AIDAsol

AIDA Cruises · Sphinx class · 2011

AIDAsol measures 71,304 gross tons, with room for 2,194 guests. AIDAsol sails 9-night cruises from Sydney and moves to Hamburg in Feb 2027.

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AIDAsol sailing down the Elbe past Hamburg's container cranes, three-quarter bow view with the lips-and-eye bow art and her name
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Built
2011
Tonnage
71,304
Decks
14
Cabins
1,101
Guests
2,194
2,686 at full occupancy
Crew
609

AIDAsol cruise schedule

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

Showing 6 of 25 cruises

Where AIDAsol sails

Homeport and departures by month · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Ireland, United Kingdom, with more in the Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands. AIDAsol sails from Sydney (Jan 2027), Port Louis (Jan 2027) and Hamburg (from Feb 2027).

SydneyPort LouisHamburgLisbonNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports AIDAsol visits

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

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How AIDAsol sails

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

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

24sailings

  • Up to 5 nights14%
  • 7 nights14%
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights833%
  • 10–14 nights1146%
  • 15+ nights313%

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

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

Time in port
10 h
median · 6 – 36 h
Port days
58%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
15
staying past midnight
Late departures
6
after 8:00 pm · latest 11:58 pm

Cruise patterns

  • 6 ports · 2 sea days9 nights7 cruises
  • 7 ports · 4 sea days12 nights4 cruises
  • 6 ports · 4 sea days12 nights3 cruises
  • 7 ports · 5 sea days14 nights2 cruises
  • 16 ports · 32 sea days51 nights1 cruise

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 Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out.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.

AIDAsol specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
AIDA Cruises
Class
Sphinx class
Year built
2011
Status
In service
IMO
9490040
MMSI
247302900

Size

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

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
2,194
Guests, full occupancy
2,686
Cabins
1,101
Crew
609
Guests per crew member
3.6
Space per guest
32.5 GT

How it compares

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

Gross tonnage

  • AIDAsol71,304
  • AIDA Cruises average101,055
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • AIDAsol2,194
  • AIDA Cruises average2,905
  • All ships in service2,189

Sphinx class sister ships

Same design and size as AIDAsol

See the AIDA Cruises fleet

AIDAdiva

2007 · 69,203 GT · 2,050 guests

AIDAluna

2009 · 69,203 GT · 2,050 guests

AIDAblu

2010 · 71,304 GT · 2,194 guests

AIDAmar

2012 · 71,304 GT · 2,194 guests

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

About AIDAsol

AIDAsol is a 71,304 GT modified Sphinx-class ship built by Meyer Werft in Papenburg and delivered in March 2011. She carries 2,194 guests at double occupancy and was the first AIDA ship able to take shore power in port.