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Photo: Meyer Werft AIDAluna under construction in Meyer Werft’s shipyard. the 122,000-gt cruise ship Celebrity Sol- gt AIDAluna is under construction and for Disney Cruise Line. With a tonnage of stice to the cruise company Celebrity due for delivery in March 2009. Another 124,000 gt, they will count among the Cruises in the Dutch port of Eemshav- three ships of a further developed type biggest ships ever built by Meyer Werft. en. The Celebrity Solstice is the first ship will be delivered to AIDA Cruises in 2010, Production (first steel cutting) will com- out of a series of five cruise liners the Pa- 2011 and 2012. In July 2009 the second mence in early March 2009. Delivery of penburg shipyard is building for Celeb- of a total of five new ships for Celebrity the two ships is scheduled for 2011 and rity Cruises. Cruises – the 122,000-gt Celebrity Equi- 2012. In April 2008 Meyer Werft delivered nox – will be delivered. She will be fol- In addition, the orderbook of Nep- the 6,900-gt club ship AIDAbella to the lowed by her sister ships in 2010, 2011 tun Werft includes two river cruise ships owners. In 2008 Neptun Werft also deliv- and 2012. for the German operator A-Rosa Flussschiff GmbH. These ships will be delivered ered the river cruise ship Premicon Queen for Premicon AG (Munich). DISNEY ONBOARD Looking at ships under construction The German shipyard takes special pride or on order for Meyer Werft, the 69,200- in the construction of the two cruise ships in 2009 and 2010. ■ 12 seatec 1/2009 SAMI J. ANTEROINEN