09.05.2017/6/1.000 - As a proud mother, TUI Cruises says hello. Today the Hamburg cruise line took over Mein Schiff XNUMX, their newest cruise ship, from Meyer Turku shipyard. In the early evening it leaves the Finnish shipyard in Turku with around XNUMX crew members in the direction of Kiel.
The shipping company declares until 2020 one of the world's most environmentally friendly cruise fleets want to operate. Thanks to the latest technology, Mein Schiff 6 uses around 30 percent less energy and fuel than ships of comparable size. The ship emissions, which are generally criticized by environmentalists, are significantly reduced by a comprehensive exhaust gas aftertreatment system. For example, sulfur emissions are reduced by up to 99 percent, nitrogen oxide emissions are reduced by up to 75 percent and particulate emissions are reduced by up to 60 percent. Furthermore uses TUI Cruises the exhaust aftertreatment system worldwide and at any time and not only in special emission areas such as the North and Baltic Seas. Wybcke Meier, CEO of TUI Cruises, explains that the shipping company goes far beyond the legal requirements in this area.
Mein Schiff 6 at the equipment quay in Turku © TUI Cruises
Mein Schiff 6 will be christened in the Port of Hamburg with the inclusion of the new Elbphilharmonie. The godmother is their titular organist from Latvia Iveta Apkalna. Even before the christening, the ship starts a few advance trips with travel agency partners and first guests.
View Mein Schiff 6's Current Location & Recent Track - Live! The link above will take you to CRUISIN's custom interactive Cruise Ship Tracker. Once there you will also have the option to select from hundreds of other cruise ships and cruise ports to view and track. Casino Merkur Mare is another step in this direction,' Dieter Kuhlmann, Management Board member responsible for Gaming Operations within the Gauselmann Group, explains. TUI Cruises currently has six cruise ships, 'Mein Schiff 1' to 'Mein Schiff 6'. For the Gauselmann Group, this is not the first partnership involving ship's casinos.
Guests will find both familiar and new on board. These include the 25-meter pool and the innovative studio. Innovations include the Abtanz Bar; it has been redesigned to be multifunctional. During the day it can be used as a venue for lectures or readings. A so-called Escape Room is completely new. TUI Cruises is thus focusing on the latest trend in the entertainment scene. The outdoor sports area will be changed: it will be roofed with awnings, and the spectators will be offered a spacious lounge area in the future.
After the christening and maiden voyage, Mein Schiff 6 will be on various routes in Northern Europe and the Baltic States until mid-August 2017. Then Mein Schiff 6 moves to Bayonne / New York. From September 2017, the latest addition to the fleet will be cruising in the United States of America and Canada, and from November in Central America.
30.01.2017/XNUMX/XNUMX - Swims since last weekend Mein Schiff 6. On Friday the bulkheads of the dry dock were the Meyer Turku shipyard opened for flooding in Turku, Finland.
The fourth new building of the TUI Cruises 80 percent has already been completed. The rest of the work will take place at the shipyard's equipment quay within the next four months. With the new building, the last of the 'feel-good ships' 3 to 6, the bed capacity of the TUI Mein Schiff fleet has now increased to around 14.000 beds.
Mein Schiff 6 - Floated up and at the equipment quay photo © TUI Cruises
Tui Mein Schiff 2
The well-known highlights of the TUI ships recently put into service, the 25 meter pool, The Sound house respectively Studio or the Great freedom at the stern is held. What is new, however, is the Jazz club, in which the Look bar transformed on the fifth deck. With the jazz club, the evening entertainment program is also supplemented by this style of music. - The Dance bar will be used multifunctionally in the future. During the day it is used as a space for lectures or readings. At other times it is considered for gaming purposes Escape Room utilized. This means that players trapped in the room have to solve series of puzzles within a given time in order to be allowed to leave the room. Escape room games have been hosted since 2006 and are often used for team exercises.
Other innovations: The one used for sports activities and as an open-air cinema Sand on deck 14 gets for better use in different weather conditions Sun Shade. In the grandstand area on deck 15 there will be a more spacious one Lounge area set up. At the Outer Alster Bar & Grill, which Survey Bar as well as the Champagne meeting guests will find beach chairs in the future. The buffet restaurant Anckelmannsplatz presents itself with a marketplace atmosphere.
