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 at Meyer Werft, August 2018 | |
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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: | 19 December 2018 |
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Status: | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Excellence-class cruise ship |
Tonnage: | 183,858 GT[1] |
Length: | 337 m (1,106 ft)[2] |
Beam: | 42 m (138 ft)[1] |
Height: | 69 meters |
Draught: | 8.8 m (29 ft)[2] |
Decks: | 16[1] |
Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)[3] |
Capacity: | |
Crew: | 1,646[1] |
She has two sister ships scheduled for delivery in 2021 and 2023.[4]
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.[5][6][7]
AIDAnova has four dual-fuel hybrid engines, which can use either LNG or traditional fuel oil.[5]
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.[8] A small fire had also broken out during its construction in the shipyard, delaying her sea trials.[8] Her maiden voyage was then scheduled for 2 December 2018 from Hamburg.[8] Later, in November 2018, a second postponement was announced.[9] Her sea trials were scheduled to begin on 16 November 2018 and all work was scheduled to be completed by 30 November 2018.[9] 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.[10]
As of September 2019, AIDAnova was sailing on cruises around the Mediterranean and Canary Islands.[4]
References
- "AIDAnova (9781865)". Leonardo Info. Registro Italiano Navale. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "AIDAnova (9781865)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- "AIDAnova Kreuzfahrten". AIDA Cruises (in German). Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- "AIDAnova launches its premiere season with the Canary Islands & Madeira". www.aida.de. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- "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.
- Staff, C. I. N. (25 October 2018). "AIDAnova Delivery Pushed Back". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- 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.
External links
Media related to IMO 9781865 at Wikimedia Commons
- AIDA Cruises official site page about the ship (in German)