Carnival Corp. & plc has announced that the AIDAperla has reached the port of Barcelona, Spain.
The AIDAperla will be christened on 30 June 2017 in Palma de Mallorca by presenter and model, Lena Gercke. The vessel features a dual-fuel engine and will be capable of producing onboard power from LNG whilst docked, accounting for approximately 40% of its operating time.
The AIDAperla arrived in Barcelona as part of its ‘Welcome Cruises’. Alongside Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona is one of the start and end ports for its seven-day cruises in the western Mediterranean.
The vessel’s twin ship, AIDAprima, has already been provided with LNG in all five ports of its Northern Europe cruises since May 2016.