The Mein Schiff 7, a methanol-prepared cruise ship commissioned by Hamburg-based cruise company TUI Cruises, has been launched in Finland.
On December 1, 2023, the launching of the new ship began at the Meyer Turku shipyard, when the water valves of the dry dock were opened and the flooding of the dry dock began.
According to the shipyard, the Mein Schiff 7 was expected to be floated to the equipment dock over the weekend. It takes eight hours to completely flood the 16-meter-deep dry dock.
“Meyer Turku and TUI Cruises have a long history together, and the Mein Schiff series is one of the cruise world’s greatest success stories. Mein Schiff 7 is the latest sister ship in the series, but that doesn’t mean we’ve given up on ambition; quite the opposite. With Mein Schiff 7, we’re building a ship with built-in methanol capability. It’s the first of its kind at the Meyer Turku shipyard and marks a huge leap forward in our quest for industry leadership in the green transition,” commented Tim Meyer, CEO of Meyer Turku.
“We are delighted that the seventh ship in the Mein Schiff fleet is taking on water under its keel. The sister ship to Mein Schiff 1 and Mein Schiff 2 not only offers many wonderful innovations to our guests, but also uses new low-emission fuels,” said Wybcke Meier, CEO of TUI Cruises.
The ship is over 300 meters long and has 15 decks. Its 1,461 cabins can accommodate a total of 2,894 passengers and a crew of approximately 1,000.
Construction of the cruise ship began in June 2022 and reached the hull assembly phase in March 2023. The cruise ship will be classified by the classification society DNV and its completion is scheduled for 2024.
The Mein Schiff 7 is an important milestone in TUI Cruises' efforts to offer the first climate-neutral cruises by 2030.
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