AIDA Cruises is working toward powering its vessels partially off of battery power.

The Costa Group subsidiary has signed a corresponding agreement with Norway's Corvus energy to install lithium-ion battery storage systems onboard one ship next year.

The Michael Thamm-led company said the end game is to place them eventually on its entire fleet of 13 ships.

"Our goal is the emissions-neutral ship operation," he said in a statement.