New Batch of Filipino Crew of AIDA Cruises Return to Germany

Filipino crewmembers arrive at Rostock Airport, Germany. (Berlin PE photo)

BERLIN 24 July 2020 – A total of 217 newly-hired Filipino crewmembers of AIDA Cruises arrived on 22 July 2020 at the Rostock Airport in Germany to commence preparations for the summer cruise season. All the seafarers are experienced crew members and will undergo further training in new health and safety requirements and procedures being implemented in the European cruise industry. 

The Filipino seafarers were eager to start their work and orientation after arriving from Manila on board a chartered flight arranged by AIDA Cruises. On hand to welcome them in Rostock were AIDA Cruises officials, Philippine Ambassador to Germany Theresa Dizon-De Vega, Consul Marie Chris Chieng, and Labor Attaché Delmer Cruz. 

Before proceeding to their respective ports of operation, Ambassador Dizon-De Vega welcomed the Filipino crewmembers and wished them a safe and productive stint during the cruise operations. 

The seafarers will form part of the teams on three major AIDA cruise vessels, the AIDA Blu, AIDA Mar, and AIDA Pearl. The vessels will be operating out of Rostock and Hamburg ports on shorter term cruises as the maritime industry begins its recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In view of new regulations, the crew will be trained in the new safety and health measures on board cruise vessels while AIDA Cruises will provide additional safety measures, facilities, and equipment for the crew. END

Philippine Ambassador to Germany Theresa Dizon-De Vega welcomes Filipino seafarers to Germany. (Berlin PE photo)

Philippine Ambassador to Germany Theresa Dizon-De Vega (third from left), Labor Attaché Delmer Cruz (leftmost), and Consul Marie Chris Chieng (second from left) with AIDA Cruises officials at Rostock Airport. (Berlin PE photo)

For more information, visit  https://www.berlinpe.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.philippine-embassy.de,  or https://www.facebook.com/PHinGermany.