AIDAnova
Cruise ship
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AIDAnova is a cruise ship built by Meyer Werft GmbH in Papenburg, Germany under contract from Carnival Corporation for AIDA Cruises. The first of the new Excellence-class ships, she was launched on 21 August 2018 and delivered on 12 December 2018.
AIDAnova near Hook of Holland, 2024 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Italy | |
| Name | AIDAnova |
| Owner |  Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator | AIDA Cruises |
| Port of registry | Genoa,  Italy |
| Builder | Meyer Werft |
| Laid down | 6 September 2017 |
| Launched | 21 August 2018 |
| Christened | 31 August 2018 |
| Completed | 12 December 2018 |
| In service | 2018–present |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Excellence-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 87,306 tons[1] |
| Length | 337 m (1,105 ft 8 in)[2] |
| Beam | 42 m (137 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Height | 69.3 m (227 ft 4 in)[3] |
| Draught | 8.8 m (28 ft 10 in)[2] |
| Decks | 16[1] |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)[4] |
| Capacity | |
| Crew | 1,646[1] |
She has one sister ship, AIDAcosma, delivered on 21 December 2021.[5][6]
General information
The ship is the first cruise ship in the world that can operate completely using liquefied natural gas (LNG), like the cruiseferry Viking Grace.[7][8][9]
AIDAnova has four dual-fuel hybrid engines, which can use either LNG or traditional fuel oil.[7]
Her delivery was marred by delays; complications arose from her engineering being the first-of-its-kind for a ship of her scale. In October 2018, the first postponement was announced, cancelling all scheduled preview cruises.[10] A small fire had also broken out during its construction in the shipyard, delaying her sea trials.[10] Her maiden voyage was then scheduled for 2 December 2018 from Hamburg.[10] Later, in November 2018, a second postponement was announced.[11] Her sea trials were scheduled to begin on 16 November 2018 and all work was scheduled to be completed by 30 November 2018.[11] AIDAnova was delivered on 12 December 2018 and her maiden voyage was on 19 December 2018 for a seven-day cruise from Santa Cruz de Tenerife around the Canary Islands and Madeira.[12]
As of September 2019, AIDAnova was sailing on cruises around the Mediterranean and Canary Islands.[5] In 2022 it has been sailing in Northern Europe, the port of Nordfjordeid in Norway is visited on every cruise.[13]
The ship has the option to plugin whilst in port (and turnoff the engines) an option known as cold ironing.
