Evolution of the premium concept with a new ship class
The two identical cruise liners will have the size of 161,000 gross registered tons (GRT). “With the new ship class we are responding to the wishes of our guests and creating offerings that will also inspire new cruise passengers to spend a holiday on board with us. As with the other ships in the fleet, the passenger/space ratio remains generous,” says Wybcke Meier, CEO of TUI Cruises. “Further details of the ships will be announced at a later date.” Giuseppe Bono, CEO of Fincantieri, adds: “We at Fincantieri have once again demonstrated to offer to the market with the best equation of reliability and ability to innovate, pillars of the ‘Made in Italy’ products and which identify Fincantieri in the world shipbuilding scenario. The project allows us to add TUI Cruises as a new and outstanding brand to our customer portfolio. Furthermore, it is also a cutting-edge reference to our products from a technological point of view.”

Decision for sustainable growth
TUI Cruises already has one of the most modern and environmentally friendly cruise fleets in the world: All existing new builds are characterized by their energy efficiency and consume around 30 percent less fuel than ships of comparable size.