seatec - Finnish marine technology review 2/2012 | Page 25

Photos: Meyer Werft It was a dance to be remembered. AIDAmar, the newest addition to the AIDA Cruises fleet, was inaugurated in Hamburg with three of her sisters there to witness the occasion. The inauguration on 12 May coincided with the Port of Hamburg’s 823rd anniversary celebrations and it was a grand old occasion: the cruise ships AIDAluna, AIDAblu and AIDAsol were maneuvering deftly in the harbour, with numerous smaller vessels courting them. As the night fell, fireworks exploded into the sky, turning the Hamburg skyline into a majestic garden of fire. seatec 2/2012 23