The ropes will be cut in the early afternoon of June 21st. She will then set sail with her approximately 1000 crewmembers to Kiel, which is her first port of call, where she will dock on June 23rd.

Wybcke Meier, CEO TUI Cruises says; “Although this is already our third new build, it’s still incredibly exciting to see a new ship grow from the first steel cutting to the finishing interior touches. In a good two-year construction period, countless people have dedicated themselves to turning ten million components into our ship. We are looking forward to finally putting Mein Schiff 5 into service in mid-July,”.

Dr. Jan Meyer, CEO of Meyer Turku Oy shipyard adds; “We had the unique opportunity to build on the high standard and success of Mein Schiff 3 and Mein Schiff 4 to further perfect this series of ships with Mein Schiff 5. We are immensely proud of the result. This is in no small measure due to the trust and excellent cooperation with TUI Cruises,”.

Facts Mein Schiff 5:

Start of construction/steel cutting: November 18, 2014
Commissioning: July 16, 2016
Length > width >draft: 295 m > 36 m > 8 m
Size: 99,800 GT
No. of decks: 15
Flag: Malta
Crew complement: 1026
No. of passengers: 2794
No. of cabins: 1267 (82 percent with balconies)
No. of restaurants & bistros: 13
No. of bars & lounges: 13