Excellence-class cruise ship
AIDAnova, the first ship in the class, in 2018 | |
| Class overview | |
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| Built | 2017–2023 |
| In service | 2018–present |
| Planned | list error: <br /> list (help) 11 13(rumors) |
| Building | 1 |
| Completed | 9 |
| Active | 9 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 183,900 GT |
| Displacement | 80,000 |
| Length | 1,115 ft (340 m) |
| Height | 69.3 m (227 ft 4 in)-72 m (236 ft) |
| Installed power | 4x MaK 16VM46DF, 57.2 MW total |
| Propulsion | Two ABB azimuth thrusters, 37 MW total |
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The Excellence class, including the sub-classes Helios class and XL or Excel class, is a class of cruise ships ordered by Carnival Corporation & plc for its subsidiary brands AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, P&O Cruises and Carnival Cruise Line. The ships are being constructed by Meyer Werft at their shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, and Meyer Turku at their shipyard in Turku, Finland. The first, AIDAnova, entered service for AIDA Cruises in 2018.