<p>The club vessel AIDAdiva has won the worldwide renowned innovation award ShipPax Award 2008 in the category &ldquo;Cruise Lounges&rdquo;.</p><p>The award was given for the multifunctional Theatrium, the place where theater, atrium, bars and a market place melt together to form a unique spatial experience. The ample, light-flooded room<br />extends on 3,000sqm over three decks. Huge glass walls create a special atmosphere and allow for a view onto the sea around the clock. The AIDAdiva bar &ldquo;Pier 3&Prime; was awarded as well. The bar is<br />located nearby the tender gates and the gangway. Guests enjoy the view on two &ldquo;french balconies&rdquo; - situated directly above the water surface -, which add to the spatial situation.<span></span></p><p>AIDA Cruises is very happy about the award: &ldquo;The ShipPax Award is an affirmation of our innovative fleet policy,&rdquo; points out Michael Thamm, president of AIDA Cruises. &ldquo;With the construction of six<br />AIDA new buildings until the year 2012, we offer our passengers various new attractions and one of the latest cruise-liner fleets worldwide.&rdquo;</p><p>ShipPax Award<br />Since 1999, the Swedish publishing house ShipPax Information annually donates the ShipPax Award. It is presented in eight single categories. The prices are awarded to future-oriented shipyards and<br />shipping companies in order to sponsor innovative passenger-ship constructions. The members of the jury are shipping experts with different backgrounds and from diverse fields. All cruise liners,<br />ferries and roll-on/roll-off ships commissioned in the previous year are evaluated.</p><p>AIDA Cruises<br />AIDA Cruises is leader on the German sea-voyage market. Being shipping company and organizer in one, the company operates and merchandises the club vessels of the AIDA fleet - AIDAaura, AIDAvita,<br />AIDAcara, AIDAdiva and AIDAbella. The AIDA fleet continuously grows throughout the next years. From 2009 until 2012, AIDA Cruises receives a new ship every year. The company invests all-together 2<br />billion Euros in the new-building program that comprises six vessels. They new buildings are constructed at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg. In 2012, nine club vessels will be part of the AIDA<br />fleet, offering voyages in the Mediterranean Sea, around the Canaries, onto the North and the Baltic Sea, in the Persian Gulf, in North America and Asia.</p>