etwas MEERzeit wrote a new article:
30 Jahre AIDA Cruises: Über 7.000 Teilnehmer knacken Lächelrekord bei Flottenparade
ZitatThe largest birthday smile in AIDA history is official: To mark the 30th anniversary of the popular cruise line in June 2026, the Rostock-based company celebrated an emotional and logistical milestone. During a decentralized, precisely synchronized 24-hour event, a total of 7,029 passengers and crew members across all eleven active ships participated in a fleet-wide smile record. The coordinated group photographs taken in the "Theatrium" hubs were digitally combined, positioning the brand for a potential entry in global record registries. Since the christening of the original AIDA vessel on June 7, 1996, by Christiane Herzog, the smile has served as the core trademark of the company, which fundamentally revolutionized European sea tourism by introducing an informal "club ship" concept free of rigid conventions.