Mein Schiff 6 at the equipment quay in Turku © TUI Cruises
Mein Schiff 6 will be christened in the Port of Hamburg with the inclusion of the new Elbphilharmonie. The godmother is their titular organist from Latvia Iveta Apkalna. Even before the christening, the ship starts a few advance trips with travel agency partners and first guests.
View Mein Schiff 6's Current Location & Recent Track - Live! The link above will take you to CRUISIN's custom interactive Cruise Ship Tracker. Once there you will also have the option to select from hundreds of other cruise ships and cruise ports to view and track. Casino Merkur Mare is another step in this direction,' Dieter Kuhlmann, Management Board member responsible for Gaming Operations within the Gauselmann Group, explains. TUI Cruises currently has six cruise ships, 'Mein Schiff 1' to 'Mein Schiff 6'. For the Gauselmann Group, this is not the first partnership involving ship's casinos.
Guests will find both familiar and new on board. These include the 25-meter pool and the innovative studio. Innovations include the Abtanz Bar; it has been redesigned to be multifunctional. During the day it can be used as a venue for lectures or readings. A so-called Escape Room is completely new. TUI Cruises is thus focusing on the latest trend in the entertainment scene. The outdoor sports area will be changed: it will be roofed with awnings, and the spectators will be offered a spacious lounge area in the future.
After the christening and maiden voyage, Mein Schiff 6 will be on various routes in Northern Europe and the Baltic States until mid-August 2017. Then Mein Schiff 6 moves to Bayonne / New York. From September 2017, the latest addition to the fleet will be cruising in the United States of America and Canada, and from November in Central America.
30.01.2017/XNUMX/XNUMX - Swims since last weekend Mein Schiff 6. On Friday the bulkheads of the dry dock were the Meyer Turku shipyard opened for flooding in Turku, Finland.
The fourth new building of the TUI Cruises 80 percent has already been completed. The rest of the work will take place at the shipyard's equipment quay within the next four months. With the new building, the last of the 'feel-good ships' 3 to 6, the bed capacity of the TUI Mein Schiff fleet has now increased to around 14.000 beds.
Mein Schiff 6 - Floated up and at the equipment quay photo © TUI Cruises
Tui Mein Schiff 2
The well-known highlights of the TUI ships recently put into service, the 25 meter pool, The Sound house respectively Studio or the Great freedom at the stern is held. What is new, however, is the Jazz club, in which the Look bar transformed on the fifth deck. With the jazz club, the evening entertainment program is also supplemented by this style of music. - The Dance bar will be used multifunctionally in the future. During the day it is used as a space for lectures or readings. At other times it is considered for gaming purposes Escape Room utilized. This means that players trapped in the room have to solve series of puzzles within a given time in order to be allowed to leave the room. Escape room games have been hosted since 2006 and are often used for team exercises.
Other innovations: The one used for sports activities and as an open-air cinema Sand on deck 14 gets for better use in different weather conditions Sun Shade. In the grandstand area on deck 15 there will be a more spacious one Lounge area set up. At the Outer Alster Bar & Grill, which Survey Bar as well as the Champagne meeting guests will find beach chairs in the future. The buffet restaurant Anckelmannsplatz presents itself with a marketplace atmosphere.
Mein Schiff 5 - Arena - Without awning
The maiden voyage will take Mein Schiff 6 from 3 to 14 June 2017 from / to Kiel to Norway and the North Cape. The ship then undertakes further voyages in the Baltic States. From September 2017 it will be after Bayonne / New Jersey relocated. From there it crosses on two different 10- to 11-day routes. The northern route leads along the American east coast to Canada. The southern route leads to the Bahamas and includes Norfolk and Charleston. Stops are also made in Port Canaveral as well as Miami.
Tui Mein Schiff 6 Casino&hotel
With the first steel cut, the new building started on June 23, 2015. Mein Schiff 6 is the usual 295 meters long and almost 36 meters wide. The ship is measured with 98.811 GT. The total number of cabins is given as 1.267. On a two-bed basis, this corresponds to a total capacity of 2.534 guests. 90 percent of the cabins are outside cabins. The majority of the ship's cabins (82 percent) are balcony cabins.
