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.
.jpg) AIDAnova at Meyer Werft, August 2018
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| History | |
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| 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 |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Excellence-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 87,306 tons[3] |
| Length | 337 m (1,105 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Beam | 42 m (137 ft 10 in)[3] |
| Height | 69.3 m (227 ft 4 in)[2] |
| Draught | 8.8 m (28 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Decks | 16[3] |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)[4] |
| Capacity | |
| Crew | 1,646[3] |
She has one sister ship the AIDAcosma, delivered on December 21, 2021.[5][6]
General information edit
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]
References edit
- ^ a b c "AIDAnova (9781865)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Captain Boris Becker will take command of AIDAnova". www.carnivalcorp.com. 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "AIDAnova (9781865)". LeonardoInfo. Registro Italiano Navale. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ a b "AIDAnova Kreuzfahrten". AIDA Cruises (in German). Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ a b "AIDAcosma".
- ^ "AIDA Cruises takes delivery of new cruise ship AIDAcosma".
- ^ a b "AIDAnova LNG-Powered Cruise Ship". ship-technology.com.
- ^ Parkin, Brian; Wilkes, William & Dezem, Vanessa (20 April 2019). "Trump's LNG Push Is Helping Power German Green Cruise Liner Boom". Bloomberg.
- ^ "Viking Grace". Wartsila.com. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ a b c Staff, C. I. N. (25 October 2018). "AIDAnova Delivery Pushed Back". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ a b Staff, C. I. N. (16 November 2018). "AIDAnova Delivery Further Pushed Back". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ Staff, C. I. N. (12 December 2018). "AIDAnova Delivered". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Cruise List 2022" (PDF). Port of Nordfjordeid. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
External links edit
Media related to IMO 9781865 at Wikimedia Commons
- AIDA Cruises official site page about the ship (in German)
