Rostock-Warnemünde – After two weeks laying in the dry dock for renovation and repair purposes, the AIDAcara can now leave the assembly halls of NEPTUN Stahlbau GmbH and is ready to be put back into the water. Thanks to the hard work of all involved, the exterior work was completed ahead of schedule.

Before the final undocking, the AIDAcara crew as well as employees of the NEPTUN Stahlbau GmbH met for a photo session in the dry dock.

Rostock-Warnemünde, 08th April 2005 – On Wednesday, the handover of two A-ROSA river vessels, the A-ROSA LUNA and the A-ROSA STELLA, to the A-ROSA Flussschiff GMBH took place at NEPTUN Stahlbau GmbH. After the managing directors of A-ROSA and NEPTUN exchanged the hand-over documents, the A-ROSA company flag was hoisted on both river cruisers.

Yesterday, a double christening ceremony took place at the impressive harbour of the Hanseatic city of Rostock.

The contract for the construction of the fifth and sixth river cruiser for the A-ROSA fleet was issued in January 2004 and the construction began in April and May. To date, all six A-ROSA river vessels have been built at NEPTUN Flussschiff GmbH.

These two new constructions will cruise on the Rhone but can also be used on the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal. Both ships are 125.80 metres long and 11.40 metres wide. As their height has been adapted to passing bridges a completely new boat type could be developed.

The A-ROSA LUNA and A-ROSA STELLA can host up to 174 passengers and has spacious cabins for all amenities, such as sun deck, spa and fitness facilities, restaurants and bar, you'd expect from an A-ROSA River Boat. A special feature is the front deck with a generous shade plant, luxury sun chairs as well as bar and buffet facilities.

Rostock-Warnemünde, 07^th March2005 - With help of a 1100t CATERPILLAR crane the 25 metre long and 270t heavy thrust unit of the TwinCruiser "Flamenco" could be lowered into the water. Together with the passenger unit it will be connected to the cruise vessel in the coming days.

The 110 metre long passenger unit of the TwinCruiser "Flamenco" has left the floating dock of Neptun Stahlbau GmbH and was handed over to the wet element.

Today, the first ship of a new series of river cruise vessels, the TwinCruiser Flamenco, has left the assembly halls of Neptun Stahlbau GmbH and will be put into the wet element within the next days.

This type of river cruiser is designed for the use on the Rhine, Main, Danube as well as the Mosel. The handover of the 135 metre long vessel to the Premicon AG will take place by the end of May.

The second ship of a series of newbuilding river cruising vessels for the Rhone river, the 125 m long A’ROSA STELLA, left the assembly hall on schedule on 22-01-2005 and will be released to her watery element in the next days. Her sister ship, the A’ROSA LUNA, left the assembly hall on 16-12-2004 already. The ships are going to be delivered to the owner, A’ROSA Flusschiff GmbH, by the beginning of March or the beginning of April.