Mein Schiff 4 in Rostock, 2021 | |
History | |
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Name | Mein Schiff 4 |
Owner | TUI Cruises |
Operator | TUI Cruises |
Port of registry | Valletta, Malta |
Ordered | 27 September 2011 |
Builder |
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Yard number | 1384 |
Laid down | 6 April 2013 |
Launched | 10 October 2014 |
Sponsored by | Franziska van Almsick |
Christened | 5 June 2015 |
Acquired | 8 May 2015 |
Maiden voyage | 6 June 2015 |
Identification |
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Status | In service |
Notes | [1] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cruise ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 293.2 m (962 ft) |
Beam | 42.3 m (139 ft) |
Draft | 8.27 m (27 ft) |
Installed power | 2 × Wärtsilä 8L46F 2 × Wärtsilä 12V46 |
Propulsion | Diesel-electric Two shafts; fixed pitch propellers Three bow thrusters Two stern thrusters |
Capacity | 2,506 passengers |
Crew | 1,030 |
Notes | [2] |
Mein Schiff 4 (My Ship 4) is a cruise ship owned by TUI Cruises. Built by Meyer Turku Shipyard in Turku, Finland, she was floated out on 10 October 2014, delivered to TUI Cruises on 8 May 2015, [2] and christened by former Olympic swimmer Franziska van Almsick in Kiel, Germany, on 5 June 2015. [3]
For the most part, Mein Schiff 4 is a copy of her sister ship, Mein Schiff 3. [2]
On 14 May 2015, Mein Schiff 4 entered her first port, Kiel, from where she was scheduled to operate a series of short inaugural cruises. She returned to Kiel on 5 June 2015. [4]
That afternoon and evening, TUI Cruises held a ceremony at Kiel's Ostseekai cruise terminal, to celebrate the ship's entry into service. Around 1,000 guests were present inside Mein Schiff 4's theatre; an estimated 25,000 spectators watched the event from outside. At 9 pm, following performances by a number of singers, the ship's sponsor, Franziska van Almsick, was raised above the foreship, wearing a 15 m (49 ft)-long christening robe weighing 300 kg (660 lb) and with a diameter of 20 m (66 ft). Van Almsick then christened Mein Schiff 4, by smashing a bottle of Pommery champagne against the ship's side. The ceremony later concluded with a late-night fireworks display, accompanied by an electro and house set from DJ Tanja La Croix. [3] [5]
The following day, 6 June 2015, Mein Schiff 4 departed from Kiel on her maiden voyage, to the eastern Baltic. She was home ported in Kiel for the 2015 summer season, and operate seven-day voyages to the Canary Islands, Morocco and Madeira during the winter. [3] [5]
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