he noted, sometimes you want to go out for pizza and sometimes you want to do fine dining. To just do one all the time would be boring.
The AIDA ships are targeted to the German-speaking market. However, there is nothing about them that really requires speaking German. It is an international lifestyle, one that would appeal to people from any country who are seeking a casual, unstructured vacation experience.
Beyondships’ profile of AIDAluna is at http://www.beyondships.com/AIDAluna-Profile.html and the multi-page photo tour begins at http://www.beyondships.com/AIDAluna-Tour-1.html
Mr. Bernberger talks about AIDAluna at http://www.beyondships.com/AIDAluna-art-HD.html
.While we are on the topic of German ships, I have posted a photo essay on TUI’s Mein Schiff, the former Celebrity Galaxy at http://www.beyondships.com/Celebrity-Galaxy-Mein-Schiff.html
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