March 31, 2023 - Holiday season is on Family time on the AIDA ships: At Easter and Whitsun, in the summer and autumn holidays 2023, AIDA Cruises now offers even more good reasons for a family break on board the kissing mouth fleet.
On selected trips, guest artists accompany the best time of the year with exciting hands-on workshops and entertaining shows. Special sporting offers such as freestyle football tricks, American football workshops and dance courses with the pros are on the program for the young crusaders. Those who like it more musically can produce their own radio play or listen to the mini-musical “Ocean Kids” or the show “Ritter Rost on Cruise”. For the very young guests there will be exciting chamber puppet shows in Studio X for the first time this year.
easter holiday
Over the Easter holidays 2023 are on board AIDAdiva from April 6th to 14th from Hamburg/until Warnemunde as well as on board AIDAprima from April 8th to 15th from/to Hamburg the Unique Freestyler will be guests. The Unique Freestylers convince with extraordinary ball acrobatics, spectacular moves and a breathtaking show. In her workshops, young and old football fans can learn fantastic tricks and juggling and impress their spectators not only on board with lots of football fun.
Chamber puppet shows from Bielefeld on board
New this year at AIDA Cruises are the chamber puppet shows from Bielefeld on board AIDAnova and AIDAcosma. With the well-known classics "Der kleine Rabe Socke" and "Das Sams" they will inspire the young audience in Studio X. Children can experience the puppet shows live on board on the voyages with AIDAnova from May 13 to 20, 2023 from Hamburg/to Kiel, as well as on board AIDAcosma on the 7-day voyages from/to Palma de Mallorca on May 8. ,15. and July 22, 29, as well as on August 2023, 5, and 12, 19. This year, the radio play production by TonPony is again on board for an extensive AIDA Kids and Teens program. In the free workshops, children and young people can design their own holiday radio play. TonPony is on the voyages from May 2023 to June 27, 3 with AIDAnova from/to Kiel and on board of Aida Luna from 13th to 30th August 2023 also from/to Kiel.
American football workshop
Also new this year for the 2023 summer holidays is the American football workshop “Football Ahoy”. Under the guidance of former Bundesliga players, participants on board AIDAnova can get to know and actively experience the basics of this exciting team sport on the trip from July 22 to 29, 2023.
Dance courses for kids & teens
The professional dancers Renata & Valentin Lusin, known from the RTL dance format, are on board the AIDA fleet several times as edutainers with dance courses for adults. This year, for the first time, they are also giving dance courses for kids and teens. On board AIDAmar from August 14 to 24, 2023 from/to Warnemünde, younger guests can now also learn basic steps and advanced figures in cha-cha-cha, waltz, discofox, tango and salsa in various workshops. Also on board AIDAdiva, on the journey from July 29 to August 5, 2023 from/to Warnemünde, young dancers can learn a hot foot: Patricija and Alexandru Ionel, reigning world champions in show dance, are guests on board for various dance workshops.
Knight Rost on cruise
During the upcoming autumn holidays, Rusty Knight is going on a cruise! From October 1st to 11th, 2023 on board AIDAbella from Hamburg to Palma de Mallorca invites cabaret artist and author Felix Janosa to a family show "Ritter Rost on Cruise". Singing along, participating and laughing is guaranteed. In addition, there is a happy reading with great songs on the piano for the whole family with Felix Janosa: "Fjodor, cheeky captain". Also during the autumn holidays, the mini musical "Ocean Kids" by DIE NIXEN will be performed on board AIDAprima on the voyage from October 21 to 28, 2023 from/to Hamburg. The musical mermaid "Ocean Kids" tells the story of the little mermaid and her friend, the whale.
Celebrity Guest Artists
In addition to the numerous attractions with prominent guest artists, an AIDA vacation for the whole family offers a unique combination of action and adventure with care for kids and teens. The extensive range of children's programs also includes a variety of show and TV formats, such as the "Young Stars - AIDA Kids & Teens Talents" show. For the older ones there is a "Who wants to be a millionaire - Teens Edition" on some voyages as well as a "The Voice of the Ocean - Teens Special" or "1,2 or 3" in Studio X - only on board AIDAnova and AIDAcosma. On board AIDAnova, kids and teens can make the Action Wall in Studio X glow. On a large number of trips there is the popular Kids Prime Time live from the Theatrium. The Entertainment Manager presents the little seafarers with a colorful mix of games and fun with exciting guests such as the AIDA Clubbies and show spots of the AIDA Stars.
Many different family offers
AIDAcosma Wave Club Teens Lounge
There is the classic AIDA Cinema with family films from the current range of films and the AIDA family bingo. Other highlights are the kids' question time with the officers and the "Family Ocean Lounge", where lecturers have prepared child-friendly presentations for the whole family on the destinations served. At the AIDA Clubbie Disco, all little dance-loving crusaders will get their money's worth. The day ends with a bedtime story (on board AIDAcosma, AIDAperla, AIDAprima and AIDAnova).
The whole family can experience sport and fun with the Fit4Drums, AIDA family race slides, imagination playground, loopy ball, family climbing, bowling and much more (offer varies depending on the ship class).
Numerous workshops invite the kids & teens to join in: cocktail workshop, cooking school, sushi workshop and fruit carving, as well as beauty workshop, sauna night, fitness courses, towel origami and DJ workshop.
One of the highlights of every holiday trip is the AIDA family festival: the various departments on board present themselves in a playful way. The families, equipped with a routing slip, complete a rally across the entire ship with many hands-on stations.
Unique offers for different age groups, family-friendly cabins and prices as well as exciting excursions for a wide range of interests make the family vacation perfect.
Children cruise for free
AIDA has particularly attractive travel offers for families with children. Children under the age of 2 always travel free on AIDA. Children between the ages of 2 and 15 travel free of charge in the X and S seasons or at low fixed prices in the parents' cabin in the A, B and C seasons. For young people up to the age of 24 there is also a lower fixed price in the parents' cabin. In their own cabin, children from 2 to 15 years receive a 35% discount - young people from 16 to 24 years receive a 25% discount. This discount applies to the 1st and 2nd bed in the cabin (except for suites, with the exception of AIDAcosma and AIDAnova: discounts for children and young people also apply in junior suites).
Family friendly cabins
Families can choose between 3 and 4 bed cabins as well as junior suites and suites. The cabins with connecting doors, which are available on board all AIDA ships, are particularly family-friendly. On board AIDAcosma there are the veranda and balcony cabins with extra space or with a walk-in closet, with a spacious veranda, a slightly smaller balcony or a 12,5 m² sun deck. If you want a little more of everything - more living space and more space in the sun - the veranda cabin deluxe is recommended. Depending on the cabin, up to five people can be occupied (also on board AIDAperla, AIDAprima and AIDAnova). Families with three children can look forward to an even more comfortable holiday together.
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