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In the yard of Nakasaki of MHOS the construction is begun of before the two new ships for AIDA Cruises
They will have a tonnage of 124.500 tons and will be able to accommodate 3,300 passengers
July 1, 2013
In the ship yard Nakasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works of the Japanese group Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHOS), with the ceremony of start of formulation of the held keel yesterday, are begun the construction of before the two cruise ships that the crocieristico group American Carnival Corporation has ordered for own AIDA Cruises brand, that it is dedicated at the market German.
The two ships, of 124.500 tons of tonnage, will be long 300 meters, wide 37,6 meters and will approximately have a unitary ability to 3.300 passengers. The two units will be completed in the spring of 2015 and the spring of 2016 ( on 2 November 2011).
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