Reviews & Ratings for the Aidabella

**Title: Emergency Medivac Alters AIDAbella's Itinerary in Santa Cruz de Tenerife** In a remarkable display of professionalism and care, the cruise ship 'AIDAbella' faced a last-minute schedule change during its voyage when it made an unscheduled return to Santa Cruz de Tenerife on April 8, 2026. The vessel arrived at the port of Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, on April 9, nearly an hour behind its original timeline, following an urgent medical situation that required immediate attention. The incident unfolded just after the ship's scheduled departure at 10:00 p.m. on April 8. Captain Class Cramer made the decision to navigate back to Tenerife at approximately 11:15 p.m., utilizing the ship’s intercom system to inform passengers of the situation. This choice was made with the patient's health as the utmost priority, ensuring that an ambulance would be ready to transport the individual from the ship to a local hospital swiftly. After successfully conducting the medical transfer, the 'AIDAbella' resumed its course toward Fuerteventura, increasing its speed during the night to compensate for the delay. Despite these efforts, the ship did not arrive at Puerto del Rosario by its initial docking time of 9:00 a.m. However, the crew's swift response to the medical emergency showcased their commitment to passenger safety. Later that evening, 'AIDAbella' departed Fuerteventura, continuing its final cruise around the Canary Islands with a scenic journey to Lanzarote, before making its way back to Gran Canaria. Following the upcoming passenger changeover in Las Palmas, the ship will welcome onboard only those traveling on the Western Europe cruise bound for Kiel. This incident serves as a testament to the cruise line’s dedication to passenger welfare, ensuring that health emergencies are addressed promptly and efficiently during maritime journeys.

On Oct 21, 2023, a passenger had to be medevaced from the 'AIDAbella', which is currently on the positioning trip to the winter sailing area of Southeast Asia. For this purpose, the Suez Canal has already been passed and the was on the way to Salalah in Oman. After medical emergency occurred, the person had to be urgently transferred to shore in order to receive adequate medical treatment. Shortly after midnight, the 'AIDAbella' left the planned course and headed towards the coast of Saudi Arabia. The medeva was carried out by helicopter. The ship then anchored off Jeddah for hours as some formalities still had to be clarified with the local authorities. After about siix hours, AIDAbella received clearance to continue its journey at around 12 p.m. LT.

The departure of the 'AIDABella' from the port of Inverness on July 6, 2023, was delayed for about 45 minutes due to a medical emergency on board. A passenger had to be disembarked in port for treatment in a shoreside hospital, but it took some time until an ambulance had arrived, so that the patient could be disembarked.

The Fraserburgh lifeboat crew, who were out training at the time, were called to help a casualty on the 'Aidabella', enroute from Kirkwall to Aarhus, on May 11, 2023, at about 9.15 p.m. about 10 nautical miles from Fraserburgh. A German man had fallen ill while on board and was in need of medical attention. The lifeboat arrived at the vessel at 11.50 p.m. and helped transfer the man to Fraserburgh Harbour, where the Scottish Ambulance Service and taken to hospital.