AIDAnova
.jpg) AIDAnova at Meyer Werft, August 2018
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| 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 | 19 December 2018 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass2- |
| Tonnage | 183,858 GT[1] |
| Length | 337 m (1,106 ft)[2] |
| Beam | 42 m (138 ft)[1] |
| Height | 69 meters[citation needed] |
| Draught | 8.8 m (29 ft)[2] |
| Decks | 16[1] |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)[3] |
| Capacity | |
| Crew | 1,646[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 Template:Sclass2- ships, she was launched on 21 August 2018 and delivered on 12 December 2018.
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
- ^ a b c d e "AIDAnova (9781865)". LeonardoInfo. Registro Italiano Navale. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ a b "AIDAnova (9781865)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ a b "AIDAnova Kreuzfahrten". AIDA Cruises (in German). Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ a b "AIDAnova launches its premiere season with the Canary Islands & Madeira". www.aida.de. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
External links
Media related to IMO 9781865 at Wikimedia Commons
- AIDA Cruises official site page about the ship (in German)
