AIDAnova

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AIDAnova at Meyer Werft, August 2018
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NameAIDAnova
Operator AIDA Cruises
Port of registry Genoa, Civil Ensign of Italy.svg  Italy
Builder Meyer Werft
Laid down6 September 2017
Launched21 August 2018
Christened31 August 2018
Completed12 December 2018
In service2018–present
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and type Excellence-class cruise ship
Tonnage
Displacement87,306 tons [1]
Length337 m (1,105 ft 8 in) [2]
Beam42 m (137 ft 10 in) [1]
Height69.3 m (227 ft 4 in) [3]
Draught8.8 m (28 ft 10 in) [2]
Decks16 [1]
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) [4]
Capacity
  • 5,252 (double occupancy) [4]
  • 6,654 (max passengers) [1]
Crew1,646 [1]

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.

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She has one sister ship, AIDAcosma, delivered on December 21, 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]

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