Excellence-class cruise ship

AIDAnova, the first ship in the class, in 2018
Class overview
Builders	Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany Meyer Turku, Turku, Finland
Operators	AIDA Cruises Costa Cruises P&O Cruises Carnival Cruise Lines
Preceded by	Carnival and Costa: Vista class P&O Cruises: Royal class AIDA Cruises: Hyperion class
Built	2017–2023
In service	2018–present
Planned	11
Building	0
Completed	9
Active	9
General characteristics
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	183,900 GT
Displacement	80,000
Length	1,115 ft (340 m)
Installed power	4x MaK 16VM46DF, 57.2 MW total
Propulsion	Two ABB azimuth thrusters, 37 MW total

The Excellence class,^[1][2][3] including the sub-classes Helios class^[4] and XL or Excel class,^[5] 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.