By
Laura Hyde |
TUI Cruises has taken delivery of Mein Schiff 7 from shipbuilders Meyer Turku in Finland.
The seventh ship in the Mein Schiff fleet was handed over at an official signing ceremony attended by Meyer Turku’s CEO Tim Meyer and head of projects Tom Degerman, and TUI Cruises’ CEO Wybcke Meier and chief financial officer Frank Kuhlmann.
Tim Meyer and Wybcke Meier at the signing ceremony
“Mein Schiff 7’s symbolic start of production, the steel cutting ceremony, took place at our shipyard on 14 June 2022,” said Meyer. “We are very proud to have delivered Mein Schiff 7 to TUI Cruises today, less than two years later. This was made possible by our long-standing and close cooperation.”
Mein Schiff 7 has capacity for 2,894 passengers and 1,477 crew and is the first ship in the Mein Schiff fleet to run exclusively on low-emission marine diesel. It’s also the first ship built at the Meyer Turku shipyard equipped with methanol capability, so in the future it can run on green methanol, which should, according to Meyer Turku, make the ship’s propulsion power almost carbon neutral. The ship, which will be christened on 21 June, also has shore power connection enabling it to reduce emissions while in port.
Mein Schiff 7 has capacity for 2,894 passengers and 1,447 crew
“Receiving this ship is a special moment for us,” said Meier. “Ten years ago, we acquired our first Blu Motion class ship here in Turku, and by 2019 we had built a total of six vessels. We would like to thank the Meyer Turku shipyard for their excellent cooperation and the development of our well-being fleet. We are now sailing Mein Schiff 7 to Kiel, where we will welcome the first guests on board on 12 June.”