Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku on Monday delivered the cruise ship Mein Schiff 5 to TUI Cruises a full ten days forward of schedule. 

Construction of the vessel started in November 2014 shortly after the Turku shipyard, previously a part of STX Finland, was acquired by State of Finland and German shipbuilder Meyer Werft. The order for Mein Schiff 5 – and Mein Schiff 6 – was truly finalized with the completion of the acquisition in September 2014. The vessels are sister ships to Mein Schiff 3 and Mein Schiff 4, accomplished in May 2014 and May 2015, respectively.

“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,” mentioned Wybcke Meier, CEO of TUI Cruises.

On Tuesday the Mein Schiff 5 and her roughly 1,000 crew members are anticipated to set sail for Kiel, the primary German port of name the place the ship will dock on June 23, 2016.

The 99,800 gross ton Mein Schiff 5 measures 295 meters lengthy and can have the ability to accommodate 2,794 passengers. The vessel options an exhaust fuel scrubber system that reduces sulphur emissions by roughly 99 p.c and nitrogen oxide emissions by round 75 p.c. Combined with different eco-friendly applied sciences, power consumption of the Mein Schiff 5 is estimated to be 4 p.c decrease than on the sister ship Mein Schiff 3, making the vessel probably the most energy-efficient ships in its class.

“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,” Dr. Jan Meyer provides.

The keel for Mein Schiff 6 was laid in April.