May 12, 2018 - Two Olympic champions were ready yesterday to christen the new Mein Schiff 1 in Hamburg. The youngest member of the TUI Cruises fleet focuses on sport and wellness. The cruise ship is 316 meters long and measured at 111.500 GT and has 12 restaurants and bistros as well as 15 bars and lounges. The wide range of options should be enough for a cruise.
The new Mein Schiff 1 stands for a brand new generation of ships. She has 1.447 cabins and suites. With double occupancy there are almost 2.900 passengers. During vacation times, with many children on board, the number of 3.000 passengers is easily exceeded.
Well-known foreign interior designers were won over to design the cabins and suites. There is little new to report about the balcony quota of the new building. There is little news to report about the balcony quota of the new building; 80 percent of the cabins have balconies.
Mein Schiff 1 new - a lot of balconies
As for the quoted sports scene: The 25-meter pool remains. The fitness area is moving to a 490 square meter sports studio on deck 15. New types of training equipment are purchased. The jogging route has an incline and doubles its length to almost 438 meters in length. The "arena" is completely covered and closed. She is also given a climbing wall and a cinema screen. The SPA & Sea area offers everything for wellness on 1.800 square meters. The architects created a modern lifestyle character.
Mein Schiff 1 new - main actors of the press conference (W. Meier CEO TUI Cruises GmbH, L. Ludwig, K. Walkenhorst, Captain K. Holm) - © Photo by Franziska Krug / Getty Images for TUI Cruises
The on-board catering relies on proven TUI Cruises concepts. On board the new building, foodies can choose from a total of 12 restaurants and bistros. The former "Gosch" is renamed "Fischrestaurant Fischmarkt". Two new specialty restaurants with somewhat strange names are added. - There are also new bars: there are the “Hoheluft Bar” and the “Ebbe & Flut Beer Bar”.
Mein Schiff 1 new - naming ceremony © Photo by Franziska Krug / Getty Images for TUI Cruises
The new Mein Schiff 1 was christened by the beach volleyball Olympic champions Kira Walkenhorst and Laura Ludwig. As expected, the christening ceremony was well staged. In their robes, the godmothers looked like priestesses of the Olympic grove. Invited and paying guests enjoyed the christening of the ship.
