TUI Cruises Take Delivery Of Its First LNG Powered Cruise Ship From Fincantieri

Germany-based TUI Cruises, a joint venture between the TUI Group and Royal Caribbean Cruises took the delivery on Feb 7, 2025, of the first of the two LNG dual-fuel cruise ships built by Fincantieri.

The ship named Mein Schiff Relax, with a gross tonnage of 161,000, is the biggest for the German brand and the first ship in the company which can operate on LNG. It can also operate on Marine Gas Oil and also bio or e-LNG once those options are available in future.

In 2024, TUI announced its first methanol-ready cruise ship, Mein Schiff 7, constructed at Meyer Turku.

Fincantieri got the order for the 2 ships in 2018 and the steel-cutting for the first vessel was in June 2022. The cruise ship was floated out from the Italian shipyard in Monfalcone in 2023 and began sea trials last Oc…

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