In February 2018, the order of a third ship for AIDA Cruises was announed with a planned delivery in the first half of 2023.[8][9][10][11][12]
Construction on the ship started on 18 March 2022,[13] originally for Carnival's sister-line AIDA Cruises, but Carnival announced in June 2021 that it would be taking delivery of the ship instead.[14] After her float out in July 2023[15][16] and the installation of the wing funnel outside the building hall,[16] the ship was transferred from the building yard at Papenburg in Germany to Eemshaven in the Netherlands in October 2023.[17] She completed her first round of sea trials on 14 November 2023 in the North Sea.[18]
Due to construction delays, the first cruises were cancelled.[19] The ship was delievered on 4 December.[20]
