The brand new Mein Schiff 7 is now in provider for TUI Cruises. After being delivered via the Meyer Turku shipyard, the two,894-guest send welcomed its first visitors on June 12, 2024.
The primary cruise sailed from Kiel, Germany and it is a part of a chain of inaugural actions that may culminate with a christening rite later this month, t
In keeping with TUI Cruises, the departure used to be marked via a horn alternate with the Mein Schiff 1, which used to be additionally visiting Kiel’s Baltic Sea Quay at the day.
The 2-night pre-inaugural cruise featured a discuss with to Copenhagen, Denmark, and used to be adopted via a five-night crusing.
Additionally crusing from Kiel, the longer cruise contains stops in Oslo, Norway, in addition to Copenhagen and Aarhus, Denmark.
Upon returning to Germany, the Mein Schiff 7 is about to be christened in a unique tournament within the Bay of Kiel on June 22.
TUI Cruises’ Environmental Officer Fenia Kalachani will function the send’s godmother right through the rite.
The 111,500-ton vessel then embarks on a two-night christening voyage. Passengers onboard will revel in a unique program that features a new leisure display, along with culinary and musical surprises, the corporate mentioned.
Proceeding its maiden season, the Mein Schiff 7 provides a chain of eight- to 17-night cruises to other portions of Northern Europe together with Scandinavia, Svalbard, Iceland, the Baltic Sea and the British Isles.
In October, the send is scheduled to reposition to the Canary Islands for a iciness season crusing out of Tenerife and Las Palmas.
As a part of the corporate’s dedication to sustainability, the Mein Schiff 7 become the primary vessel within the Mein Schiff fleet to run completely on low-emission marine diesel. The vessel could also be provided with a shore energy connection, in addition to catalytic converters.
The Mein Schiff 7 is constructed in order that it will possibly additionally run on methanol, which with the fairway methanol of the longer term, will make its propulsion energy virtually CO2-neutral.