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 Line;
Preceded by	Carnival Cruise Line and Costa: Vista class; P&O Cruises: Royal class; AIDA Cruises: Hyperion class;
Succeeded by	Carnival Cruise Line: Ace-class cruise ship
Subclasses	Helios class; Excel class;
Built	2017–2028 (planned)
In service	2018 – present
Planned	11 (13 rumored)
Building	1
Completed	9
Active	9
General characteristics
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	183,900 GT
Displacement	80,000 tons
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

The Excellence class, including the sub-classes Helios and XL or Excel, 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.