The shipping company Aida Cruises has canceled the planned New Year's Eve cruises on its ships “AidaPerla” and “AidaMar” due to IT problems. The IT problems hindered communication with the arriving guests and were the cause of the travel cancellations, but the ship's operation was secured.
An Aida spokesman announced this on request on Saturday. The guests of the canceled trips should be reimbursed the travel price and they would receive an additional cruise credit.
No information on possible hacker attacks
Several media had previously reported the cancellation of the trips. The "Bild" newspaper also reported a possible hacker attack as the cause of the IT problems. The spokesman gave no information on Saturday about the exact cause of the IT problems or a possible hacker attack.
The current trips should be ended according to plan in La Palma / Gran Canaria. “Aidaperla” guests should disembark on Saturday, guests of the “AidaMar” on Sunday.