AIDAnova

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 launched by Meyer Werft on 21 August 2018
History
Italy
Name	AIDAnova
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	IMO number: 9781865 MMSI number: 247389200 Callsign: IBUK
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class & type	Excellence-class cruise ship
Tonnage	183,858 GT[1] 17,986 DWT[2]
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	5,252 (double occupancy)[4] 6,654 (max passengers)[1]
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.