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The day was remarkable since this was the
first delivery from Turku Shipyard under Meyers´ ownership. Two days earlier, on
6 May 2015, the Meyer family, operating the shipbuilding company Meyer Werft in
Germany, became 100% owner of the Meyer Turku Oy.
Meyer Turku has showed its capabilities in
building the most demanding and complex cruise ships. Now, with Mein Schiff 4,
Meyer Turku has refined its building processes even further. The project entered
production two years ago and in February 2014, the keel of the ship was laid in
the dry dock, and, in October 2014, the ship got water under her keel for the
very first time.
The production of the next evolution in the Mein Schiff series, Mein Schiff 5,
started in February 2015. In June, there will be a keel laying ceremony for Mein
Schiff 5 and, on the same day, the production of Mein Schiff 6 will start. By
the end of this year, Mein Schiff 5 will be floated out and she will be
delivered to TUI Cruises in the summer of 2016.
Mein Schiff 4 is 294 metres long and 36 metres wide. The ship, with a gross
tonnage of 99,500, has a total of 1,253 cabins. 90 percent of these are outside
cabins, 82 percent also have their own balcony. With a wide range of different
cabin categories on offer, including cabins for families and spa fans, Mein
Schiff 4 caters ideally to passengers’ individual comfort and well-being.
Special highlights are the sea-and-sky suites over two decks, which feature
their own 29-square-metre roof terrace.
Designed for the German premium-class cruise market, Mein Schiff cruise ships
are sophisticated and highly innovative. The ships have been constructed using
advanced and eco-friendly technologies. Featuring cutting-edge technologies,
these new ships set standards in terms of energy efficiency, with energy
consumption around 30 percent lower than for other cruise ships of the same
size.
By using the combined exhaust after-treatment
system consisting of a scrubber and a catalyzer, sulfur emissions are lowered by
as much as 99 percent and nitrogen oxide emission are reduced by around 75
percent.
“Our expansion is advancing in leaps and bounds thanks to the perfect
coordination between the shipyard, our construction team, and all companies
involved. We are highly satisfied and delighted at this new addition to our
fleet,” says Wybcke Meier, CEO of TUI Cruises.
“Today is a proud day since we have delivered Mein Schiff 4 to TUI Cruises and
this beautiful ship is ready to sail. I want to warmly thank the ship builders
of Meyer Turku, our subcontractors and the ship owner TUI Cruises for the great
cooperation which enabled us together create this sophisticated cruise ship
which is comparable to a complex travelling city. Now that Turku yard is 100%
family company this makes me even more proud. Our passion for shipbuilding
drives us to success with a long-term view. We value our history but we know
that we have to constantly reinvent ourselves”, says Jan Meyer, CEO of Meyer
Turku Oy.
Following today’s handover, the Mein Schiff 4 will be named in Kiel on June 5,
before sailing on her maiden voyage to the Baltic States on June 6, 2015.
Meyer Turku
Meyer Turku employs 1,350 persons and specializes in building highly complex,
innovative and environmentally friendly cruise ships, car-passenger ferries and
special vessels. Together with two sister shipyards in Germany, Meyer Werft in
Papenburg and Neptun Werft in Rostock, Meyer Turku is one of the world’s leading
cruise ship builders.
The successful shipbuilding tradition in Turku
has been continuing since 1737. The company is currently building cruise ships
for TUI Cruises and a fast ferry for Tallink. The design and construction of the
ships are supported by the subsidiaries of Meyer Turku: Piikkio Works Oy, which
is a Cabin Factory in Piikkiö, Shipbuilding Completion Oy, which provides
turnkey solutions to public spaces in ships, and ENG´nD Oy, which is an
engineering company offering services for shipbuilding and offshore. |
