AIDA Cruises Opens Winter 2028–29 Bookings, Including a 50-Day Brazil Carnival Voyage

October 6, 2026 — AIDA Cruises has opened bookings for winter 2028–29, covering October 2028 to April 2029 on seven ships, with long voyages from Germany to Brazil and Mauritius.

The German-market Carnival Corporation brand put AIDAprima, AIDAdiva, AIDAbella, AIDAluna, AIDAsol, AIDAstella and AIDAcosma on sale. Sailings on AIDAnova, AIDAperla and AIDAmar, including a world cruise, open later. Fares were not published.

Winter 2028–29 highlights

Ship	From	Itinerary	Dates
AIDAprima, AIDAdiva, AIDAbella	La Romana and Santo Domingo	14-day Caribbean and Central America cruises, combinable to 28 days	Individual dates TBA
AIDAluna	Kiel	27-day Canary Islands and Azores	November 5, 2028
AIDAluna	Hamburg	50-day Brazil voyage with three days in Rio during Carnival	January 8, 2029
AIDAluna	Hamburg	12- to 14-day Norway cruises	February 27 and March 11, 2029
AIDAsol	Warnemünde	41- to 55-day Mauritius voyages via Walvis Bay and Cape Town	TBA
AIDAstella	Singapore	14-day Thailand and Malaysia; Australia cruises including Exmouth	December 21, 2028; others TBA
AIDAcosma	TBA	Canary Islands cruises over New Year’s Eve	TBA

What it means for airline travelers

German-language product. AIDA sells mainly to German-speaking guests, which is worth knowing before booking.
Caribbean gateways: La Romana and Santo Domingo (SDQ) are the homeports. Punta Cana (PUJ) usually has far more flights but needs a road transfer.
German gateways: Hamburg (HAM) serves Hamburg and Kiel sailings. Warnemünde is near Rostock, reached by rail from Hamburg or Berlin (BER).
Long round trips simplify flights. The Brazil and Norway voyages start and end in Hamburg, so one round trip covers them. Winter weather in northern Europe is a reason to arrive a day early.
Singapore (SIN) on December 21, 2028 falls in the year-end peak, when standby is hardest.
Interline rates: the report does not mention travel-industry pricing. Fares are TBA.