February 04, 2025
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The well-known company AIDA Cruises is back for this third stopover of the year 2025, with its imposing and very recognizable cruise ship AIDANova ! The ship's short itinerary will allow its 6 passengers, mostly German, to set foot on Cherbourg soil and to discover the Cotentin region for the more adventurous. Note that Cherbourg will be the only French destination, and the penultimate stop on the itinerary.
Boat features
THEAIDANova is one of the two largest liners operated by Aida with theAIDACosma, the latter due to enter service during the 2022 season. This behemoth is the first ship in a class called Helios (or excellence according to the shipowners) and whose units have been distributed across different branches of the Carnival group, namely Aida, P&O Cruises, Costa and Carnival Cruise Lines. These highly environmentally friendly ships are powered entirely by LNG. They are built in two shipyards belonging to the German Mayer group, the Papenburg shipyard (Germany) and the Turku shipyard (Finland). © Association Paquebots & Marine Marchande

- Length : M 337
- Accommodation capacity : up to 6 passengers
- Crew : up to 1 people
- Flag : Italy (Genoa)
- Nationality on board (majority): German
Maritime agent : Humann & Taconet Tour operator : BLB Cruises & Shorex
Stopover itinerary (From February 1 to 08, 2025)
Hamburg > Rotterdam > Zeebrugge > Cherbourg > Southampton > Hamburg
Excursions and services offered during the stopover in Cherbourg:
The excursions will target Mont Saint-Michel, the landing beaches, Val de Saire, Cap de la Hague, local products from Normandy and Cherbourg on foot and at the Château des Ravalet.
The services offered :
- Information Desk at the Cruise Terminal from 09 a.m. to 00:18 p.m.;
- Cruise Greeters present to guide and accompany passengers;
- Free tasting of filled crepes at the Cruise Terminal, from 14 p.m. to 00 p.m., on the occasion of Candlemas, hosted by the Crêperie Party service provider;
- Shuttle service, in partnership with Cap Cotentin, will provide a connection between the Cruise Terminal, the Les Eléis shopping center, the SNCF train station and the city center from 09:30 a.m. to 19:00 p.m.
Cruise stopovers 2025
Consult the program of stopovers for the year, do not hesitate to come back to it, the program is subject to change throughout the year
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