The AIDAcara opens the 2012 Scandinavian cruise season

AIDAcara approaching Helsingør at about 06.30 this morning

AIDAcara, the smallest ship in the AIDA Cruises fleet, has opened the Copenhagen (and Scandinavian) 2012 cruise season. The ship made its first Scandinavian cruise already on April 6. The picture on this page is from this mornining, when AIDAcara arrived for its second cruise this season.

The 193 x32 m AIDAcara, previously called Das Clubschiff, entered into service in 1996.

Altogether 375 cruise ship visits and about 840.000 passengers are expected in Copenhagen this year. The busiest days for cruise ships in Copenhagen will be June 3 and 23, and July 7 and 28. On each of these days about 25.000 cruise guests will visit the capital city of Denmark. On thing is certain: The quayside in front of the The Little Mermaid will be crowded on those dates!

Here is a nice video showing AIDAcara in the Kiel Canal last summer: