Beiträge von Despegue

Zitat von Globetrotter

und nochmal O.T. :
Dann wird es sicher auch bald Beschwerden zum Skywalk geben,
von dort gab es auch sehr "interessante" Veranda-/Lanai-Einblicke
was den Bewohnern sicher nicht so bewusst war

Wir sind dabei, aber sprechen kaum Deutsch...

Viel Spaß am bord!   

Actually, the OFFICIAL date of entry into the Registery is when handover occurs from the Builder to the Operator.
The naming ceremony is just a show really.

For example, I seem to remember that AidaStella was handed over from Meyer to Aida on 10/03/2013. The actually Naming ceremony was on 16/03/2013

Some ships do several official sailings with passengers before the Naming Ceremony because of commercial reasons ( like press promotion events, homeport, etc...)

AidaStella BD 6267

Sorry, but as very regular cruise passengers, ( elite +) on Celebrity/RCL and others, the prices asked by Aida for their Premium fares are simply ridiculous for the quality given.

We do cruise Aida, but see Aida as a VERY BASIC Discount ship experience with food that is totally unmemorable, the buffets in all restaurants are not more than 3 star shoreside AI resort quality. ( I spend around 250 nights a year in hotels, I know my buffets)

Aida is excellent when getting a good Vario price and when considering the ship as a Premium Ferry experience between islands/destinations. Entertainment is standard, Wellness is fine but outside facilities are simply Ferry standard again.

Those willing to pay Premium really should sail other lines with proper service and proper food to compare.

Dear all,

First of all, apologies for writing in English, but my German is not sufficient to write long posts...

There seems to be some discussion regarding the Obligatory Emergency Drill at the start of your cruises, and I would like to clarify some points and give my own Professional views on this.

As far as I have experienced, Aida cruises requires their passengers to assemble at their designated lifeboat station, wearing their lifevests.
This is how most lines used to do their drills.
However,it has been found by that this is not necessarily the best way of organizing this extremely important drill.

Let me tell you why I have a problem with the Aida way of doing the Emergency Drill : ( this comes from experience from September 2012)

1) IT TAKES TOO LONG
An emergency briefing should be...brief. Aida's emergency drill goes on forever and will go over minute details, absolutely unimportant at that time and this also in various languages. Attention span during emergency briefings is no more than 5 minutes on average. Any extra time will go to waste and is even counterproductive as passengers lose their interest, start playing with the vests, get irritated and start talking.
Stick to the main important things : emergency signal, what to do when that signal sounds, location of your assembly station ( NOT your lifeboat!!!!), where is my lifejacket, how to done the lifejacket, Evacuation signal, how to recognize Crew. General important safety regulations: smoking in particular.
This is by far best to be shown by instructural video.

2) DO NOT WEAR YOUR LIFEVEST
By all means, try on your Lifevest in your cabin, but bringing it to your assembly station ismasking for trouble. First of all, EVERY sailing, people trip over loose straps, resulting on injuries almost every sailing. Also, modern lifejackets are easy to don,,it is basically foolproof when watching the crew/video . In a real emergency, at your assembly station, you will be checked that you are wearing your lifevest, especially children.

3) DO NOT ASSUME YOUR ASSIGNED LIFEBOAT WILL BE YOUR ACTUAL EVACUATION BOAT.
This is a major critic of mine on Aida actually, and I have let them know already.
In an actual emergency, half,of the lifeboats might be unsuitable for evacuation. Examples are fire, side listing of more than a few degrees, wind ans sea conditions etc.
It is much better to assemble the passengers to various assembly stations in the interiour of the ship ( unless a fire is in the immediate vicinity) where all are protected from the outside environment and there is less noise.
At this assembly station, a thorough briefing can then take place to prepare for evacuation IF the Master or highest ranking Officer on duty will decide to abandon ship. It gives crew the time to EVALUATE the ACTUAL conditions and designate each assembly station appropriate evacuation means, eg. Lifeboat or EMS slide system. There are way too many variables in each emergency situation to assemble near a certain boat. Time is NOT the main limiting factor onboard ships, compared to Aircraft evacuations, where one needs to be evacuated within 90 seconds with half of the exits blocked.

CREW MUST DON DIFFERENT COLOURED LIFEVESTS
Wearing an Aida hat to recognize a crewmember in an emergency situation, where often you have a loss of power, and only emergency lighting
Simply does not do. Different coloured lifevests are fluorescent and are immediately recognizeable.

All in all, still, the cruise industry can learn from Aviation regarding how emergencies are handeled and practiced. On deck AND on the Bridge.
It is a good sign though that Aida is now giving simulator training and starting to use checklists.

Aida is very safety conscious and training is top, of that I am sure however. These are my personal views on the drill.

Best regards,

Despegue

Tino Coddé
Captain
Chairman TCAS maritime and aviation Safety

Danke für die antworten!

Hallo,

Vorerst, enschuldigung, ich spreche kaum ein bischen Deutsch, da ich Belger bin.

Ich suche die actuelle speisekarte von Brauhaus?

Welchen zachen sind inclusiv und fur welches gerichten müssen wir extra zahlen?

Danke,

D.