AIDAAURA cruise liner refused to call in Izmir and arrived to Piraeus

13:58 19.06.2013
Turkey

2013-06-18 07:02 (LT) - AIDAAURA cruise liner refused came from Antalya to the Greek Piraeus port instead of the Turkish Izmir port according to its timetable.
 

Расписание / Cruise Schedule:

Antalya, Turkey (16 Jun d2300);
Izmir, Turkey(18 Jun 0800-1700);
Istanbul, Turkey (19 Jun 1400(+1)1700);
Sochi, Russia (22 Jun 0700-1800);
Yalta, Ukraine (23 Jun 0900-1800);
Odessa, Ukraine (24 Jun 0900-1800);
Thessaloniki, Greece (26 Jun 2200(+1)1800);
Samos, Nisos Samos (28 Jun 1200-2000);
Rhodes, Greece (29 Jun 0800-1600);
Antalya, Turkey (30 Jun a0600)

AIDAAURA

Ship Type: Passengers ship

Year Built: 2003
Length x Breadth: 203 m X 28 m
Gross Tonnage: 42289, DeadWeight: 3850 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 18.7 / 15 knots. Cruising speed: 20 knots
Flag: Italy [IT]
Call Sign: IBNZ
IMO: 9221566, MMSI: 247117400

Cruise line: AIDA Cruises
Double occupancy/max occupancy: 1266 / 1687
Crew: 426

Home port: Genova
Class society: Germanischer Lloyd
Build year: 2003
Builder*: Nordic Yards Wismar - Wismar, Germany
Owner: Costa Crociere - Genova, Italy
Manager: Aida Cruises - Rostock, Germany

As we have already informed earlier, on 2013-06-16 the liner of this same company AIDAdiva had to arrive to Istanbul from Antalya; however, it refused to call in due tourist safety reasons, related to protest activities in Istanbul.

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