The AIDAnova celebrates its fifth year in service this month. After being delivered by the Meyer Werft shipyard, the LNG-powered vessel joined the AIDA Cruises on December 12, 2018.
As the first in a series of LNG-powered cruise ships built by Carnival Corporation, the AIDAnova introduced a new generation of vessels for AIDA.
Now sharing the title of the German operator's largest ship in the fleet with its sister ship AIDAcosma, the 5,200-guest vessel spent its inaugural season in the Canary Islands.
Shortly after being delivered, the AIDAnova welcomed guests for its inaugural cruise in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on December 19, 2018.
That day, the ship departed on a seven-night cruise that sailed around the Spanish archipelago and also included a visit to Funchal, on the Portuguese island of Madeira. And at the end of April 2019, the AIDAnova repositioned itself to southern Europe for a summer season in the Western Mediterranean.
Sailing from Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona, Spain, the ship's regular seven-night itinerary included three additional ports in Italy and France: Civitavecchia for Rome, La Spezia for Florence, and Marseille.
The AIDAnova, currently sailing from Hamburg, Germany, will offer a series of cruises around Northern and Western Europe during the winter of 2023-24. Different itineraries will be offered throughout the year.
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