David Guetta to headline AIDAnova naming event in Germany

Ticket sales have opened for the August 31 christening ceremony for AIDA Cruises' AIDAnova at Meyer Werft's shipyard at Papenburg, Germany.

Grammy award-winning DJ, songwriter and record producer David Guetta is to perform at the ceremony, which will include the traditional ship blessing, Guetta's solo performance and a light and fireworks display.

AIDA President Felix Eichhorn expects up to 25,000 guests at the Open-Air ceremony, which will be the first cruise ship christening at the shipyard for more than 20 years.

AIDAnova, which will be the first fully LNG-powered cruise ship, will embark on a voyage to Eemshaven in the Netherlands for her sea trials in mid-September.

She will then undergo final outfitting before being handed over from Meyer Werft to AIDA on November 15 at Bremerhaven. 

AIDAnova is the first of seven 180,000GT cruise ships Carnival Corporation has ordered in the Helios-class series for operation under four of its brands.