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New Cruise Ship to be Floated Out by Meyer Werft Shortly
Fifth ship for US cruise company Celebrity Cruises scheduled to launch from the Papenberg, Germany, building dock
. On early Sunday morning of 12 August, 2012, the Celebrity Reflection, the new cruise ship for the US cruise company Celebrity Cruises (Miami), is planned to be floated out of the covered building dock II of Meyer Werft, assisted by tugs. The 126,000-gt cruise ship Celebrity [Reflection] is 319 m long and 37.40 m wide. In 1,515 cabins more than 3,030 passengers can be accommodated.
Meyer Werft to Build Royal Caribbean's Second Sunshine Class Ship
Royal Caribbean has opted to exercise an option to build a second Sunshine-class cruise ship, to be delivered in Spring 2015. Royal Caribbean's decision to build the second of the yet-to-be-seen class of ships feel confidence in the project. The ship will be built by German shipbuilder Meyer Werft on substantially the same terms as its first Sunshine ship. Like the first ship Royal Caribbean ordered (and is still under construction)…
Meyer Werft Delivers Disney Dream
Disney Cruise Line took possession of its newest ship – Disney Dream – from the Meyer Werft shipyard in a traditional maritime ceremony aboard the ship in Bremerhaven, Germany. The Meyer Werft flag was lowered, while the Disney Cruise Line flag was raised, transferring ownership from the shipbuilder to Disney. The milestone closes the book on the ship’s construction journey, which began nearly two years ago in Papenburg…
Disney Dream Nears Completion at Meyer Werft Shipyard
After 20 months of construction, the Disney Dream cruise ship floated out of the enclosed building dock at the Meyer Werft shipyard Oct. 30, completing a major construction milestone.
Kvaerner Masa-Yards Piikkio Works Signs Contract with Meyer Werft
Kvaerner Masa-Yards Piikkio Works has signed a contract with the German shipyard, Meyer Werft, for the delivery of nearly 2000 cabin and bathroom modules for two…
Meyer Werft Delivers to RCCL
The most recent addition to Royal Caribbean's (RCCL) fleet of vessels is the 90,090-gt Serenade of the Seas, which was delivered to the cruise line by Meyer Werft Shipyard in Papenburg…
New & Notable: Meyer Werft Delivers New RoRo-Cruise Ferry
Meyer Werft marked its re-entrance into the international ferry business with the delivery of the 41,000-gt RoRo-cruise ferry Pont-Aven for Brittany Ferries. In summer…
Meyer Werft Delivers First of Two to Norwegian Cruise Lines
Norwegian Star, the first of two cruise liners constructed by Meyer Werft for Norwegian Cruise Line (a subsidiary of Star Cruises) was delivered on October 31, 2001.
Meyer Werft Wins AIDA Cruise Order
AIDA Cruises placed an approximate euro 630 million ordered for two club ships of a new generation from Papenburg, Germany-based shipyard Meyer Werft. The 68,500-gt, 817 ft. ships will be designed and built to offer 2,030 guests a unique experience, as they are designed to permit a wide range of additional attractions in the areas of entertainment, dining, spa and sport. “With these ships we are progressing our successful AIDA concept,” said Michael Thamm, President of AIDA Cruises.
Meyer Werft and Disney Sign Contract for Two Ships
Disney and Meyer Werft have signed the contract for the two new cruise ships. The ship will have the yard numbers S. 687 and S. 688 and will have a tonnage of 124,000 gt.
Meyer Werft Offers 60 Apprenticeships
Meyer Werft will offer another 60 apprenticeships as of September this year, increasing the number of young people being trained at the shipyard in various professions to 277.
Disney Taps Meyer Werft for New Ships
The Walt Disney Company is expanding its cruise business by adding two new ocean liners, President and CEO Bob Iger said. Scheduled to launch in 2011 and 2012, the ships will more than double the passenger capacity for Disney Cruise Line. The company signed a letter of intent with Meyer Werft shipyard, based in Papenburg, Germany, to negotiate a contract to build the 122,000-ton new cruise liners, which will be two decks taller than the existing 83…
Meyer Werft Makes Cuts
Meyer Werft is negotiating new orders to build more cruise vessels and is hoping that respective decisions on the placing of orders will be made by this summer provided…
