AIDAsol cruise ship skips Bordeaux amid forest fires, reroutes to Cherbourg

The AIDAsol, a Selection/Sphinx‑class vessel of AIDA Cruises, is on a 12‑day "English Channel & Bay of Biscay" cruise that began in Hamburg on 26 July 2026. The ship was scheduled to dock in Bordeaux on 3 August 2026, but ongoing forest fires around the French city prompted the cruise line to cancel the port call to protect passengers and avoid adding strain to local infrastructure.

Instead, the itinerary has been adjusted so that the ship will spend an overnight in Cherbourg, France, on 4–5 August 2026, with a sea day on 3 August. Passengers were informed and the shore‑excursion programme was revised. The original route listed Bordeaux as a rare highlight for German‑registered cruise ships, which must meet specific size constraints; the revised schedule replaces that stop with an additional visit to Cherbourg before the ship returns to Hamburg.