Meyer Turku shipyard in
southwestern Finland has delivered
’Mein Schiff 6’ for Germany’s TUI
Cruises. The delivery took place on
9 May, 2017, with a ceremony at
the shipyard.
Shipbuilding work for two
further TUI cruise ships is now
being stepped up at Meyer Turku
shipyard. New deliveries are to be
expected in 2018 and 2019.
T
he newly completed ’Mein Schiff 6’
has 1 267 cabins and will carry 2 794
passengers on 15 decks. The ship has a
crew of 1 024 persons.
With a length of 295 metres and a
width of 36 metres, the new ship is a signif-
icant addition to TUI’s fleet of cruise ships.
TUI Cruises is a joint venture between TUI
AG and the global cruise shipping line
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. The com-
pany was founded in April 2008.
”In fact, ’Mein Schiff 6’ was the
fourth ship built for TUI by the Turku ship-
yard,” notes Mr. Tapani Mylly, Communi-
cation Manager for Meyer Turku.
”While the specifications of the ship
are largely similar to those of the previously
built cruise ships in this series, a number of
small-scale technical improvements have
been made. Advancements in our ship-
“
’Mein Schiff 5’
was four percent
more energy-efficient
than her sister.
building techniques have also made it pos-
sible to build the ship more efficiently and
to further improve the finishing quality in
comparison with the ship’s predecessors.”
Furthermore, the new ship has been
designed to more stringent standards of
energy-efficiency.
”We have been able to further hone
the energy efficiency that has progressed
throughout the series of Mein Schiff ships.
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