Mein Schiff 7's keel lowering was celebrated at the Meyer Turku shipyard
The TUI Cruises ship Mein Schiff 7, which is being built at the Meyer Turku shipyard, has progressed to the hull assembly phase. The traditional lowering of the keel and the related coin ceremony were celebrated at the Meyer Turku shipyard on Tuesday, March 21. Mein Schiff 7, which will be completed in 2024, is central to the shipping company from the perspective of both fleet expansion and sustainable development.
The lowering of the keel and the related ceremony have long traditions. At the Meyer Turku shipyard, a crane lowered a massive steel block to the bottom of the construction pool on trestles to signal the start of assembling the ship's hull. Under the steel block were the coins placed there a moment before by representatives of the ship's customer TUI Cruises, the classification society DNV and Meyer Turku. Since ancient Roman times, such lucky coins have sailed with ships, bringing them protection.
"We are very happy that the first block of the ship was laid as planned and we look forward to the other milestones ahead of us. With the keel laying, the first quarter of the construction work has been completed. Mein Schiff 7, which will be completed in 2024, is the successor of Mein Schiff 1 (2018) and Mein Schiff 2 ( 2019) sister ship, and ship-to-ship ship features have been developed in cooperation with TUI Cruises from the perspective of both passengers and sustainable development," says Tim Meyer, CEO of Meyer Turku.
Wybcke Meier, CEO of TUI Cruises: "The keel-laying of Mein Schiff 7 is an important step for us towards an even larger fleet. By 2026, TUI Cruises will commission two new ships in addition to Mein Schiff 7 and double the passenger capacity of the Mein Schiff fleet. Mein Schiff 7: with the commissioning of , TUI Cruises also reaches an important milestone in its climate work. The company's ambitious plan was recently confirmed in the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). Mein Schiff 7 will use low-emission marine diesel oil (sulphur content: 0.1%) and will be equipped with catalysts (which reduce the amount of nitrogen oxide about 75 percent) and with shore power connection. In addition, the ship will be built in such a way that it can run on methanol and in the future on green methanol, which makes the use of the ship almost carbon neutral."
Mein Schiff 7 in chapters:
- Start of production: 14 June 2022
- Delivery to the customer: 2024
- Length: 315.7 m
- Width: 35.8 m
- Depth: 8 m
- Gross tonnage: 111,500
- Number of covers: 15
- Cabins: 1,461
- Cabins with balconies: 80%
- Passengers: 2,894
- Crew: 1,000
- Flag country: Malta