AIDAperla is a cruise ship of AIDA Cruises, which was built by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding at their shipyard in Nagasaki, Japan. The vessel was delivered in May 2017 and was formally named in June 2017 by its godmother, German fashion model, and television host Lena Gercke.

Design

AIDAperla has an overall length of 300.00 m (984.25 ft), a molded beam of 37.00 m (121.39 ft), and maximum draft of 8.25 m (27.1 ft). The vessel has a deadweight of 9,200 DWT and a gross tonnage of 125,572 GT. The cruise ship has 1,643 cabins and capacity for 3,286 passengers in double occupancy. AIDAperla has 16 passenger decks (of 18 total decks).

Engineering

The cruise ship AIDAperla is driven by three Caterpillar 12V M43C diesel units, each with power of 12,670 hp. Additionally, the ship has one dual-fuel Caterpillar M46DF with power of 11,650 hp and generator Caterpillar 3516B with power of 2,250 kW. The cruise ship operates with a service speed of 22.5 kts.