AIDAblu

AIDA Cruises · Sphinx class · 2010

AIDAblu measures 71,304 gross tons, with room for 2,194 guests. AIDAblu sails 7-night cruises from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and moves to Civitavecchia in Mar 2027.

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AIDAblu under way at sea in calm conditions, broadside of her white hull with the lips-and-eyes bow art and the AIDA funnel
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Built
2010
Tonnage
71,304
Decks
14
Cabins
1,100
Guests
2,194
2,500 at full occupancy
Crew
607

AIDAblu cruise schedule

53 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 53 cruises

Where AIDAblu sails

Homeport and departures by month · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Mediterranean, with more in the Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands. AIDAblu sails from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Nov 2026 – Jan 2027), Puerto del Rosario (Nov 2026 – Jan 2027) and Civitavecchia (Mar 2027 – Apr 2027).

Las Palmas de Gran CanariaPuerto del RosarioCivitavecchiaVallettaCorfu TownNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports AIDAblu visits

43 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How AIDAblu sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027 · from published itineraries

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
10 h
median · 6 – 35 h
Port days
83%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
27
staying past midnight
Late departures
75
after 8:00 pm · latest 10:00 pm

Cruise patterns

  • 3 ports · 1 sea day7 nights13 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights4 cruises
  • 10 ports · 3 sea days14 nights4 cruises
  • 10 ports · 3 sea days14 nights3 cruises
  • 8 ports · 1 sea day11 nights2 cruises

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 8:00 pm, local time.

AIDAblu specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
AIDA Cruises
Class
Sphinx class
Year built
2010
Status
In service
IMO
9398888
MMSI
247282500

Size

Gross tonnage
71,304 GT
Length
253.3 m
Beam
32.2 m
Decks
14
Cruising speed
22 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
2,194
Guests, full occupancy
2,500
Cabins
1,100
Crew
607
Guests per crew member
3.6
Space per guest
32.5 GT

How it compares

208th largest of 350 ships in service, shared with AIDAmar, AIDAsol and AIDAstella

Gross tonnage

  • AIDAblu71,304
  • AIDA Cruises average101,055
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • AIDAblu2,194
  • AIDA Cruises average2,905
  • All ships in service2,189

Sphinx class sister ships

Same design and size as AIDAblu

See the AIDA Cruises fleet

AIDAdiva

2007 · 69,203 GT · 2,050 guests

AIDAluna

2009 · 69,203 GT · 2,050 guests

AIDAsol

2011 · 71,304 GT · 2,194 guests

AIDAmar

2012 · 71,304 GT · 2,194 guests

Also from AIDA Cruises: AIDAnova, AIDAcosma, AIDAperla, AIDAprima

About AIDAblu

AIDAblu is a 71,304 GT ship built by Meyer Werft in Papenburg and delivered in February 2010, the first of the modified Sphinx class. She carries 2,194 guests at double occupancy and has half a deck more than her three older sisters. Designer Jette Joop is her godmother.