TUI Cruises has announced that the Mein Schiff Herz will sail in South Africa from November 2020 to March 2021. Fourteen-day roundtrip sailings from Cape Town will call in Port Elizabeth and Nambia and include overnight stays, extensive land programs, including a safari excursion, in addition to sea days. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Mein Schiff Herz started her maiden voyage over the weekend from Palma de Mallorca after spending two weeks in drydock in Marseilles. According to TUI Cruises, interior work included changing the Richards Fein Essen restaurant to an Italian venue, La Spezia. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Singer Carolin Niemczyk christened the TUI Cruises Mein Schiff 2 during a Saturday evening ceremony in Lisbon. “At home, I practiced how to best smash the champagne bottle and so it slowly became expensive. But I wanted to be well prepared,” said the singer. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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The Mein Schiff 2 is slated to be christened in Lisbon on Saturday, Feb. 9 by German singer Carolin Niemczyk. The Mein Schiff 2 stopped in Lisbon as part of a 12-day cruise that started in Bremerhaven on Feb. 3, calling in La Coruna, Leixoes, Lisbon, Cadiz, Arrecife and concluding in Las Palmas. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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TUI Cruises takes delivery of New Mein Schiff 2, a fresh take on a long series of ships from Meyer Turku shipyard. With New Mein Schiff 2 Meyer Turku and TUI Cruises have continued taking into account the feedback from the passengers of TUI Cruise’s previous ships and further improved and refreshed the design of the ship.
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Reporting full year earnings, TUI Group saw revenue increase across its three cruise brands by 10.7 percent to 901.9 million euro for the 2018 fiscal year. Turnover was reported at 324 million euro, up 26.8 percent over the year prior. It was a strong year for TUI Cruises, Marella Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises with the company noting that investments in growing and modernizing its fleet were paying off. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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TUI Cruises has announced that German Celebrity Chef Tim Raue will be spending more time aboard its ships in his four Hanami – by Tim Raue restaurants on the Mein Schiff 3, 4, 5 and 6. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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TUI Cruises has named celebrity chef Johann Lafer culinary ambassador for Mein Schiff Herz. Lafer will be responsible for creating a three-course lunch and a five-course dinner menu for the all-inclusive Atlantic Restaurant. He will also sail aboard several cruises interacting with passengers. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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TUI Cruises has announced a combination of designers working aboard the new Mein Schiff 2, including Tillberg Design of Sweden for outdoor decks and the pool area, Werner Aisslinger for the Schaubar and the Tag & Nacht Bistro, and Patricia Urquiola for the suites. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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TUI Cruises has announced that Carolin Niemczyk of the Glasperlenspiel duo will be the godmother of the new Mein Schiff 2. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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With its latest two-ship order at Fincantieri, TUI Cruises is set for an estimated 131 percent capacity increase from 2018 to 2027. This year, the TUI brand can carry 511,854 passengers (double occupancy), according to the “2018-2019 Cruise Industry News Annual Report”. By 2027, that will increase to approximately 1.2 million passengers.
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TUI Cruises has announced that Mein Schiff Herz (presently sailing as Mein Schiff 2) will be based in the Canary Islands, offering 20 seven-day sailings from early November through mid-April for the 2019-2020 winter season. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Fincantieri has been awarded an order for the construction of 2 new-concept gas powered ships (Liquified Natural Gas – LNG), from TUI Cruises, a joint venture between TUI AG and Royal Caribbean Cruises. The new units will be built at the Monfalcone shipyard and delivered in 2024 and in 2026, respectively.
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TUI Cruises hosted a gathering for its environmental officers in Hamburg earlier this month.The two-day program brought together the environmental officers from across the eight-ship Mein Schiff fleet. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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