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SHIP'S
INFORMATION
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Mein Schiff 3 is a cruise
ship owned by TUI Cruises. She was delivered from STX Finland
Turku shipyard on 22 May 2014 and will be followed by identical
sister ships, Mein Schiff 4 in 2015, Mein Schiff 5 in 2016, Mein
Schiff 6 in 2017, Mein Schiff 7 in 2018, and Mein Schiff 8 in
2019. These ships are built with environmentally friendly power
plants and energy efficient solutions that reduce emissions by
30 percent in comparison to other cruise ships of similar size.
Construction
On 27 September 2011, TUI Cruises ordered a 97,000 GT cruise
ship from STX Finland Turku shipyard with delivery date set in
2014. The cost of the nearly 300-metre (980 ft) was
approximately 360 million euro. The contract also included an
option for an identical sister vessel, which was confirmed on 5
November 2012. According to TUI Cruises, the new ships would set
a new environmental friendliness standard for the cruise line
and feature a number of new technologies to improve the fuel
efficiency.
In late 2012, STX Finland was bidding for the construction of
the third Oasis-class cruise ship for Royal Caribbean
International in Turku shipyard and the funding of the two
cruise ships for TUI Cruises was tied to this contract due to
the difficult financial situation of the Finnish shipbuilder.
However, after the shipyard failed to obtain a 50 million euro
emergency loan from the Finnish Government and the contract for
the world's largest cruise ship was awarded to STX France, there
was a danger that the Turku shipyard could face bankruptcy
unless it could quickly re-negotiate funding for the vessels,
the first of which had been laid down on 12 December 2012 under
the name "Newbuilding 1383". By February 2013, the financial
crisis appeared to be over after STX Finland was awarded 31
million euro in the form of "innovation aid" from the Finnish
Government and the city of Turku purchased the land where the
shipyard was located for 23.5 million euro. The South Korean
parent company, STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, would also
participate in the funding and the client, TUI Cruises, agreed
on more flexible payments. However, due to the looming liquidity
crisis of STX Corporation later in the spring, the funding of
the newbuildings as well as the future of the whole shipyard
seemed again uncertain. The crisis was finally solved when STX
Finland sold its shares of Aker Arctic Technology Inc to the
state-owned Finnish Industry Investment for 9.3 million euro in
December 2013.
The ship was launched on 8 November 2013 and officially
christened Mein Schiff 3, German for "my ship". On 22 April
2014, she left for the first and, due to the tight production
schedule, only sea trials. Mein Schiff 3 was handed over to TUI
Cruises on 22 May 2014. She will be followed by Mein Schiff 4,
which is scheduled to be launched in September 2014 and
delivered in 2015, Mein Schiff 5, which is scheduled to be
launched in 2015 and delivered in 2016, and Mein Schiff 6, which
is scheduled to be launched in 2016 and delivered in 2017.
Caeer
Mein Schiff 3 began her maiden voyage from Hamburg to Palma de
Mallorca on 13 June 2014. During the summer of 2014, it will
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