AIDAnova

AIDA Cruises · Helios class · 2018

AIDAnova measures 183,858 gross tons, with room for 5,228 guests. AIDAnova sails 14-night cruises from Kiel and moves to Hamburg in Nov 2026.

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AIDAnova under way on calm grey water, side view of her white hull with the eye and red lips bow art and her name
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BuiltYear built
2018
TonnageGross tonnage
183,858
Decks
20
Cabins
2,626
Guests
5,228
6,600 at full occupancy
Crew
1,545

AIDAnova cruise schedule

50 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 50 cruises

Where AIDAnova sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

All of its sailings are in the Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia. AIDAnova sails from Kiel (Oct 2026 – Sep 2027) and Hamburg (Nov 2026 – May 2027).

KielHamburgNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports AIDAnova visits

19 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How AIDAnova sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

50sailings

  • Up to 5 nights24%
  • 7 nights2142%
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights0–
  • 10–14 nights2754%
  • 15+ nights0–

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
10 h
median · 8 – 28 h
Port days
72%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
10
staying past midnight
Late departures
42
after 20:00 · latest 22:00

Cruise patterns

  • 4 ports · 2 sea days7 nights15 cruises
  • 9 ports · 4 sea days14 nights14 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights6 cruises
  • 8 ports · 3 sea days14 nights6 cruises
  • 8 ports · 3 sea days14 nights4 cruises

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

AIDAnova specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
AIDA Cruises
Class
Helios class
Year built
2018
Status
In service
IMO
9781865
MMSI
247389200

Size

Gross tonnage
183,858 GT
Length
337 m
Beam
42 m
Decks
20
Cruising speed
17 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
5,228
Guests, full occupancy
6,600
Cabins
2,626
Crew
1,545
Guests per crew member
3.4
Space per guest
35.2 GT

How it compares

23rd largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • AIDAnova183,858
  • AIDA Cruises average101,055
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • AIDAnova5,228
  • AIDA Cruises average2,905
  • All ships in service2,189

Helios class sister ships

Same design and size as AIDAnova

See the AIDA Cruises fleet

Also from AIDA Cruises: AIDAperla, AIDAprima, AIDAblu, AIDAmar, AIDAsol, AIDAstella

About AIDAnova

AIDAnova is a 183,858 GT Helios-class ship built by Meyer Werft and in service since December 2018, the world's first cruise ship able to run fully on LNG. She carries 5,228 guests across 20 decks and is the sister of AIDAcosma. Her venues include the Beach Club under a foil dome and the Studio X TV studio.